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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2021.
Registration No. 333-     
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
7389
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
84-2099378
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
(800) 559-9358
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Stephen C. Farrell
Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
(800) 559-9358
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
William V. Fogg
Michael E. Mariani
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 474-1000
Michael Kaplan
Derek J. Dostal
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-4000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(1)(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
$ 100,000,000 $ 10,910
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933.
(2)
Includes the aggregate offering price of the additional shares of our common stock that the underwriters have the option to purchase from us and the selling stockholder.
The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We and the selling stockholder may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 21, 2021
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
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Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
Common Stock
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This is an initial public offering of shares of the common stock of Convey Holding Parent, Inc. We are offering         shares of our common stock to be sold in this offering. The selling stockholder identified in this prospectus is offering an additional          shares of our common stock. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares being sold by the selling stockholder, including any shares the selling stockholder may sell pursuant to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of our common stock.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for shares of our common stock. We estimate that the initial public offering price per share will be between $       and $      . We have applied to list our shares of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “CNVY.”
Upon the completion of this offering, we will be a “controlled company” as defined in the corporate governance rules of the NYSE, and, therefore, will qualify for, and intend to rely on, exemptions from certain governance requirements. See “Management — Controlled Company.”
We are an “emerging growth company” as that term is defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) and, under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules, we have elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting and disclosure requirements.
Investing in shares of our common stock involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 22 to read about factors you should consider before buying shares of our common stock.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission or other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Per Share
Total
Initial public offering price
$        $       
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)
$ $
Proceeds to us, before expenses
$ $
Proceeds to selling stockholder, before expenses
$ $
(1)
See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” for a description of compensation to be paid to the underwriters.
To the extent that the underwriters sell more than     shares of our common stock, we and the selling stockholder have granted the underwriters the option for a period of 30 days from the date of this prospectus to purchase up to an additional      shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions.
The underwriters expect to deliver the shares of common stock against payment in New York, New York on            , 2021.
BofA Securities Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
J.P. Morgan
Barclays
TPG Capital BD, LLC
Truist Securities
Canaccord Genuity
Prospectus dated            , 2021.

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Neither we, the selling stockholder nor any of the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses we have prepared. We, the selling stockholder and the underwriters take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so.
The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
For investors outside of the United States, neither we, the selling stockholder nor any of the underwriters have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, this offering of the shares of our common stock and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.
Through and including            , 2021 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.
 
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BASIS OF PRESENTATION
In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, “Convey Health,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (formerly known as Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.) and its consolidated subsidiaries, which includes our main operating subsidiary, Convey Health Solutions, Inc.
Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (formerly known as Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.) was formed on June 13, 2019 for the purpose of acquiring Convey Health Solutions, Inc. On September 4, 2019, Cannes Parent, Inc., a direct subsidiary of Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (formerly known as Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.), entered into a merger agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Convey Health Solutions, Inc. through the merger of Cannes Merger Sub, Inc. and Convey Health Parent, Inc. (the “Merger”), with Convey Health Parent, Inc. surviving the merger as a direct subsidiary of Cannes Parent, Inc. The Merger principally occurred through an investment from TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P., which is primarily funded by partners of TPG Partners VIII, L.P. and TPG Healthcare Partners, L.P. or any parallel fund or their alternative investment vehicles. In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, “TPG” and “our principal stockholder” refer to investment funds affiliated with TPG Global, LLC, including TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P.
The Merger resulted in a new accounting basis. The consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto presented elsewhere in this prospectus are presented on a Successor and Predecessor basis. The period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 reflects the historical financial information for Convey Health Parent, Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Merger (the “Predecessor”). The period from June 13, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2020 reflects the historical financial information for Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (formerly known as Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.) and its subsidiaries (the “Successor”). The Predecessor and Successor consolidated financial information presented elsewhere in this prospectus is not comparable due to the impacts of the Merger, including the application of acquisition accounting in the Successor financial statements as of September 4, 2019.
Effective April 21, 2021, Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. amended its certificate of incorporation to change its corporate name to “Convey Holding Parent, Inc.” The amendment was approved by our Board of Directors and was effected by the filing of a Certificate of Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State.
 
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock. Before investing in shares of our common stock, you should carefully read this entire prospectus, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto and the information set forth under the sections “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in each case included in this prospectus. In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, “Convey Health,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (formerly known as Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.) and its consolidated subsidiaries, which includes our main operating subsidiary, Convey Health Solutions, Inc.
Our Mission
Our mission is to drive health plan growth and member engagement by leveraging proprietary technology and processes.
Our core values — integrity, teamwork, and regulatory compliance — are the foundation upon which we approach the market.
Business Overview
Convey Health is a leading healthcare platform that utilizes technology and processes to improve government-sponsored health plans, including Medicare Advantage (“MA”). We are a trusted solutions-oriented partner to payors and deliver purpose-built technology and services to enhance our clients’ mission-critical workflows. Our solutions address health plan needs, including product development and sales, member experience management, clinical management, core operations, business intelligence and analytics. Leveraging our technology and expert advisory services, we serve as a unified and integrated extension of our clients’ core health plan operations. Our proprietary, modular technology and end-to-end solutions replace or supplement our clients’ existing systems and processes, enabling us to help health plans attract and retain members, improve revenue accuracy, drive cost savings, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance operational effectiveness.
Since our inception, we have created and continuously refined our technology solutions to best serve government-sponsored health plans. Our clients are primarily Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare Part D plans (“PDP”) including Employer Group Waiver plans (“EGWP”) and pharmacy benefit managers (“PBM”). As of December 31, 2020, our solutions managed over 2.5 million MA members and 1.6 million PDP members. Additionally, our value-based analytics, which are powered by our 28 million member data set, provided actionable insights for nearly 2.1 million MA members in 2020. In total, our solutions addressed over 19% of MA lives.
We foster long-term collaborative partnerships as evidenced by our average relationship with our top 10 clients of over eight years, and we serve as a partner to seven of the nation’s top 10 MA payors by lives covered. We believe that we have significant opportunity to grow within our existing client base as the majority of our clients currently subscribe to only a subset of our overall solutions and services. Moreover, we believe we have significant opportunity to grow by winning new clients in the MA market, by selling more products to our existing clients, by expanding into adjacent markets such as Medicaid and commercial insurance, and through complimentary strategic acquisitions.
Our clients face significant and constantly evolving challenges managing their Medicare health plans:

Increasingly Competitive Environment for Medicare Plans:   Effective benefit design and sales are critical to retaining and growing members during the Medicare annual enrollment period. Once members are enrolled in a plan, effective member engagement and supplemental benefits administration are paramount to ensuring strong satisfaction and retention. Moreover, the proliferation of value-based reimbursement models such as MA requires effective member management and broad ecosystem coordination, which fall outside the core competencies of many health plans.

Compliance with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Requirements:   Constantly evolving CMS and client requirements result in hundreds of modifications per year that inhibit the
 
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operational effectiveness and capabilities of health plans. Our purpose-built government sector technology platform addresses these constantly evolving requirements.

Complex and Highly Regulated Medicare Market:   Many health plans enter the government plan market by simply adapting their existing systems designed for the commercial insurance market. As a result, the technology they employ often lacks the sophistication and design needed to effectively maintain and administer benefits tailored for the complex and highly regulated Medicare market.
Health plans increasingly recognize the need for specialized solutions like ours to help them overcome these challenges and drive superior performance. We believe our proprietary technology and processes facilitate member engagement, health plan growth and operational efficiencies:

We Drive Member Engagement and Health Plan Growth in the Highly Attractive Medicare Advantage Market
MA is a highly attractive and fast-growing market, with membership expected to increase by 38% from 2020 to 2025, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. This outsized growth is supported by higher member satisfaction, lower costs, and better member outcomes of managed plans as compared to traditional Medicare plans. Moreover, MA lives are attractive to health plans as they provide a higher value per covered person than commercial lives. Between 2016 and 2018, the annual gross margin per covered person in the MA market averaged $1,608.00, approximately double the annual gross margin per covered person in the commercial insurance market. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of U.S. seniors is expected to grow to 73.1 million by 2030, up from 56.1 million in 2020, and to increase as a percentage of the population from 17% to 21% during the same time period.
We help MA plans compete by improving benefit design, managing the member experience and core operations, administering supplemental benefits, empowering data-driven insights, and providing expert advisory services. For example, we were an early pioneer in over-the-counter (“OTC”) supplemental benefit administration, as we recognized that health plans who offered supplemental benefits could gain a competitive advantage over health plans that did not. MA plans offering OTC benefits grew their membership by 15% in 2021 compared to membership growth of only 4% for plans that did not offer such benefits. We believe we are a leader in providing technology-enabled solutions for the government-sponsored market and are well positioned to help our MA clients deliver differentiated plan offerings and drive sustained above-market growth.

We Drive Operational Efficiencies in a Highly Complex and Regulated Government Plan Market
We help health plans improve operational effectiveness and enhance regulatory compliance. Through our advanced plan administration and supplemental benefit administration solutions, we handle critical processes on behalf of our clients, including eligibility and enrollment, member services, order processing and fulfillment, premium billing administration, premium payment processing, utilization management, payment integrity, and regulatory compliance. We have dedicated compliance and quality-control teams that monitor evolving healthcare regulations and partner with our clients to facilitate compliance with the ever-changing set of government requirements.
Moreover, leveraging our large proprietary datasets and applied analytics, we yield actionable insights through our value-based payment assurance solutions that resolve gaps in care, improve member risk scoring, and enhance payment integrity.
In addition, our technology and processes remove friction, streamline workflows, and increase the effectiveness of each member interaction. For example, because our Advanced Plan Administration platform is a single integrated system that communicates seamlessly, we are able to improve member experience and core operations by reducing the time for a member to complete an address change with potential disenrollment by 75% and to complete a premium billing credit card transaction by 47%.
We operate in two segments: Technology Enabled Solutions (“TES”), in which we provide technology and support solutions to our clients, and Advisory Services (“Advisory”), in which we provide project-based consulting services through our long-tenured subject matter experts. Our TES and Advisory teams work
 
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collaboratively to identify new market and cross-sell opportunities, develop new technologies and solutions, and solve client challenges. We believe that our combination of technology-enabled solutions and expert advisory services gives us a competitive advantage in the government-sponsored health plan market. Our TES segment comprised approximately 85% of our consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020.
We have a highly predictable and recurring revenue model with strong cash flow from operations. We typically charge a recurring subscription or per member fee or a re-occurring utilization-based fee, which, coupled with our long-term contracts and high client revenue retention, have historically provided us with strong revenue predictability and visibility. Our TES segment historically has been highly predictable, as most of our revenue in any given year is under contract or otherwise visible by the prior year end. We evaluate client retention primarily on a revenue retention basis, and we monitor two key metrics to evaluate client retention: Gross Dollar Retention (“GDR”) and Net Dollar Retention (“NDR”). GDR measures the performance of existing solutions on an existing client basis by taking our Annual Contracted Revenue (“ACR”) at the beginning of the fiscal period and reducing it by dollar attrition during the fiscal period. Our GDR was 98% and 99% in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our high client retention, as measured on a revenue retention basis, demonstrates the predictability of our revenue and that our existing solutions are deeply embedded in our clients’ core operations. NDR measures the performance rate of existing clients in total and before new client wins by adding cross-sell and upsell initiatives to GDR. Our NDR was 135% and 142% in 2020 and 2019, respectively, exhibiting the strength of our platform and growth of our existing client base.
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We generated $82.6 million, $282.9 million, $80.4 million, and $140.7 million in revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021, the year ended December 31, 2020, the Successor period, and the Predecessor period, respectively. We had net (loss) income of $(0.9) million, $(6.5) million, $(16.8) million, and $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, the year ended December 31, 2020, the Successor period, and the Predecessor period, respectively. We generated Adjusted EBITDA of $15.9 million, $51.5 million, $14.0 million, and $27.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, the year ended December 31, 2020, the Successor period, and the Predecessor period, respectively. See “ — Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data” for information regarding our use of Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, as of March 31, 2021, we had $324.2 million total aggregate principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
 
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Our Solutions
Technology Enabled Solutions
Our Technology Enabled Solutions Platform is Purpose-built to Comprehensively Address our Clients’ Needs
We are a solutions-oriented partner to health plans, helping them attract and retain members, improve revenue accuracy, drive cost savings, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance operational effectiveness. We have built a flexible architecture that enables deep and broad-based integration with client and third party systems and allows us to meet our clients’ core operational, regulatory, financial, and clinical needs.
The Backbone of our Offerings is our Proprietary Technology Platform, Miramar
Miramar reduces the number of systems that health plans need to maintain, providing a seamless, unified user experience for our clients and their members. Our clients often depend exclusively on Miramar to manage mission-critical workflows, which entrenches our client relationships and provides opportunities to both cross-sell additional offerings and develop new technologies in partnership with them. Miramar’s agile infrastructure enables us to rapidly deploy and scale new and innovative offerings. In 2020, Miramar processed over 2.2 billion automated transactions through integrated processes with health plans, members, employer groups, government entities, provider organizations, PBMs, and financial institutions. In that same time period, we facilitated over 23 million touchpoints with members on behalf of our clients.
Miramar consists of three core end-to-end solutions in addition to ancillary modular solutions:

Advanced Plan Administration (“APA”) Solutions:   We provide technology-based plan administration services for government-sponsored health plans. Our solution encompasses eligibility and enrollment processing, member services, premium billing and payment processing, reconciliation, and other related services.

Supplemental Benefit Administration (“SBA”) Solutions:   We provide technology and services to manage supplemental benefits provided to members through their MA plans. This solution is currently focused on the OTC benefit, and we expect to extend our platform into additional supplemental benefits. Our SBA solutions include benefit design and administration, member eligibility and engagement, product fulfillment, and analytics and reporting.

Value-Based Payment Assurance (“Value-Based”) Solutions:   We provide payment tools and data analytics to improve revenue accuracy and identify gaps in quality, clinical care, and compliance.
Advisory Services
Our Advisory Services Team Supports Payor Operations and Drives Business Model Evolution
We provide Advisory Services that complement our technology-enabled solutions in sales and marketing strategies, provider network strategies, compliance, operations, Star Ratings, quality, clinical, pharmacy, analytics and risk adjustment. We believe the trust our subject matter experts have earned with our clients gives us unique insights into, and differentiated access to, marketplace opportunities.
 
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The Impact of Our Platform and Solutions
Utilizing our technology-enabled solutions and advisory services, we administer and support a comprehensive range of mission-critical workflows on behalf of our health plan clients across product development and sales, member engagement and core operations, clinical health outcomes, and business intelligence and analytics:
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Industry Backdrop
We primarily operate within the government-sponsored health plan market, which continues to benefit from strong secular tailwinds. According to U.S. Census data, the 65-and-older population in the U.S. grew by over 33% during the past decade, which has resulted in an increasingly large Medicare population base. MA enrollment grew by a 7% compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2020 and is expected to grow at that same 7% growth rate from 2020 to 2025. In addition, MA enrollment as a percentage of total Medicare enrollment is expected to grow from 38.7% in 2020 to 46.5% in 2025. Moreover, there is increasing focus by recent presidential administrations to grow government-sponsored healthcare. In addition, CMS has embraced supplemental benefits through its MA programs as a mechanism to improve care by addressing social determinants of health through offerings like over the counter products, vision, hearing, dental, and meals. The holistic approach that MA plans can now take through supplemental benefits expansion is improving the plans’ value proposition to seniors.
 
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Medicare Advantage Enrollment Trend
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Sources: Milliman, Congressional Budget Office, Kaiser Family Foundation, and CMS.
We believe we will continue to see long-term demand for our end-to-end platform solutions driven by the following industry tailwinds:

Continued growth in Medicare-eligible beneficiaries and Medicare Advantage enrollment

Increasing need and reliance on specialized third-party partners to manage core workflows to deliver a differentiated health plan offering amid growing competition among Medicare plans

Ongoing shift to Value-Based Care (“VBC”) systems like Medicare Advantage driving need for aligned benefit design, effective member management and broad ecosystem coordination

Increased prevalence of supplemental benefits as a means to enhance clinical outcomes and attract and retain new members

Increasingly complex and evolving government health plan market driving need for specialized solutions to help navigate the regulatory environment and facilitate compliance with ever-changing government requirements
Value Proposition
We believe we achieve success because we are a trusted, solutions-oriented partner to our health plan clients. We help our clients drive superior membership growth and retention, optimize revenue capture, drive cost savings, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance operational effectiveness.
Value to Health Plans

We Help Drive Superior Financial Results:   We provide solutions that help health plans increase revenue by attracting and retaining members, improving revenue accuracy and delivering cost savings.

Attracting and Retaining Members:   We help health plans enhance plan offerings by managing the member experience and core operations, administering supplemental benefits, empowering
 
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data-driven insights, and providing expert advisory services, which together increase the competitiveness of plans and drive strong membership growth and retention.

Improving Revenue Accuracy:   We harmonize disparate clinical claims and social determinants of health (“SDOH”) data and utilize sophisticated applied analytics to drive meaningful insights. We help our clients identify opportunities to enhance member risk scoring, improve clinical outcomes, increase Star Ratings, and achieve greater revenue accuracy.

Delivering Cost Savings:   We help health plans achieve tangible cost savings through leveraging our specialized end-to-end technology solutions and government health plan market expertise, resulting in efficient, cost-effective workflow management.

We Improve Quality, Compliance and Operational Effectiveness:   Our end-to-end technology platform and broad healthcare ecosystem integrations enable us to design and deploy tailor-made solutions rapidly to enhance regulatory compliance and improve operational effectiveness for our health plan clients.

Enhancing Regulatory Compliance:   We help health plans adhere to an ever-changing set of government requirements by leveraging our technology and our dedicated compliance, advisory, and quality control teams that monitor evolving healthcare rules and regulations.

Providing Complex Operational Support:   We help health plans improve operational effectiveness by utilizing technology-enabled solutions to manage mission-critical workflows and providing advisory services to improve operating model design.
Value to Members

We Deliver a Superior Member Experience:   Our clients depend on our member engagement solutions to deliver an outstanding member experience. Our APA and SBA solutions deliver a unified member experience and enhance member access to their benefits.

Delivering a Unified Member Experience:   We deliver an integrated member experience by allowing members to optimize their plan selection, effectively navigate their benefits, readily gain access to the appropriate medical care, prescription medication and over-the-counter products, and efficiently resolve their inquiries and issues. In addition, our supplemental benefits program addresses SDOH and provides meaningful value to members.

Enhancing Utilization of Valued Benefits:   We help drive appropriate utilization of member benefits by making it easy for members to access their benefits through our expanding suite of supplemental benefit solutions. Our omni-channel supplemental benefits management offering enables members to fully access these benefits to which they are entitled.
Competitive Strengths
Comprehensive Payor Services Platform Based on Differentiated, Solutions-Oriented Partnership Model
We believe our success is predicated on our comprehensive capabilities and track record of fostering long-term collaborative partnerships with our clients. We have strategically developed our portfolio of technology-enabled solutions and advisory services to address our clients’ mission-critical workflows. We engage closely with our health plan clients to help them attract and retain members, improve revenue accuracy, drive cost savings, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance operational effectiveness. Moreover, our active dialogue with our clients through our advisory team enables us to easily identify new opportunities to deploy additional solutions and services.
We serve as a solutions-oriented partner to the largest and most sophisticated clients, including seven of the top 10 MA payors in the U.S. We believe our unwavering commitment to delivering innovative and effective solutions for our clients, our comprehensive capabilities, and domain expertise have earned us our reputation as a trusted partner to the nation’s largest payors.
 
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Purpose-Built, Scalable and Integrated Technology and Analytics Platform
We believe our proprietary technology, rich dataset, and advanced applied analytics capabilities enable us to deliver meaningful value as a partner to our health plan clients, members, and partner constituents. Our Miramar technology platform enables us to provide a seamless, unified user experience for our clients and their members. Miramar’s unified infrastructure enables us to rapidly deploy and scale new integrated solutions and services and has been a mainstay of our continued innovation. Miramar supports broad ecosystem integrations with health plans, employers groups, government bodies, provider organizations, PBMs, and financial institutions, which enables us to ingest and harmonize data from multiple sources. Our value-based payment assurance solutions integrate disparate clinical, claims, and SDOH data, and utilize sophisticated applied analytics to help our clients optimize value-based revenue and payment integrity. Our purpose-built solutions allow us to help our clients navigate the constantly evolving regulatory environment and more efficiently engage their members.
Attractive Operating Model with Contractually Recurring Revenues and High Financial Visibility
As of December 31, 2020, we had 162 clients that purchased our solutions and services. Our solutions managed over 2.5 million MA members and 1.6 million PDP members. Additionally, our value-based analytics, which are powered by our 28 million member data set, provided actionable insights for nearly 2.1 million MA members in 2020. In total, our solutions addressed more than 19% of MA lives. As the MA payor market is relatively concentrated, we expect to continue to derive a substantial portion of our total revenue from a limited number of key clients. For the year ended December 31, 2020, our two largest clients, when aggregating all the solutions and services utilized by such clients across separate contracts with multiple product delivery solutions, represented 28.6% and 17.8% of our total revenue, respectively, or collectively 46.4% of our total revenue during this period. Our two largest clients are two of the top 10 MA payors in the U.S. While we have client concentration, our longest client relationships are among our two largest clients at 16 years and 10 years, respectively, and we generally have long-term contracts with our other clients as well. In addition, we have many different contractual relationships with, and provide many different solutions to, each of our top clients. The multiple solutions we provide to our clients, the length of our contracts and the established long-term relationships we have developed with our top clients reduces the overall risk of concentration to our business.
We have generated a substantial portion of our revenue from clients on a recurring or re-occurring fee basis, which, coupled with our multi-year contracts and historically high client revenue retention, have provided high revenue predictability and visibility. We focus on maintaining long-standing relationships with our clients and serve as a strategic partner across mission-critical workflows. We believe our focus on collaborative innovation with our clients, in conjunction with the expansive set of mission-critical solutions and services we provide, results in a highly loyal client base as evidenced by our GDR of 98% and 99% in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our high client retention, as measured on a revenue retention basis, demonstrates the predictability of our revenue and that our solutions are deeply embedded in our clients’ core operations. Our NDR was 135% and 142% in 2020 and 2019, respectively, exhibiting the strength of our platform and growth of our existing client base.
Unmatched Expertise and Breadth of Solutions for Government-Sponsored Health Plans
Based, in part, on our extensive experience and history working with many of the nation’s largest payors, we believe we have unmatched expertise and an established leadership position in government plan administration. Our TES solutions and Advisory services position us at the forefront of emerging trends across payor strategies. We believe our platform, which embodies years of research, innovation, iterations and enhancements, is a leading platform for the administration of government plans demonstrated by the fact that we serve seven of the top 10 MA payors in the U.S. Our comprehensive capabilities, extensive healthcare ecosystem integrations, and highly specialized expertise in the complex government health plan market enable us to deliver innovative solutions and superior clinical, operational, compliance, and financial outcomes for our clients.
Outstanding Management and Advisory Team with Proven Track Record of Success
Our long-tenured executive leadership team has extensive experience across the healthcare, technology, and consulting sectors and has delivered a compound annual growth rate in revenue from continuing
 
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operations of 29% from 2011 to 2020. Our CEO and CFO have a combined experience of over 28 years with Convey Health and extensive experience managing publicly traded companies. Our executive officers have on average 23 years of experience with the government health plan market. We approach the market competitively and believe that we win, in part, because of our commitment to dedicate the resources required to accomplish the goals of our clients. We believe that our Advisory team brings us closer to the market so that we remain at the forefront of trends and drive further innovation in the market. As a result of this powerful combination of services and technology, we believe that we have a strong competitive position and can adapt more rapidly to any changing conditions. Further, we believe that our innovative combination of technology and advisory expertise has transformed Convey Health into the preeminent payor solutions platform.
Growth Strategy
Cross-Sell and Upsell Existing Solutions
Our technology-enabled solutions expand regularly, and our clients often utilize more solutions over time. The flexibility of our platform and our consultative approach allow us to cross-sell more products and solutions to existing clients and expand our share of wallet with the nation’s top health plans. We also benefit from plan membership growth within existing clients, many of which are growing and gaining market share.
We believe we have significant remaining opportunity to continue our growth within our existing client base. For example, approximately 77% of our TES client base uses only one of our three core technology-enabled solutions. Additionally, approximately 39% of our clients use only Advisory services today and currently utilize none of our TES solutions. Consequently, we believe our existing client base continues to be a significant channel in which to sell both our existing technologies and any additional solutions or services.
Expand Existing Solutions and Introduce New Solutions
We believe there is substantial opportunity to expand existing solutions and introduce new solutions. In particular, we believe our supplemental benefits offering will continue to expand due to growing prevalence of plans offering supplemental benefits, increasing member enrollment trends in such benefits, rising spend allocated to supplemental benefits, and increasing member utilization of such benefits. Further, our clients are increasingly looking to expand their offerings with leading third party platforms, and we expect to extend our technology offering to allow Miramar to be a single portal for multiple supplemental benefits. This could entail offerings and support for food and grocery, meals, transportation, in-home services, hearing, vision and dental, which are all gaining in popularity. As more supplemental benefits are designed to address SDOH, we believe our solutions will help drive improved health outcomes. We also see Managed Medicaid and the commercial insurance market as adjacent opportunities.
There are several additional technology solutions that we are considering strategically, including, but not limited to, clinical management, member marketing, member acquisition, provider data and network management, claims administration, health risk assessments, home health, and SDOH. In addition, we believe our domain expertise from Advisory accelerates our technology development and allows us to develop leading solutions. We have a successful history of growing our solutions and services through internal innovation and will continue to actively invest in expanding our platform capabilities.
Win New Technology Clients
Our technology platform serves large national and regional health plans as well as PBMs. We believe we have a significant opportunity to sell technology solutions, as approximately 39% of our clients use only Advisory services today and currently utilize none of our TES solutions. In addition, 46% of insurance carriers that offer MA plans are not our clients. Over time, we expect to leverage our Advisory relationships to implement technology solutions to address their needs. Our reputation as a long-term strategic partner, combined with our comprehensive solutions set and specialized market expertise, has enabled us to win 33
 
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new TES clients since 2017. Given the increasing importance health plans are placing on growing their MA business, we believe we are well positioned to demonstrate value at multiple touchpoints to align to their business objectives.
Targeted Expansion in New Markets
We are continuously evaluating new markets to deploy our broad set of solutions. We have identified Managed Medicaid, commercial health insurance payors, and risk-bearing providers as adjacent markets that we believe are good candidates for our TES solutions. Our value-based payment assurance solutions have already been deployed to several risk-bearing providers.
Strategic and Highly Disciplined Acquisitions
We have a demonstrated history of continuously expanding our relationships with clients through the addition of new solutions to our platform, both organically and through acquisitions. This includes the successful acquisition and integration of Gorman Health Group, HealthScape Advisors, and Pareto Intelligence. Our differentiated partnership model and collaborative approach enable us to gain critical insights into our clients’ evolving needs. We intend to complement our internal innovation and strong organic growth opportunities with acquisitions of complementary technology solutions and services to continue to better serve our clients. Potential targets could include, among others, companies that would further strengthen our platform and technologies in clinical management, member marketing, provider data, and network management, claims administration, as well as expansion of supplemental benefits management.
Impact of COVID-19 on Our Operations
Our operations have been impacted by the spread of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) since March 2020. During March and April 2020, we obtained approval from our clients for a work-at-home model, though not all required our approval, and transitioned most of our employees to the home environment so that they could work more safely. COVID-19 created a hardship for many of our employees. We worked during 2020 to care for our employees by periodically implementing temporary premium pay and temporary paid sick leave programs which provided additional financial resources for our employees, as well as partial pay for those employees who contracted the virus or had to care for a family member who was affected. We are also providing compensation to employees who worked with us for more than six months so that they can take time off to be vaccinated. In addition, we increased cleaning protocols throughout our facilities. Certain of these measures have resulted in increased costs.
COVID-19 negatively impacted our 2020 revenue in our Advisory segment as our health plan clients closed their offices, which impacted the ability of our advisory team to meet in person with health plan clients as was customary prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since our Technology Enabled Solutions segment generally has longer contracts and a longer selling cycle than our Advisory segment, COVID-19 had negligible adverse impact on 2020 Technology Enabled Solutions revenue.
In connection with the impact of COVID-19 on our business, we have assessed various accounting estimates and other matters, including those that require consideration of forecasted financial information, in context with the unknown future impacts of COVID-19 using information that is reasonably available to us at this time. While our current assessment of our estimates did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021, or as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, as additional information becomes available to us, our future assessment of our estimates, including our expectations at the time regarding the duration, scope and severity of the pandemic, as well as other factors, could materially and adversely impact our consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.
For more information regarding the impact of COVID-19 on our business, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Key Factors Affecting Our Performance — COVID-19 Pandemic” and “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry — An economic downturn or volatility, including as a result of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.”
 
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Summary Risk Factors
Our business is subject to a number of risks, including risks that may prevent us from achieving our business objectives or may adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition, which could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline and could result in a partial or total loss of your investment. You should consider these and other risks before making a decision to invest in shares of our common stock. These and other risks are discussed more fully in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus. The following is a summary of some of the principal risks we face.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

Our ability to retain our existing clients or attract new clients, and sell additional solutions and services to our clients.

Our dependence on a small number of clients for a substantial portion of our total revenue.

Our growth prospects may be limited if our clients’ growth prospects are limited or if the size of the total addressable markets in which we compete or expect that we may compete in the future contract or grow at materially lower rates than are currently expected.

Our ability to achieve or maintain profitability in light of our history of net losses and our anticipation that we will increase expenses in the future.

Federal reductions in Medicare Advantage funding.

Significant consolidation in the healthcare industry, and decisions by clients to perform internally some of the same solutions or services we offer.

The limiting operating history we have with certain of our solutions, particularly in light of our recent history of expanding our business through acquisitions.

A failure to deliver high-quality member management services to our clients’ members.

The significant competition we face from healthcare services and technology companies.

Risks related to acquisitions of other businesses or technologies and other significant transactions.

Increases in labor costs, including due to changing minimum wage laws.

The long and unpredictable sales and integration cycles for our solutions.

An economic downturn or volatility, including as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Our ability to achieve market acceptance of new or updated solutions and services.

Our reliance on third parties for certain components of our business.

Our quarterly results of operations may fluctuate significantly due to seasonality.

Our ability to achieve or maintain adequate utilization and suitable billing rates for our consultants, and our ability to deliver our services to our clients.
Risks Related to Governmental Regulation

Recent and future developments in the Medicare Advantage market or the healthcare industry generally, including with respect to changing laws and regulations.

The actual or perceived failure by us to comply with applicable laws, regulations and standards relating to data privacy and security.
Risks Related to Information Technology, Data Privacy and Intellectual Property

Security breaches, failures or other disruptions of the information technology systems used in our business operations and of the sensitive information we collect, process, transmit, use and store.

Disruptions in service, and other software and systems failures, affecting us and our vendors.

Our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property and proprietary rights.
 
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Our ability to operate our business without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the intellectual property or proprietary rights of third parties.
Risks Related to Our Capital Structure, Indebtedness and Capital Requirements

Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.

The terms of our indebtedness restrict our current and future subsidiaries.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock and This Offering

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and we may fail to remediate these material weaknesses, and our internal controls over financial reporting may not be effective.

We will be a “controlled company” following the completion of this offering and our principal stockholder, TPG, will continue to have significant influence over us.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company
We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified exemptions from various requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies in the United States. These provisions include:

presenting only two years of audited financial statements in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure in this prospectus;

reduced disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements;

an exemption from the requirements to hold non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation and golden parachute payments;

an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting; and

an exemption from compliance with any requirement that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board may adopt regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of:

the last day of the fiscal year in which we have annual gross revenues of $1.07 billion or more;

the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt in the previous three years;

the date we qualify as a “large accelerated filer” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which would occur at the end of the fiscal year in which we have filed an annual report and if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeded $700 million or more as of the prior June 30; and

the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering.
We have elected to take advantage of certain of the reduced disclosure obligations in this prospectus and may elect to take advantage of other reduced reporting requirements in future filings. As a result, the information that we provide to our investors may be different from the information you might receive from other public reporting companies that are not emerging growth companies in which you hold equity interests.
In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to avail ourselves of this exemption and, therefore,
 
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while we are an emerging growth company, we will not be subject to new or revised accounting standards at the same time that they become applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.
Our History and Principal Stockholder
Convey Health was founded in 2001 and, following its acquisition by Millstream Acquisition Corporation in 2004, was known as NationsHealth, Inc. NationsHealth, Inc. operated as a public company until its acquisition by a wholly-owned subsidiary of ComVest Investment Partners III, L.P. in 2009. NationsHealth, Inc. was subsequently renamed to Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and acquired by an entity affiliated with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. in 2016.
Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (formerly known as Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.) was formed on June 13, 2019 for the purpose of acquiring Convey Health Solutions, Inc. On September 4, 2019, Cannes Parent, Inc., a direct subsidiary of Convey Holding Parent, Inc., entered into a merger agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Convey Health Solutions, Inc. (the “Merger”). The Merger principally occurred through an investment from TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P., which is primarily funded by partners of TPG Partners VIII, L.P. and TPG Healthcare Partners, L.P. or any parallel fund or their alternative investment vehicles. The consideration paid for the Merger was approximately $702.1 million. For more information about the Merger, see Note 4. Acquisitions. to the notes accompanying the audited financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus.
In connection with the Merger, Convey entered into the Credit Agreement (as defined in “Description of Certain Indebtedness”), which provided for senior secured credit facilities consisting of (1) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $225.0 million and (2) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $40.0 million. Following the Merger, we amended the Credit Agreement in each of April 2020 and February 2021 to establish incremental term loan facilities in an aggregate principal amount equal to $25.0 million and $78.0 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2021, we had $324.2 million face value of outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, in addition to $39.5 million of undrawn commitments under the Credit Agreement. For more information regarding our indebtedness, see “Description of Certain Indebtedness.”
Following the Merger, TPG has continued to own substantially all of our outstanding equity interests. In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, “TPG” and “our principal stockholder” refer to investment funds affiliated with TPG Global, LLC, including TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P.
Our only material assets are the shares of the equity of Cannes Parent, Inc., which is the holder of 100% of the equity of Convey Health Parent, Inc., which is the holder of 100% of the equity of Convey Health Solutions, Inc. We do not conduct any operations other than with respect to our direct and indirect ownership of our subsidiaries and we conduct all of our business through our main operating subsidiary, Convey Health Solutions, Inc., and its subsidiaries.
TPG is a leading global alternative asset firm founded in 1992 with more than $91 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2021 and offices in Beijing, Fort Worth, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Singapore and Washington, DC. TPG’s investment platforms are across a wide range of asset classes, including private equity, growth equity, impact investing, real estate, secondaries, and public equity. TPG aims to build dynamic products and options for its investors while also instituting discipline and operational excellence across the investment strategy and performance of its portfolio.
 
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Corporate Information and Structure
Our principal executive offices are located at 100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394 and our telephone number is (800) 559-9358. Our website address is www.conveyhealthsolutions.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus, and you should not rely on any such information in making the decision whether to purchase shares of our common stock. We have included our website address only as an inactive textual reference and do not intend it to be an active link to our website.
The following diagram shows our simplified organizational structure immediately following the completion of this offering, assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder. This diagram is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent all legal entities affiliated with the entities depicted.
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THE OFFERING
Common stock offered by us
     shares (or      shares if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of common stock from us).
Common stock offered by the selling stockholder
     shares (or      shares if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of common stock from the selling stockholder).
Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock from us
     shares.
Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock from the selling stockholder
     shares.
Common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering
     shares (or      shares if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of common stock from us and the selling stockholder).
Use of proceeds
We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $     million (or approximately $     million if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock from us) based on the assumed initial public offering price of $     per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
We intend to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Agreement (as defined in “Description of Certain Indebtedness”) and the remainder of the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholder, including any shares the selling stockholder may sell pursuant to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of our common stock. See “Use of Proceeds.”
Conflicts of interest
An affiliate of TPG Capital BD, LLC, an underwriter in this offering, will own in excess of 10% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock following this offering. As a result of the foregoing relationship, TPG Capital BD, LLC is deemed to have a “conflict of interest” within the meaning of Rule 5121 (“Rule 5121”) of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Accordingly, this offering will be made in compliance with the applicable provisions of Rule 5121. Pursuant to Rule 5121, the appointment of a qualified independent underwriter is not necessary in connection with this offering. In accordance with paragraph (c) of Rule 5121, no sales of the shares will be made to any discretionary account over which TPG Capital BD, LLC exercises discretion without the prior specific written approval of the account holder. See “Underwriters (Conflicts of Interest).”
Dividend policy
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future declaration and payment of cash dividends or other distributions of capital will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our financial condition, earnings, cash needs, capital requirements (including requirements of our subsidiaries), contractual, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions, and any other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant in making such a determination. See “Dividend Policy.”
Controlled company
Upon the completion of this offering, our principal stockholder will control approximately     % of the combined voting power of our outstanding common stock. As a result, we will be a “controlled company” under the corporate governance standards of the NYSE. Under these standards, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, a group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance standards. See “Management — Controlled Company.”
Risk factors
You should read the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 22 and the other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors that you should consider before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock.
Proposed listing and symbol
We have applied to list our common stock on the NYSE under the trading symbol “CNVY.”
The number of shares of our common stock that will be outstanding after this offering is based on shares of common stock outstanding as of           , 2021 and excludes:

     shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of options to purchase shares of our common stock outstanding as of           , 2021, with a weighted-average exercise price of $     per share; and

     shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our equity compensation plans.
Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes:

an initial public offering price of $     per share of common stock, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus;

the filing and effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the adoption of our amended and restated bylaws, forms of which will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, which will occur immediately prior to the completion of this offering; and

no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to an additional      shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder.
 
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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA
The following summary consolidated financial and operating data are derived from the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes that are included elsewhere in this prospectus. The year ended December 31, 2020 and the period from June 13, 2019 to December 31, 2019 (“Successor”) reflects the audited financial information for Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (formerly known as Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.) and its subsidiaries. The period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 reflects the audited financial information for Convey Health Parent, Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Merger (“Predecessor”). The Successor period and the Predecessor period summary consolidated financial and operating data is not comparable due to the impacts of the Merger, including the application of acquisition accounting in the Successor financial statements as of September 4, 2019. The three months ended March 31, 2021 and the three months ended March 31, 2020 reflects the unaudited financial information for Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (formerly known as Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.) and its subsidiaries.
The unaudited consolidated statement of income data and summary cash flow data for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020, and the unaudited consolidated balance sheet data as of March 31, 2021, have been derived from our interim condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2021 were prepared on the same basis as our annual consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, such financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the financial information set forth in those statements.
The historical results presented below are not necessarily indicative of financial results to be achieved in future periods. The summary consolidated financial and operating data should be read together with the sections entitled “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Information” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.
 
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($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:
Three Months Ended March 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
June 13, 2019
(date of inception) to
December 31, 2019
Period from
January 1, 2019 to
September 3, 2019
2021
2020
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Net revenues:
Services
$ 43,527 $ 34,484 $ 147,191 $ 51,153 $ 92,445
Products
39,104 30,259 135,723 29,262 48,293
Net revenues
82,631 64,743 282,914 80,415 140,738
Operating expenses:
Cost of services
24,021 19,575 84,144 28,844 48,196
Cost of products
26,527 20,988 87,153 17,841 29,210
Selling, general and administrative
20,099 21,120 79,955 21,753 40,521
Depreciation and amortization
7,372 6,842 28,032 9,188 13,359
Transaction related costs
1,086 145 3,949 14,784 2,511
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(10,770)  —  19,671
Total operating expenses
79,105 68,670 272,463 92,410 153,468
Operating income (loss)
3,526 (3,927) 10,451 (11,995) (12,730)
Other income (expense):
Interest income
6 7  —   — 
Interest expense
(5,467) (4,270) (18,860) (5,762) (6,213)
Total other expense, net
(5,467) (4,264) (18,853) (5,762) (6,213)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
(1,941) (8,191) (8,402) (17,757) (18,943)
Income tax benefit
1,007 1,263 1,904 858 23,288
Net (loss) income from continuing operations
(934) (6,928) (6,498) (16,899) 4,345
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
36 36 73 (696)
Net (loss) income
$ (934) $ (6,892) $ (6,462) $ (16,826) $ 3,649
(Loss) income per common share – Basic:
Continuing operations
(1.92) (14.24) $ (13.35) $ (59.44) $ 3.04
Discontinued operations
0.07 0.07 0.26 (0.49)
(Loss) income per common share
$ (1.92) $ (14.17) $ (13.28) $ (59.18) $ 2.55
(Loss) income per common share – Diluted:
Continuing operations
(1.92) (14.24) $ (13.35) $ (59.44) $ 2.81
Discontinued operations
0.07 0.07 0.26 (0.49)
(Loss) income per common share
$ (1.92) $ (14.17) $ (13.28) $ (59.18) $ 2.32
Net (loss) income
$ (934) $ (6,892) $ (6,462) $ (16,826) $ 3,649
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(7) (2) 57 21 (15)
Comprehensive (loss) income
$ (941) $ (6,894) $ (6,405) $ (16,805) $ 3,634
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Basic and Diluted
486,678 486,678 486,678 284,297 1,543,774
Assumed shares sold in the IPO sufficient to pay the dividend in excess of current year earnings (unaudited)
Weighted-average common shares used to compute pro forma loss per common share (unaudited)
March 31,
2021
December 31,
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):
2020
2019
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 28,938 $ 45,366 $ 15,971
Total assets
$ 818,021 $ 843,068 $ 816,780
Long-term debt
$ 313,838 $ 239,290 $ 217,250
Total shareholders’ equity
$ 395,699 $ 470,150 $ 469,873
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Data:
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
Period from
June 13, 2019
(date of inception) to
December 31, 2019
Period from
January 1, 2019 to
September 3, 2019
2021
2020
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
$ (12,626) $ 5,937 $ 31,563 $ (14,391) $ 25,247
Net cash used in investing activities
$ (4,350) $ (5,114) $ (13,272) $ (629,850) $ (12,287)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities
$ 515 $ (592) $ 9,429 $ 665,566 $ (1,329)
Other Financial Data:
Segment Revenue
Technology Enabled Solutions
$ 69,582 $ 54,690 $ 241,336 $ 66,530 $ 109,932
Advisory Services
$ 13,049 $ 10,053 $ 41,578 $ 13,885 $ 30,806
EBITDA(a) $ 10,898 $ 2,915 $ 38,483 $ (2,807) $ 629
Adjusted EBITDA(a)
$ 15,867 $ 7,797 $ 51,493 $ 14,024 $ 27,462
Year Ended December 31,
($ in millions)
2020
2019
Other Operating Data:
Technology Client Gross Dollar Retention(b)
98%
99%
Technology Net Dollar Retention(c)
135%
142%
Advisory Revenue Per Headcount(d)
$0.32
$0.40
(a)
We define EBITDA as net (loss) income less (loss) income from discontinued operations adjusted for interest expense, income tax benefit and depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA further adjusted for certain items of a significant or unusual nature, including but not limited to, change in fair value of contingent consideration, COVID-19 cost impacts, non-cash stock compensation expense, and transaction-related costs such as transaction bonuses, merger & acquisition costs, and contract termination costs.
We use certain non-GAAP financial measures to supplement financial information presented on a GAAP basis. We believe that excluding certain items from our GAAP results allows management to better understand our consolidated financial performance from period to period and better project our future consolidated financial performance as forecasts are developed at a level of detail different from that used to prepare GAAP-based financial measures. Moreover, we believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful information to help them evaluate our operating results by facilitating an enhanced understanding of our operating performance and enabling them to make more meaningful period to period comparisons. However, non-GAAP measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. There are limitations to the use of the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this prospectus. For example, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes.
 
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The non-GAAP financial measures we present are not meant to be considered as indicators of performance in isolation from or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read only in conjunction with financial information presented on a GAAP basis. The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:
For the three
months ended
March 31, 2021
For the three
months ended
March 31, 2020
For the
year ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
June 13, 2019
(date of inception)
to December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019 to
September 3, 2019
($ in thousands)
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Net (loss) income
$ (934) $ (6,892) (6,462) (16,826) 3,649
Less (loss) income from discontinued
operations, net of tax
(36) (36) (73) 696
(Loss) income from continuing operations
(934) (6,928) (6,498) (16,899) 4,345
Interest expense, net
5,467 4,264 18,853 5,762 6,213
Income tax benefit
(1,007) (1,263) (1,904) (858) (23,288)
Depreciation and amortization expense
7,372 6,842 28,032 9,188 13,359
EBITDA
10,898 2,915 38,483 (2,807) 629
Change in fair value of contingent consideration(1)
(10,770) 19,671
Cost of Covid-19(2)
1,185 864 10,174
Non-cash stock compensation expense(3)
990 3,223 6,682 300
Transaction related costs(4)
1,086 145 3,949 14,784 2,511
Acquisition bonus expense – HealthScape and Pareto acquisition(5)
192 481 1,989 1,663 3,685
Other(6)
1,517 170 986 385 666
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 15,868 $ 7,798 $ 51,493 $ 14,025 $ 27,462
(1)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration is composed of two components: earn-out liability and holdback liability. The earn-out liability resulted from the HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence acquisition on November 16, 2018. A portion of the purchase price was in the form of a contingent consideration payable to the sellers based on certain adjusted revenue performance targets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020. On September 4, 2019, in connection with the TPG acquisition, the agreement included provisions to pay to the sellers if the payments relating to the earn-outs assumed in the acquisition fall below a certain threshold. The maximum holdback payments are $7.5 million and $17.5 million for HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence, respectively. The earn-out liability and holdback liabilities are re-measured to fair value at each reporting date until the contingency is resolved. During the period ended December 31, 2020, the Pareto Intelligence earn-out payment targets were ultimately not met, partly due to the COVID-19 impact. This resulted in a $21.1 million reduction in earn-out liabilities and an increase of $10.3 million to the holdback liabilities owed to Convey Health’s previous shareholders. There was no change in fair value as of March 31, 2021.
(2)
Due to significant volatility to the markets, as well as business and supply chain disruptions, we incurred several additional expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher pricing from vendors due to supply chain disruptions, product shortages and increases in shipping costs were $0.7 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and
 
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$2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Higher employee costs due to hazard pay for our employees, enhanced sick pay due to illness and quarantine protocols were $0.3 million and $0.5 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $2.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Costs related to early hiring employees due to social distancing and work at home protocols were $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. COVID-19 training costs were $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Overtime costs for IT personnel to setup eligible employees to work from home and temporary resources were $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. IT costs due to the change in the work environment were $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Janitorial costs due to enhanced COVID-19 protocols were $0.1 million and $0.05 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The expenses are included in cost of services and cost of products on our statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Operations — Key Factors Affecting Our Performance — COVID-19 Pandemic” for additional information related to these expenses.
(3)
Represents non-cash stock-based compensation expense in connection with the stock options that have been granted to employees and non-employees. It is included in selling, general, and administrative expenses on our statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
(4)
Transaction-related expenses primarily consist of buyer’s costs and professional services incurred in connection with the TPG acquisition, as well as expenses for corporate development such as mergers and acquisitions activity that did not proceed. Expenses associated with the preparation for this offering are also included in transaction related costs.
(5)
In conjunction with the HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence acquisition, the previous shareholders set aside funds for an incentive compensation plan for employees who remain post acquisition. The costs are expensed on a monthly basis and funded through an escrow account which was established on the closing date and is included in restricted cash on our consolidated balance sheets. The expense is included in selling, general, and administrative expenses on our statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
(6)
Other includes other individual immaterial adjustments related to legal fees associated with obtaining the incremental loans, contract termination costs assessed upon the early termination of a facility lease, severance costs incurred as a result of eliminating certain positions, management fees, and professional fees for assistance in the implementation of ASU 2014-09 (Topic 606), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). All costs are included in selling, general, and administrative expenses on our statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, approximately $1.4 million represents fees associated with obtaining incremental term loans in February 2021.
(b)
We use Technology Client Gross Dollar Retention (“GDR”) to measure the performance of existing solutions on an existing client basis, as it represents the gross retention of our existing client engagements. Technology Annual Contracted Revenue (“ACR”) at the beginning of the fiscal period is equal to the prior year total revenue for our reported TES segment. ACR GDR is calculated by taking our ACR, which represents the annual revenue generated from the performance of our technology solutions as contracted by our clients, at the beginning of the fiscal period, and deducting from ACR the dollar attrition during the fiscal period. The difference is Technology Client Gross Retention. We then divide Technology Client Gross Retention by Beginning Technology ACR to calculate GDR.
(c)
We use Technology Net Dollar Retention (“NDR”) to measure the performance rate of existing clients in total and before new client wins by adding cross-sell and upsell initiatives to GDR. NDR is calculated by taking GDR and adding existing client cross-sell (the additional solutions provided to existing clients) and net upsell (increased volume from current engagements with existing clients) to Technology GDR. We then divide Technology Net Retention by Beginning Technology ACR to calculate NDR.
(d)
We use Advisory Revenue per Headcount to evaluate the revenue generation of our Advisory Services segment. We calculate Advisory Revenue per Headcount by dividing Advisory revenue by the total headcount in our Advisory segment. Headcount is calculated based on the average headcount during the calendar year.
 
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in our common stock involves significant risks. You should carefully consider the following risks and other information in this prospectus, including our financial statements and the related notes thereto, before you decide to purchase shares of our common stock. Additional risks and uncertainties of which we are not presently aware or that we currently deem immaterial could also affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially affected. As a result, the trading price of shares of our common stock could decline and you could lose part or all of your investment. Some statements in this prospectus, including statements in the following risk factors, constitute forward-looking statements. Please refer to “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
If we are unable to retain our existing clients or attract new clients, and sell additional solutions and services to our clients, our business, results of operations or financial condition would be adversely affected.
Our success depends substantially upon the retention of the existing clients that utilize our solutions and services, which include technology-based solutions and software advisory and analytics services, the attraction of new clients and our ability to sell additional solutions and services to our clients. We may not be able to retain our existing clients, attract new clients or sell additional solutions and services to our clients, if we are unable to provide solutions and services that existing or prospective clients believe address the key challenges they face in effectively managing their health plans or if our clients find our solutions and services unnecessary, unattractive or cost-ineffective. Our success in retaining and attracting clients will also depend, in part, on our ability to innovate successfully and be responsive to changes in the healthcare industry, technological developments, pricing pressures and changing business models.
To remain competitive in the evolving healthcare technology services markets, we must continuously upgrade our existing solutions and services and develop and introduce new and innovative solutions and services on a timely basis. Future advances in healthcare technology services could lead to new technologies, products or services that are competitive with our existing solutions and services, resulting in pricing pressures or rendering such solutions and services obsolete or otherwise not competitive. In addition, our ability to integrate these software solutions into clients’ existing health plan infrastructures could be challenged, which may impair our ability to retain clients and harm our reputation with existing and prospective clients. We also may not be able to retain or attract clients if our solutions contain errors or otherwise fail to perform properly, if our pricing structure is not competitive or if we are unable to renegotiate client contracts upon expiration.
Our revenue depends, in part, on our ability to maintain high client revenue retention rates and our future growth depends, in part, on attracting new clients and selling additional solutions and services to our clients. In addition, the costs associated with generating revenue can vary by the solution and, depending on the solution or service, or mix of solutions or services, utilized by particular clients, there may be substantial variation in the gross margins across our client base. If we are unable to maintain client retention rates, attract new clients or sell additional solutions and services to our clients, our business, results of operations or financial condition would be adversely affected.
Our client base is highly concentrated and we currently depend on a small number of clients for a substantial portion of our total revenue, and this concentration exposes us disproportionately to effects from altered contracts with these clients.
We derive a large portion of our total revenue from a limited number of key clients. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, our two largest clients, when aggregating all the solutions and services utilized by such clients across separate contracts with multiple product delivery solutions, represented 23.8% and 20.3% of our total revenue, respectively, or collectively 44.1% of our total revenue during this period. During this same period, these two clients accounted for 6.9% and 10.4% of our total accounts receivable, respectively, or collectively 17.3% of our total accounts receivable. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, these same clients, when aggregating all the solutions and services utilized by such clients across separate contracts with multiple product delivery solutions, represented 28.6% and 17.8% of our total
 
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revenue, respectively, or collectively 46.4% of our total revenue during this period. During this same period, these two clients accounted for 15.0% and 6.8% of our total accounts receivable, respectively, or collectively 21.8% of our total accounts receivable.
We typically enter into a master service agreement with clients in our Technology Enabled Solutions segment, which provides a framework for services that is then supplemented by statements of work, which specify the particulars of each individual engagement. Contracts with our top clients in our Technology Enabled Solutions segment, including our top two clients, typically have stated terms of one to six years, and many of our contracts with these clients renew automatically. However, our clients, including our top two clients, have no obligation to renew such contracts, and may seek to renegotiate terms less advantageous to us in advance of renewal, may renew with a reduced scope of services, may choose to discontinue one or more services under an existing contract, may exercise flexibilities within their contracts or may terminate their agreements (with or without cause) prior to such agreements’ expiration dates, generally without penalty. The occurrence of any of these events could reduce our revenue from these clients. In addition, our clients must adhere to extensive and oftentimes changing regulatory requirements and may from time to time be subject to sanctions or other penalties from the CMS or other government entities for failure to maintain compliance with all applicable requirements. Sanctions and other penalties levied on our clients from CMS or other government entities may negatively impact our clients’ business practices and our clients’ businesses generally, which could impact our relationships with these clients and reduce our revenue from these clients. Furthermore, some of our top clients are, and may in the future be, involved in litigation relating to the administration of their health plans or otherwise relating to their business practices. This type of litigation could have a material impact on some of our clients’ businesses and, as a result, may negatively impact our relationships with our clients and the demand for our services.
We expect to continue to derive a substantial portion of our total revenue from a limited number of key clients. The concentration of a substantial portion of our business with a limited number of clients exposes us disproportionately to effects resulting from altered contracts with these clients or fewer client relationships (whether as a result of the termination of client relationships, client consolidation, impacts stemming from changed business practices at our clients as a result of sanctions, penalties or litigation or for other reasons). If we become dependent on altered contracts with clients, or fewer client relationships, we may become more vulnerable to adverse changes in our relationships with clients, and our business, results of operations or financial condition may suffer.
Our growth prospects may be limited, and our business, results of operations or financial condition may be adversely affected, if our clients’ growth prospects are limited or if the size of the total addressable markets in which we compete or expect that we may compete in the future contract or grow at materially lower rates than are currently expected.
The future growth and success of our business depends, in part, on the ability of our key clients to grow their businesses. If our clients do not continue to grow their businesses, whether as a result of factors affecting the healthcare industry in general or reasons specific to any of our clients, such as a decision by our clients to reduce the number of benefits available to their members, overall demand for our solutions and services could decrease, which would have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
In addition, the future growth and success of our business depends, in part, on the size of the total addressable markets in which we compete or expect that we may compete in the future. For example, we have primarily tailored our business and the solutions and services we offer to the Medicare Advantage market, which has recently experienced strong growth and enrollment trends. U.S. government and third-party industry sources have projected that Medicare Advantage will continue to see increased member enrollment due to many factors, including the growing share of individuals in the U.S. eligible for Medicare enrollment, the increasing tendency for these individuals to choose Medicare Advantage plans over traditional Medicare plans and a shift in the healthcare industry towards a value-based care model and away from a fee-for-service model. However, market size estimates and growth forecasts related to the Medicare Advantage and other markets are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates that may prove to be inaccurate. For more information regarding our estimates of market opportunity and the forecasts of market growth included in this prospectus, see “Business  — Market Opportunity.” If these or other
 
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assumptions related to the size of the Medicare Advantage market and other markets in which we compete or expect we may compete in the future and the forecasted growth in such markets prove inaccurate, our growth prospects may be limited, and our business, results of operations or financial condition would be adversely affected. Further, even if the markets in which we compete meet our size estimates and forecasted growth, our business could fail to grow at rates similar to those at which it has historically grown, if at all.
We have a history of net losses, we anticipate increasing expenses in the future, and we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability.
We have incurred net losses during our history. We incurred net losses of $(0.9) million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, $(6.5) million for the year ended December 31, 2020, and $(16.8) million for the Successor period, respectively. Our accumulated deficit as of March 31, 2021 was $24.2 million.
We have encountered and will continue to encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing industries, including increasing expenses as we continue to grow our business. We anticipate our losses may continue as we expect to invest in increasing our platform capabilities, expanding our operations, hiring additional employees and operating as a public company. These efforts may prove more costly than we currently anticipate, and we may not succeed in increasing our revenue sufficiently to offset these higher expenses. To date, we have financed our operations principally from revenue from our solutions and services and the incurrence of indebtedness. Although our cash flow from operations was positive for the three months ended March 31, 2021, the year ended December 31, 2020, and for the Predecessor period, we may not generate positive cash flow from operations or profitability in any given period, and our limited operating history may make it difficult for you to evaluate our current business and future prospects.
Investments in our business may be more costly than we expect, and, if we do not achieve the benefits anticipated from these investments, or if the realization of these benefits is delayed, they may not result in increased revenue or growth in our business. If our growth rate were to decline significantly or become negative, it could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. If we are not able to achieve or maintain positive cash flow in the long term, we may require additional financing, which may not be available on favorable terms or at all or which would be dilutive to our stockholders. If we are unable to successfully address these risks and challenges as we encounter them, our business, results of operations or financial condition would be adversely affected. Our failure to achieve or maintain profitability could negatively impact the value of our common stock.
Federal reductions in Medicare Advantage funding could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The majority of our revenues are derived from our contractual arrangements with health plan clients who participate in the government subsidized Medicare Advantage program. Medicare Advantage is a federally-administered program financed by federal funds. Medicare Advantage spending has increased rapidly in recent years, becoming a significant component of the federal budget. This, combined with slower state revenue growth, has led the federal government to institute measures aimed at controlling the growth of healthcare spending, including Medicare Advantage spending, and in some instances reducing aggregate healthcare spending, including Medicare Advantage spending. For example, Medicare remains subject to the automatic spending reductions imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“sequestration”), subject to a 2% cap, which was extended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 for an additional two years through 2027. In addition, future levels of funding for Medicare Advantage may be affected by continuing government efforts to contain healthcare costs and may further be affected by federal budgetary constraints. Congress periodically considers reducing or reallocating the amount of money it spends for healthcare programs, including the Medicare Advantage program. Adverse economic conditions may put pressures on federal budgets as tax and other federal revenues decrease while the population that is eligible to participate in Medicare Advantage programs increases, creating more need for funding. This may require CMS to find funding alternatives, which may result in reductions in funding for the Medicare Advantage program or contraction of covered benefits. Reductions in funding for the Medicare Advantage program may impact our health plan clients’ business operations, and may lead our health plan clients to reduce the number of Medicare Advantage health plans and the variety and level of
 
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benefits offered through such plans. Reductions in funding may also lead to decreased membership in Medicare Advantage health plans, or cause membership to grow at lower levels than we currently expect. Changes to our clients’ business operations stemming from reductions in Medicare Advantage funding, including if such changes result in decreased health plan membership or reduced benefits levels, could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Significant consolidation in the healthcare industry, and decisions by clients to perform internally some of the same solutions or services that we offer, could adversely alter our relationships with clients and harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The healthcare industry in the United States has experienced significant consolidation in recent years. Many healthcare organizations, including some of our clients, have consolidated to create larger enterprises with greater market power. This consolidation trend could give the resulting enterprises greater bargaining power, which may lead to downward price pressure on our solutions or services, or less demand for them, or both. Consolidation in the health insurance industry, particularly involving any of our key clients, could cause a loss of, or changes in, our relationship with that client and may reduce or eliminate our revenue from that client if our solutions and services are no longer utilized by that client at all or in the same capacity as they were utilized prior to the consolidation. For example, if one of our existing clients combines with another healthcare organization that does not use our services, we generally will be required to compete to retain our existing client’s business. In the future, due to this consolidation, we may be faced with a reduced number of potential clients and derive a greater portion of our revenue from a more concentrated number of clients as our business and the healthcare industry evolve. Any of these effects could harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.
In addition, we face substantial competition from many healthcare services and technology companies, including the growing presence of large technology companies entering the healthcare market. See “— We face significant competition, which may harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.” Some of our existing clients compete with us, or may do so in the future by electing to perform internally any of the business processes our solutions address, either because they believe they can provide such processes more efficiently internally or otherwise. As a result, we may lose such clients, or the volume of our business with such clients may be reduced, which could harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our revenue would be adversely affected if we are unable to maintain currently existing levels of business with any of our key clients and if we are unable to offset any loss of business with alternative clients. We expect to continue to derive a substantial portion of our total revenue from a limited number of key clients, and any impairment of our relationship with, or the material financial impairment of, these clients could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. See “— Our client base is highly concentrated and we currently depend on a small number of clients for a substantial portion of our total revenue, and this concentration exposes us disproportionately to effects from altered contracts with these clients.”
We have significantly expanded our business in recent years and, as such, have a limited operating history with certain of our solutions, which makes it difficult to predict our future results of operations.
We have significantly expanded our business in recent years, including the solutions and services we offer to clients. Our acquisition of Gorman Health Group in October 2017 followed by our acquisition of HealthScape Advisors in November 2018 created the foundation of our Advisory Services business, and our acquisition of Pareto Intelligence in November 2018 expanded the analytics capabilities of our TES business. As a result of our limited operating history with the capabilities obtained through each of these acquisitions, as well as additional solutions and services developed through our organic growth since the completion of these acquisitions, our ability to accurately forecast our future results of operations is limited and subject to a number of uncertainties, including our ability to plan for and model future growth. Our historical revenue and growth trends should not be considered indicative of our future performance. If our assumptions regarding the value proposition of our solutions and our ability to be able to cross-sell and up-sell our solutions, particularly to clients currently served by our Advisory Segment business that do not currently utilize any of the solutions offered by our TES business, prove incorrect or change based on any numbers of factors, our business, results of operations or financial condition could differ materially from our expectations.
 
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A failure to deliver high-quality member management services to our clients’ members could adversely affect our reputation and our relationship with our clients and could harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our clients depend on us to directly implement technological solutions and services that improve the health plan member experience, including with respect to optimizing members’ health plan selections, assisting members to effectively navigate available benefits, obtain appropriate care, and efficiently resolve members’ clinical and non-clinical inquiries. Delivering comprehensive and high-quality member management services requires that our professional staff have technical, healthcare, compliance and other relevant knowledge and expertise. Because we act as a partner to health plans and are trusted to engage directly with health plan members, particularly in connection with our supplemental benefits program, our reputation is highly dependent on, among other things, the quality of the member management services we offer to our clients’ health plan members and our ability to effectively engage with them relating to their healthcare and benefits needs. We may be unable to accurately predict our clients’ or their health plan members’ demand for certain services or accommodate short-term increases in demand for certain services, and we may experience issues with the third parties on which we rely that impact our clients’ members for reasons that are beyond our control. See “— Third parties on which we rely, including to procure inventory for our supplemental benefits solution and to deliver products to health plan members, may not perform satisfactorily or at all, and our reliance on any third party for the distribution of supplemental benefits carries material risks.” A failure to offer high-quality and effective direct services, or a market perception that we do not offer high-quality and effective direct services, would harm our reputation and our relationship with clients, which could harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We face significant competition, which may harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We face substantial competition primarily from healthcare services and technology companies, including the growing presence of large technology companies entering the healthcare market. We also compete in some cases with certain of our customers who themselves provide some of the same solutions that we offer or who may decide to perform internally some of the same solutions that we provide. This vigorous competition requires us to provide high quality, innovative products at a competitive price. These competitive threats will likely remain or expand in the future. Our TES solutions compete with:

healthcare information system vendors that support providers or payors in their administration of Medicare Advantage (including the administration of supplemental benefits), Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan and Employer Group Waiver Plans;

healthcare insurance companies, pharmacy benefit management and pharmacy benefit administrator companies, hospital management companies and pharmacies that provide or are developing electronic transaction and payment distribution services for use by providers or by their members and customers;

healthcare payments and communication solutions providers, including financial institutions and payment processors that have invested in healthcare data management assets; and

healthcare payment accuracy companies; and providers of other data products and data analytics solutions, including healthcare risk adjustment, quality, economic statistics and other data; and other data and analytics solutions.
Our Advisory Services offerings compete with:

National management consulting firms (including, but not limited to, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, Accenture plc, McKinsey & Company and other similar firms);

Boutique consulting firms; and

Internal consulting departments within our clients.
In addition, certain major software, hardware, information systems and business process outsourcing companies, both with and without healthcare companies as their partners, may seek to offer competitive software and services. We cannot fully anticipate whether or when companies in adjacent or other product, service or technology areas may launch competitive products, and any such entry may lead to product
 
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obsolescence, loss of market share or erosion of prices. The extent of this competition varies by the size of companies, geographical coverage and scope and breadth of products and services offered. Within certain of the markets in which we operate, our competitors are significantly larger and have greater financial or other resources and have established reputations for success. In addition, many large and well-funded technology companies are pursuing opportunities to enter the healthcare market, and consolidation activity through strategic mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures may result in new competitors that can offer a broader range of products and services or may have greater scale or a lower cost structure.
Additionally, the pace of change in the healthcare technology and information systems market is rapid, and there are frequent new solution introductions, solution enhancements and evolving industry standards and requirements. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to upgrade our existing solutions or services, or introduce new solutions or services at the same rate as our competitors, or at all, nor can we guarantee that such upgrades or new solutions or services will achieve market acceptance over or among competitive offerings, or at all. Competitors may also commercialize products, services or technologies that render our solutions obsolete or less marketable.
These competitive pressures could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Acquisitions of other businesses or technologies and other significant transactions, including dispositions, involve many risks and such acquisitions could disrupt our business and harm our results of operations or financial condition.
We have in the past acquired businesses, such as Gorman Health Group in October 2017 and Pareto Intelligence and HealthScape Advisors in November 2018, and may in the future decide to acquire other businesses, products and technologies or enter into strategic alliances or joint ventures (a “Transaction”). Strategic Transactions could require significant capital infusions and involve many risks, including the following:

a Transaction may require us to incur unanticipated costs or liabilities or may cause adverse tax consequences, substantial depreciation or deferred compensation charges;

a Transaction undertaken for strategic business purposes may negatively impact our results of operations;

we may encounter difficulties in assimilating and integrating the acquired business, including the technologies, products, personnel or operations of the acquired company, particularly if key personnel of the acquired company decide not to work for us;

a Transaction may disrupt our ongoing business, divert resources, increase our expenses and distract our management;

we may be required to implement or improve internal controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a public company at a business that prior to the acquisition lacked these controls, procedures and policies;

the acquired businesses may have unexpected liabilities that we will be forced to assume;

the acquired businesses, products or technologies may not generate sufficient revenue to offset acquisition costs or to maintain our financial results; and

a Transaction may involve the entry into geographic or business markets in which we have little or no prior experience.
In addition, a significant portion of the purchase price of companies we acquire may be allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets, which must be assessed for impairment at least annually. In the future, if our acquisitions do not yield expected returns, we may be required to take charges to our operating results based on this impairment assessment process, which could adversely affect our results of operations. We may use shares of our common stock and equity-linked securities as consideration for acquisitions, and, as a result, we may issue additional shares of our common stock to pay for future acquisitions and a decline in the market price of our common stock may inhibit our ability to successfully pursue future acquisitions.
 
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In addition, we may divest assets or otherwise discontinue businesses that are no longer a part of our strategy. For example, on February 9, 2018, we announced a plan to abandon our Business Processing Outsourcing unit, and all run off operations associated with our Business Processing Outsourcing unit ceased in the first quarter of 2020. For more information regarding this discontinued operation, see Note 17. Discontinued Operations, to the notes accompanying our financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus. Divestitures or other similar strategic endeavors require significant investment of time and resources, may disrupt our business and distract management from other responsibilities and may result in losses on disposition or continued financial involvement in the divested business, including through indemnification or other financial arrangements, for a period following the transaction, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to identify or consummate any future Transaction on favorable terms, or at all. If we do pursue a Transaction, it is possible that we may not realize the anticipated benefits from the Transaction or that the financial markets or investors will negatively view the Transaction. Even if we successfully complete a Transaction, it could disrupt our business or harm our results of operations or financial condition.
Increases in labor costs, including wages, could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The labor costs associated with our business are subject to several external factors, including unemployment levels, prevailing wage rates, minimum wage laws, potential collective bargaining arrangements, health insurance costs and other insurance costs and changes in employment and labor legislation or other workplace regulation. From time to time, including following the 2020 U.S. presidential election, legislative proposals are made or otherwise discussed to increase the federal minimum wage in the United States, as well as the minimum wage in a number of individual states and municipalities, and to reform entitlement programs, such as health insurance and paid leave programs. These proposals and discussions have become increasingly common in the current political environment. If we are unable to mitigate wage rate increases through automation and other labor savings initiatives, our labor costs may increase, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
As minimum wage rates increase, we may need to increase not only the wage rates of our minimum wage employees, but also the wages paid to our other hourly employees as well. Further, should we fail to increase our wages competitively in response to increasing wage rates, the quality of our workforce could decline, causing certain aspects of our business, such as our client service, to suffer. Increases in labor costs could force us to increase our fees, which could adversely impact sales of our solutions and services to existing clients and prospects and the attractiveness of our solutions and services to existing clients and prospects. If we are unable to hire and retain employees capable of performing at a high level, such as by providing a high level of client service, or if mitigating measures we take in response to increased labor costs, such as utilizing increased automation in how we deliver certain of our solutions and services to clients, have unintended negative effects, including on client service, our business would be adversely affected. If competitive pressures or other factors prevent us from offsetting increased labor costs, our profitability may decline and could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
In addition, increases in the minimum wage driven by changes in state law may cause increases in costs other than those directly attributable to the increased wage, including costs related to moving certain of our operations to different states and hiring and training new work forces in these areas. An increase in these types of costs may have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Long and unpredictable sales and integration cycles for our solutions may adversely impact our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our sales process entails planning discussions with our clients or prospective clients, analyzing their existing health plan infrastructure, including the solutions and services utilized from their existing partners, and identifying how these potential clients can use and benefit from our solutions. The sales cycle for a new client, from the time of prospect qualification to the completion of the first sale is subject to significant variation, and can take from as short as one month or extend beyond one year. We spend substantial time, effort and money in our sales efforts without any assurance that our efforts will result in the sale of our
 
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solutions. Implementing, replacing or expanding a health plan administrative partner is a major decision for the client or prospective client. Many of our solutions require a substantial capital investment and time commitment by the client. Clients may choose to maintain their existing plan administration services providers to avoid the financial cost and time commitment of switching to our solutions. When a client decides to use our services, additional time is required to integrate our solutions into the client’s health plan infrastructure. If the integration process is not executed successfully or is delayed, our relationship with the client may be adversely affected. Our ability to grow our business depends, in part, on expanding the use of our solutions with new clients and deepening our relationships with existing clients. Any decision by our existing clients or prospective clients to delay purchasing decisions or not to utilize our solutions at all, or unanticipated difficulties with integrating our solutions with clients’ existing infrastructure, would adversely impact our business, results of operations or financial condition.
An economic downturn or volatility, including as a result of the ongoing coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our business has been and may continue to be affected by a number of factors beyond our control, such as general geopolitical, economic and business conditions and conditions in the financial markets. The U.S. and world economies have experienced significant economic uncertainty and volatility during recent years and that uncertainty and volatility has become more acute due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of such economic uncertainty and volatility in the United States and other countries, we may experience the negative effects of increased financial pressures on our clients, which could reduce the demand for our solutions and services by causing clients to terminate, or elect not to renew, existing contracts with us or to not enter into new contracts with us. If we are not able to timely and appropriately adapt to changes resulting from an uncertain or volatile economic environment, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic is having widespread, rapidly evolving and unpredictable impacts on global society, economies, financial markets and business practices. Federal, state and local governments have implemented varying measures in an effort to contain the virus, including social distancing, travel restrictions, border closures, limitations on public gatherings, work from home and supply chain logistical changes. We remain focused on protecting the health and well-being of our employees, our clients and our clients’ members while assuring the continuity of our business operations. The COVID-19 impact on our business resulted in elongated sales cycles, postponement of customer contract renewals, and slower implementation of software solutions for our clients, as well as a reduction in billable hours in one of our reportable segments, Advisory Services. For more information related to the impact of the COVID-19 on our Advisory Services segment, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Key Factors Affecting Our Performance — COVID-19 Pandemic” and Note 18. Segment Information, to the notes accompanying our financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus.
We have developed and implemented a range of measures to address the risks, uncertainties, and operational challenges associated with operating in a COVID-19 environment. We have also increased our interaction with our vendors to continue to monitor and manage inventory levels and are updating our systems regularly to provide current availability information to members. We have taken and will continue to take, proactive measures to provide for the well-being of our workforce while continuing to safely run our operations. We have implemented alternative working practices, which include, modified work schedules, shift rotation and work at home abilities for appropriate employees to best ensure adequate social distancing. In addition, we increased cleaning protocols throughout our facilities. Certain of these measures have resulted in increased costs. Our business, results of operations or financial condition could be further impacted by delays in payments from clients, supply chain interruptions, extended “shelter in place” orders or advisories, warehouse or facility COVID-19 outbreaks or closures or for other reasons related to the pandemic.
The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and the various responses to the COVID-19 pandemic impact our business, operations or financial condition will depend on numerous evolving factors that we may not be able to accurately predict, including: the duration and scope of the pandemic; actions by governmental entities, businesses and individuals that have been and continue to be taken in response to the pandemic; the effect on our clients and demand by clients, clients and our clients’ members for and ability to pay for our solutions and services; and disruptions or restrictions on our employees’ ability to work and
 
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travel. The impact of these factors and others on our suppliers and clients could persist for some time after governments ease their restrictions and after the overall number of COVID-19 cases in the United States decreases. Although the overall impact of COVID-19 on our business has been limited so far, such effects, if they continue for a prolonged period, may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business, results of operations or financial condition, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in this “Risk Factors” section.
Achieving market acceptance of new or updated solutions and services is necessary in order for such solutions and services to become profitable and will likely require significant efforts and expenditures.
The market for healthcare in the United States is in the early stages of structural change and is evolving towards a more value-based model, and increased technological innovation and adoption in the healthcare industry is transforming the healthcare industry’s business models. Our success depends, in part, on our ability to keep pace with technological developments, satisfy increasingly sophisticated and changing client and health plan member requirements and expectations and achieve market acceptance of new or updated solutions and services. Achieving market acceptance for new or updated solutions and services is likely to require substantial technological and sales and marketing efforts and the expenditure of significant funds to create awareness and demand by existing and prospective clients of our solutions and services. We may not be successful in responding to technological and regulatory developments or changing client needs. If we are unable to predict client preferences or industry changes, or if we are unable to modify our existing and future services on a timely or cost-effective basis, we may lose clients and our business, results of operations or financial condition may be adversely affected.
In addition, regulatory, operational or client-imposed requirements may impact the profitability of particular solutions and client engagements. The pace of change in the markets served by us is rapid, and there are frequent new solution and service introductions by competitors. If we do not respond successfully to technological and regulatory changes, as well as evolving industry standards and client demands, our solutions and services may become obsolete. Technological changes also may result in the offering of competitive solutions and services at lower prices than we currently charge for our solutions and services, which could result in us losing sales unless we lower the prices we charge or provide additional efficiencies or capabilities to the client. If we lower our prices on some of our solutions or services, we will need to increase margins on other solutions or services in order to achieve and maintain overall profitability. The failure to demonstrate to existing and potential clients the benefits of our existing and future services and the failure to achieve market acceptance of new or updated solutions for any reason could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Third parties on which we rely, including to procure inventory for our supplemental benefits solution and to deliver products to health plan members, may not perform satisfactorily or at all, and our reliance on any third party for the distribution of supplemental benefits carries material risks.
We rely on third parties in several components of our business, including in connection with administering our supplemental benefits solution. Our general reliance on third parties in the supply chain entails many risks, including: reliance on the third party for regulatory compliance and quality assurance, the possible breach of the agreement with the third party, the possible termination or nonrenewal of the agreement by the third party at a time that is costly or inconvenient for us and disruptions to the operations of our manufacturers or suppliers caused by conditions unrelated to our business or operations, including the bankruptcy of the manufacturer or supplier or a catastrophic event affecting our manufacturers or suppliers. Additionally, even if we are party to an agreement pursuant to which a third party is contractually obligated to indemnify us for any costs incurred as a result of the breach of an agreement by a third party, the indemnifying party may be unable or otherwise unwilling to uphold its contractual obligations.
Certain of our health plan clients depend on us to procure inventory for our supplemental benefits solution and to deliver products to their members. Any changes in, or disruptions to, our ability to procure this inventory or in the shipping arrangements we use to deliver products to health plan members could adversely affect our business, results of operation or financial condition. We currently rely on third-party providers to deliver the supplemental benefits products that we offer. If we are not able to negotiate acceptable
 
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pricing and other terms with these providers, or if these providers experience performance problems or other difficulties in processing our orders or delivering our products to our clients’ members, it could negatively impact our results of operations and the experience of our clients’ members. For example, changes to the terms of our shipping arrangements may adversely impact our margins and profitability. In addition, our ability to receive inbound inventory efficiently and ship products to clients’ members may be negatively affected by factors beyond our and these providers’ control, including inclement weather, fire, flood, power loss, earthquakes, acts of war or terrorism, pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, or other events specifically impacting our or other shipping partners, such as labor disputes, financial difficulties, system failures and other disruptions to the operations of the shipping companies on which we rely. Although we do not manufacture supplemental benefits products ordered by our clients’ members, including OTC medications and other medical products, these items may be defective, faulty or may otherwise cause harm to the members receiving and using such OTC medications or other medical products. If OTC medications or other medical products ordered by members through our supplement benefits offerings are defective, faulty or otherwise cause harm to members, we may be subject to litigation, including involving product liability claims, or our reputation may be adversely affected among our clients or our clients’ health plan members.
We are also subject to risks of damage or loss during delivery by our shipping vendors. Additionally, competitors or prospective competitors may offer low-cost or free shipping, fast shipping times, favorable return policies and other features that could be difficult for us to match, or could be a reason our clients’ members choose not to buy supplemental benefits from us. If the products ordered by our clients’ members are not delivered in a timely fashion or are damaged or lost during the delivery process, our clients’ members could become dissatisfied and cease buying supplemental benefits products through us, which would adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our quarterly results of operations may fluctuate significantly due to seasonality.
We believe there are significant seasonal factors that may cause us to record higher revenue in some quarters compared with others. We typically generate outsized revenue in the fourth quarter primarily due to increased member utilization of supplemental benefits within our Technology Enabled Solutions segment. The supplemental benefit programs, including products, we support may include an in-year roll-over provision, in which benefits not used during the calendar year accumulate and are available for members to use prior to the end of the following calendar year. Similarly, we typically incur outsized expenses in the fourth quarter, driven by the increased member utilization of supplemental benefits described above, as well as increased costs related to our advanced plan administration solutions, that are within our Technology Enabled Solutions segment, for managing the Medicare annual election period. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Key Factors Affecting Our Performance — Seasonality.”
The seasonality of our business could cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate as the results of an interim financial period may not be indicative of our full year results. Seasonality also impacts relative revenue and profitability of each quarter of the year, both on a quarter-to-quarter basis and year-over-year basis. This seasonality could change in the future due to other factors, including as a result of changes in timing of health plan enrollment periods and changes in the laws and regulations that govern the sale of health insurance. We may not be able to timely adjust to changes in the seasonality of our business. If the timing of the enrollment periods for health insurance changes, we may not be able to timely adapt to changes in client demand. If we are not successful in responding to changes in the seasonality of our business, our business, results of operations or financial condition would be adversely affected.
Our financial results could suffer if we are unable to achieve or maintain adequate utilization and suitable billing rates for our consultants, or if we are unable to deliver our services due to factors that disrupt travel to our client sites.
Our profitability depends, in part, on the utilization and billing rates of the professionals in our Advisory Services segment. Utilization of our professionals is affected by a number of factors, including:

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the timing of the commencement, completion and termination of engagements, which in many cases is unpredictable;

our ability to transition our consultants efficiently from completed engagements to new engagements;

the hiring of additional consultants because there is generally a transition period for new consultants that results in a temporary drop in our utilization rate;

unanticipated changes in the scope of client engagements;

our ability to forecast demand for our services; and

conditions affecting the industries in which we practice as well as general economic conditions.
The billing rates of our consultants that we are able to charge are also affected by a number of factors, including:

our clients’ perception of our ability to add value through our services;

the market demand for the services we provide;

introduction of new services by us or our competitors;

our competition and the pricing policies of our competitors; and

current economic conditions.
If we are unable to achieve and maintain adequate overall utilization as well as maintain or increase the billing rates for our consultants in our Advisory Services segment, our financial results could suffer. In addition, our consultants oftentimes perform services at the physical locations of our clients. If there are natural disasters, widespread outbreaks of contagious disease (including the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic), disruptions to travel and transportation or problems with communications systems, our ability to perform services for, and interact with, our clients at their physical locations may be negatively impacted, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our Advisory Services segment in particular relies on a combination of fixed-fee engagements and performance-based engagements, the profitability of which can be unpredictable.
We have entered into and expect to continue to enter into fixed-fee engagements, particularly with our Advisory Services clients. The profitability of our fixed-fee engagements may not meet our expectations if we underestimate the cost of these engagements. When making proposals for fixed-fee engagements, we estimate the costs and timing for completing the engagements. These estimates reflect our best judgment regarding the efficiencies of our methodologies and consultants as we plan to deploy them on engagements. Any increased or unexpected costs or unanticipated delays in connection with the performance of fixed-fee engagements, including delays caused by factors outside of our control or for the scope of fixed-fee engagements to extend beyond what had initially been contemplated without a corresponding increase in the fees charged, could make these types of contracts less profitable or unprofitable, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
In addition, we have entered into and may in the future enter into engagement agreements with clients pursuant to which our fees include a significant performance-based component. Revenues from our performance-based engagements are difficult to predict, and the timing and extent of recovery of our costs is uncertain. Performance-based fees are contingent on the achievement of specific measures, such as our clients meeting cost-saving or other contractually-defined goals. The achievement of these contractually-defined goals may be subject to acknowledgment by the client and is often impacted by factors outside of our control, such as the actions of the client or other third parties. To the extent that any revenue is contingent upon the achievement of a performance target, we recognize such revenue using a process that requires us to make significant management judgments, estimates and assumptions. While we believe that the estimates and assumptions we have used for revenue recognition are reasonable, subsequent changes could have an impact on our future financial results. The percentage of our revenues derived from performance-based fee arrangements may result in increased volatility in our working capital requirements and greater variations in our quarter-to-quarter results, which could affect the price of our common stock. In addition, an increase
 
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in the proportion of performance-based fee arrangements may temporarily offset the positive effect on our operating results from an increase in our utilization rate until the related revenues are recognized.
Operating and growing our business may require additional capital, and, if capital is not available to us, our business, results of operations or financial condition may suffer.
Operating and growing our business may require further investments in our business. We may be presented with opportunities that we want to pursue, and unforeseen challenges may present themselves, any of which could cause us to require additional capital. Our business model does not require us to hold a significant amount of cash and cash equivalents at any given time and, if our cash needs exceed our expectations or we experience rapid growth, we could experience strain in our cash flow, which could adversely affect our operations in the event we are unable to obtain other sources of liquidity. If we seek to raise funds through equity or debt financing, those funds may prove to be unavailable, may only be available on terms that are not acceptable to us or may result in significant dilution to you or higher levels of leverage. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to pursue our business objectives and to respond to business opportunities, including potential acquisitions, challenges or unforeseen circumstances could be significantly limited, and our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
If we fail to manage future growth effectively, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be harmed.
We have expanded our operations significantly, including through acquisitions, and anticipate that further expansion may be required in order for us to grow our business. Our growth has placed and could continue to place increasing and significant demands on our management, our operational and financial systems and infrastructure and our other resources. If we do not effectively manage our growth, the quality of our services could suffer, which could harm our business, results of operations or financial condition. In order to manage future growth, we will need to hire, integrate and retain highly skilled and motivated employees. We may not be able to hire new employees quickly enough to meet our needs. If we fail to effectively manage our hiring needs and successfully integrate our new hires, our efficiency and ability to meet our forecasts and our employee morale, productivity and retention could suffer, and our business, results of operations or financial condition could be harmed. We will also be required to continue to improve our existing systems for operational and financial management, including our reporting systems, procedures and controls. These improvements may require significant capital expenditures and could place increasing demands on our management. We may not be successful in managing or expanding our operations or in maintaining adequate financial and operating systems and controls. If we do not successfully implement improvements in these areas, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be harmed.
If we are unable to attract, train, motivate and retain senior management and other qualified personnel, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be negatively affected.
Our success depends in large part on our ability to attract and retain senior management personnel, as well as technically qualified and highly skilled technical, operational, sales, consulting, finance and marketing personnel. It could be difficult, time consuming and expensive to identify, recruit, and onboard any key management member or other critical personnel. Competition for highly skilled personnel is often intense. If we are unable to attract and retain qualified individuals, our ability to compete in the markets for our solutions would be adversely affected, which would have a negative impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Our competitors may be successful in recruiting and hiring members of our management team or other key employees, including key employees obtained through our acquisitions, and it may be difficult for us to find suitable replacements on a timely basis, on competitive terms or at all.
Changes in management or other critical personnel may be disruptive to our business and might also result in our loss of unique skills, loss of knowledge about our business and the departure of other existing employees. The loss of one or more of our key employees could significantly harm our business. If we are unable to attract, integrate, or retain the qualified and highly skilled personnel required to fulfill our current or future needs, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be harmed.
 
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Effective succession planning is also important to the long-term success of our business. If we fail to ensure the effective transfer of knowledge and smooth transitions involving key employees, it could hinder our strategic planning and execution. The loss of senior management or any ineffective transitions in management could significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our development and strategic objectives, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our international operations subject us to additional risks which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We have certain business operations located in the Philippines. Countries outside of the United States may be subject to relatively higher degrees of political and social instability and may lack the infrastructure to withstand political unrest or natural disasters. These risks and challenges include, but are not limited to:

difficulties and costs of staffing and managing foreign operations, including any impairment to relationships with employees caused by a reduction in force;

restrictions imposed by local labor practices and laws on our business and operations;

exposure to different business practices and legal standards;

unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;

political, social and economic stability and the risk of war, terrorist activities or other international incidents;

the failure of telecommunications and connectivity infrastructure;

natural disasters and public health emergencies, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; and

potentially adverse tax consequences, including the possible imposition of increased withholding taxes.
The factors set forth above could interfere with work performed by labor sources in these areas or could result in our having to replace or reduce these labor sources.
The practice of utilizing labor based in foreign countries has come under increased scrutiny in the United States. Governmental authorities, including CMS, could seek to impose financial costs or restrictions on foreign companies providing services to clients or companies in the United States. Governmental authorities may attempt to prohibit or otherwise discourage us from sourcing services from offshore labor. In addition, clients may require us to use labor based in the United States for regulatory or other reasons. To the extent that we are required to use labor based in the United States, we may face increased costs as a result of higher-priced United States-based labor.
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and other applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations prohibit certain types of payments by our employees, vendors and agents. Any violation of the applicable anti-corruption laws or regulations by us, our subsidiaries or our local agents could expose us to significant penalties, fines, settlements, costs and consent orders that may curtail or restrict our business as it is currently conducted and could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Contractual relationships with private insurers that are funded by government programs may impose special burdens on us and provide special benefits to those clients.
A large portion of our revenue comes from private insurers that are funded by government programs. Our contracts with private insurers may be subject to some or all of the following:

termination when appropriated funding for the current fiscal year is exhausted;

termination for the governmental client’s convenience, subject to a negotiated settlement for costs incurred and profit on work completed, along with the right to place contracts out for bid before completion of the full contract term, as well as the right to make unilateral changes in contract requirements, subject to negotiated price adjustments;
 
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compliance and reporting requirements related to, among other things, agency-specific policies and regulations, information security, subcontracting requirements, equal employment opportunity, affirmative action for veterans and workers with disabilities and accessibility for the disabled;

broad audit rights;

ownership of inventions made with federal funding under the Bayh-Dole Act; and

specialized remedies for breach and default, including setoff rights, risk allocation, retroactive price adjustments and civil or criminal fraud penalties, re-procurement expenses, as well as mandatory administrative dispute resolution procedures instead of state contract law remedies.
In addition, certain violations of federal and state law may result in termination of our contracts with private insurers, and, under certain circumstances, suspension or debarment from future such contracts.
We face inspections, reviews, audits and investigations from health plans. These audits could have adverse findings that may negatively affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Because we support our health plan clients’ participation in Medicare and other government-sponsored healthcare programs, we are subject to inspections, reviews, audits and investigations by them to verify our compliance with these programs, applicable laws and regulations and contractual requirements. We also periodically conduct internal audits and reviews of our regulatory compliance. An adverse inspection, review, audit or investigation could result in:

refunding amounts or paying penalties assessed by the health plans;

state or federal agencies imposing fines, penalties and other sanctions on us;

decertification or exclusion from participation in one or more health plan networks;

self-disclosure of violations to applicable regulatory authorities;

damage to our reputation; and

loss of certain rights under, or termination of, our contracts with health plans.
The outcome of any current or future inspection, review, audit or investigation cannot be accurately predicted, nor can we predict any of the results noted above. Nevertheless, it is possible that any such outcome of an adverse inspection, review, audit or investigation could be substantial, and the outcome of these matters may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Furthermore, the legal and other costs associated with complying with these inspections, reviews, audits or investigations, including costs associated with maintaining related security and compliance controls, could be significant.
Our ability to use our net operating losses to offset future taxable income may be subject to certain limitations.
Our net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards could expire unused and be unavailable to offset future income tax liabilities because of their limited duration or because of restrictions under U.S. tax law. NOLs generated in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2018 are permitted to be carried forward for only 20 taxable years under applicable U.S. federal income tax law. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or the Tax Act, as modified by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, NOLs arising in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2021, may be carried back to each of the five tax years preceding the tax year of such loss, and NOLs arising in tax years beginning after December 31, 2020 may not be carried back. Moreover, under the Tax Act as modified by the CARES Act, NOLs generated in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 may be carried forward indefinitely, but the deductibility of such NOLs generally will be limited in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020 to 80% of current year taxable income. The extent to which state income tax law will conform to the Tax Act and CARES Act is uncertain.
In general, under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof (the “Code”), a corporation that undergoes an “ownership change” ​(as defined under Section 382 of the Code (“Section 382”) and applicable Treasury Regulations) is subject to limitations on its ability to utilize
 
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its pre-change NOLs to offset future taxable income. As a result of the Merger, an analysis was completed in accordance with Section 382 to determine the limitations associated with our use of preexisting NOL carryforwards in future periods. The annual limitation is based on a number of factors including the value of our stock (as defined for tax purposes) on the date of the ownership change, our net unrealized built in gain position on that date and the effect of any subsequent ownership changes, if any. We retained a third party to complete the required Section 382 analysis who determined that at September 4, 2019 approximately $66.9 million of the NOL carryforwards will be available to future tax periods in varying increments annually. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $50.0 million of federal NOL carryforwards which begin to expire in 2023 and $52.6 million of combined NOL carryforwards in various states which will begin to expire in 2023.
Risks Related to Governmental Regulation
Recent and future developments in the healthcare industry could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
All of our revenue is derived from the healthcare industry, which is highly regulated and subject to changing political, legislative, regulatory and other influences. The results of the 2020 U.S. presidential and congressional elections have created further uncertainty, including with respect to the U.S. government’s role, in the U.S. healthcare industry. As a result of such elections, there are renewed calls for health insurance reform, which could lead to significant changes in the U.S. healthcare market. We cannot predict with certainty what form any potential health insurance reform may take and the impact of any such reform on our clients’ businesses and on our business, but such changes could impose new or more stringent regulatory requirements on the activities of our clients, which in turn could negatively impact our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Federal healthcare program spending continues to be a major political and legislative issue in the United States and the federal government continues to consider deficit reduction measures and other changes to government healthcare programs. In recent years, legislative and regulatory changes have limited, and in some cases reduced, the levels of payment that healthcare payors receive for various services under Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs. For example, the Budget Control Act requires automatic spending reductions to the federal deficit, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) provides for significant federal healthcare program spending reductions, including reductions in Medicare payments to most healthcare providers and Medicare Advantage plans. See “— Risks Related to our Business and Industry — Federal reductions in Medicare Advantage funding could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.”
The ACA has also changed how healthcare services are covered, delivered and reimbursed. The ACA mandates that substantially all U.S. citizens maintain health insurance coverage, expands health insurance coverage through a combination of public program expansion and private sector reforms, reduces Medicare program spending and promotes value-based purchasing. However, efforts by certain lawmakers to repeal or make significant changes to the ACA, our implementation or our interpretation have cast uncertainty onto the future of the law. We are unable to predict the full impact of the ACA and other health reform initiatives on our operations in light of the uncertainty regarding whether, when and how the ACA will be further changed, what alternative reforms (including single payer proposals), if any, may be enacted, the timing of enactment and implementation of alternative provisions and the impact of alternative provisions on various healthcare industry participants. While many of the provisions of the ACA and other health reform initiatives may not be directly applicable to us, such initiatives affect the businesses of our clients. For example, as a result of Medicare payment reductions and other reimbursement changes mandated under the ACA, our clients may attempt to seek price concessions from us or reduce their use of our solutions, especially if provisions expanding coverage are repealed without eliminating the payment reductions or other reimbursement changes. Additionally, because many of our solutions are designed to assist clients in effectively navigating the shift to value-based healthcare, the elimination of, or significant revisions to, various value-based healthcare initiatives may adversely impact our business. Thus, the ACA may result in a reduction of expenditures by clients or potential clients in the healthcare industry, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
 
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Moreover, there are currently numerous federal, state and private initiatives seeking to increase the use of technology in healthcare as a means of improving care and reducing costs. For example, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act, which was enacted in 2009, and the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Cures Act”), which was enacted in 2016, contain incentives and penalties to promote the use of Electronic Health Records (“EHR”) technology and the efficient exchange of health information electronically. Further, the Cures Act provides for penalties to be imposed on healthcare technology developers, health information exchanges or networks and health providers that are found to improperly block the exchange of health information. These and other initiatives may result in additional or costly legal or regulatory requirements that are applicable to us and our clients, may encourage more companies to enter our markets, may provide advantages to our competitors and may result in the development of technology solutions that compete with us. Any such initiatives also may result in a reduction of expenditures by existing or potential clients, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
In addition to cost containment efforts at the federal and state levels, general reductions in expenditures by healthcare industry constituents could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Such reductions could result from, among other things, government regulation or private initiatives that affect the manner in which providers interact with patients, payors or other healthcare industry constituents, including changes in pricing or means of delivery of healthcare solutions. Even if general expenditures by healthcare industry constituents remain the same or increase, other developments in the healthcare industry may result in reduced spending on healthcare technology and services or in some or all of the specific markets we serve or are planning to serve. In addition, our clients’ expectations regarding pending or potential healthcare industry developments also may affect their budgeting processes and spending plans with respect to the types of solutions we provide. For example, use of our solutions could be affected by, among other things:

changes in the design of health insurance plans;

changes in the contracting methods payors use in their relationships with providers; and

implementation of government programs that streamline and standardize eligibility enrollment processes, which could result in decreased pricing or demand for our eligibility and enrollment solutions.
The healthcare industry has changed significantly in recent years, and we expect that significant changes will continue to occur. The timing and impact of developments in the healthcare industry are difficult to predict. We cannot be sure that the markets for our solutions will continue to exist at their current levels, will not change in ways that adversely affect us or that we will have adequate technical, financial and marketing resources to react to changes in those markets.
We are subject to complex, stringent and evolving laws, regulations and standards relating to data privacy and security (including the collection, storage, use, transfer, and processing of personally identifiable information), including protected health information, and any actual or perceived failure by us to comply with such laws, regulations or standards, or our own information security policies or contractual or other obligations relating to data privacy and security, could adversely affect our business, including our reputation among clients.
We collect, receive, generate, use, process, and store significant and increasing volumes of sensitive information, such as employee, client and individual protected health information and other personally identifiable information. We are subject to a variety of federal, state and local laws, directives and regulations, as well as contractual obligations, relating to the collection, use, storage, retention, security, disclosure, transfer, return, destruction and other processing of protected health information, other personally identifiable information, and other data. In many jurisdictions, enforcement actions and consequences for noncompliance with such laws, directives and regulations are rising, and the regulatory framework for privacy, data protection and data transfers is complex and rapidly evolving and is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. As required by applicable laws, we publicly post documentation regarding our privacy practices concerning the collection, processing, use and disclosure of certain data. The publication of our privacy policy and other documentation that provide promises and assurances about privacy and security can subject us to potential state and federal action if they are found to be deceptive, unfair, or misrepresentative
 
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of our actual practices. In addition, although we endeavor to comply with our published policies and documentation, individuals could allege we have failed to do so, or we may at times actually fail to do so despite our efforts. Any failure by us, our vendors or other parties with whom we do business to comply with this documentation or with laws or regulations applicable to our business could result in proceedings against us by governmental entities or others. Such a failure could adversely affect our business, including our reputation among clients.
The U.S. federal and various state government bodies and agencies have adopted or are considering adopting laws and regulations limiting, or laws and regulations regarding the collection, distribution, use, disclosure, storage and security of, personally identifiable information, including protected health information. For example, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) establishes a set of national privacy and security standards for the protection of protected health information by health plans, healthcare clearinghouses and certain healthcare providers, referred to as covered entities, and the business associates with whom such covered entities contract for services, including administrative provisions directed at simplifying electronic data interchange through standardizing transactions, establishing uniform healthcare provider, payor, and employer identifiers and seeking protections for confidentiality and security of patient data. Compliance with HIPAA requires significant systems enhancements, training and administrative effort. HIPAA can also expose us to additional liability for violations by our business associates.
HIPAA imposes mandatory penalties for certain violations, and a single breach incident can result in violations of multiple standards. HIPAA also authorizes state attorneys general to file suit on behalf of their residents. Courts may award damages, costs and attorneys’ fees related to violations of HIPAA in such cases. While HIPAA does not create a private right of action allowing individuals to sue in civil court for violations of HIPAA, its standards have been used as the basis for duty of care in state civil suits such as those for negligence or recklessness in the misuse or breach of protected health information or personally identifiable information. Moreover, many state laws do create state-specific private rights of action for conduct that would otherwise violate HIPAA or state law obligations. Class action lawsuits are becoming an expected and more common occurrence in cases of breaches.
In addition, HIPAA mandates that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) conduct periodic compliance audits of HIPAA-covered entities and business associates for compliance with HIPAA’s privacy and security standards. It also tasks HHS with establishing a methodology whereby harmed individuals who were the victims of breaches of unsecured protected health information may receive a percentage of the civil monetary penalty fine paid by the violator.
HIPAA further requires that members be notified of any unauthorized acquisition, access, use or disclosure of their unsecured protected health information that compromises the privacy or security of such information, with certain exceptions related to unintentional or inadvertent use or disclosure by employees or authorized individuals. HIPAA specifies that such notifications must be made “without unreasonable delay and in no case later than 60 calendar days after discovery of the breach.” If a breach affects 500 patients or more, it must be reported to HHS without unreasonable delay, and HHS will post the name of the breaching entity on its public website. Breaches affecting 500 patients or more in the same state or jurisdiction must also be reported to the local media. If a breach involves fewer than 500 people, the covered entity must record it in a log and notify HHS at least annually.
In addition to HIPAA, numerous other federal and state laws and regulations designed to protect the collection, distribution, use, disclosure, storage and security of protected health information and other types of personally identifiable information have been enacted. For example, in June 2018 California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which became effective on January 1, 2020 and, among other things, requires covered companies to provide certain disclosures to California residents and afford such residents data protection rights, including the ability to opt out of certain sales of personally identifiable information. The CCPA provides for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private right of action for certain data breaches that result in the loss of personally identifiable information that may increase data breach litigation. Additionally, a new California ballot initiative, the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), was passed in November 2020. Effective beginning on January 1, 2023, the CPRA imposes additional obligations on companies covered by the legislation and will significantly modify the CCPA, including by expanding California residents’ rights with respect to certain sensitive personally identifiable information. The CPRA
 
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also creates a new state agency that will be vested with authority to implement and enforce the CCPA and the CPRA. While the CCPA may not apply to certain protected health information, the interpretation and enforcement of the CCPA remain unclear, and the effects of the CCPA potentially are significant and still may require us to modify our data practices and policies and to incur substantial costs and expenses in an effort to comply and increase our potential exposure to regulatory enforcement and sanctions and litigation.
In the United States, many state legislatures, government bodies and regulatory agencies have adopted legislation and regulations that regulate how businesses operate online, including measures relating to privacy, data security and data breaches. Additionally, some statutory and regulatory requirements in the United States, such as HIPAA, include obligations for companies to notify individuals of security breaches involving particular personally identifiable information, which could result from breaches experienced by us or our service providers. Laws in all 50 states and other U.S. territories require businesses to provide notice to individuals whose personally identifiable information has been disclosed as a result of a data breach. Such laws are not always consistent, and compliance in the event of a widespread data breach is costly and may be challenging. States are also constantly amending existing laws, requiring attention to frequently changing requirements, and we expect these changes to continue.
In addition to government regulation, privacy advocates and industry groups may propose self-regulatory standards from time to time. These and other industry standards may legally or contractually apply to us, or we may elect to comply with such standards or to facilitate our clients’ compliance with such standards. We expect that there will continue to be new proposed laws and regulations concerning privacy, data protection and information security, and we cannot yet determine the impact such future laws, regulations, and standards may have on our business. New laws, amendments to or re-interpretations of existing laws and regulations, industry standards, contractual and other obligations may require us to incur additional costs and restrict our business operations. Because the interpretation and application of laws, standards, contractual and other obligations relating to privacy and data protection are still uncertain and changing, it is possible that these laws, standards, contractual and other obligations may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our data management practices, our privacy, data protection or data security policies or procedures or the features of our technology. If so, in addition to the possibility of fines, lawsuits, regulatory investigations, imprisonment of company officials and public censure, other claims and penalties, significant costs for remediation and damage to our reputation, we could be required to fundamentally change our business activities and practices or modify our technology, any of which could adversely affect our business. We may be unable to make such changes or modifications in a commercially reasonable manner, or at all, and our ability to develop new software or provide new services could be limited. Any inability to adequately address privacy, data protection or information security-related concerns, even if unfounded, or to successfully negotiate privacy, data protection or information security-related contractual terms with clients, or to comply with applicable laws and regulations, or our policies relating to privacy, data protection, and information security, could result in additional cost and liability to us and harm our reputation and brand. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We are unable to predict what changes to laws, regulations and other requirements, including related to contractual obligations, might be made in the future or how those changes could affect our business and the costs of compliance.
We have attempted to structure our operations to comply with laws, regulations and other requirements applicable to us directly and to our clients, but we cannot assure you that our operations will not be challenged or impacted by enforcement initiatives. We have been, and in the future may become, involved in governmental investigations, audits, reviews and assessments. Certain of our businesses are subject to review, including for compliance with various legal, regulatory or other requirements. Any determination by a court or agency that our solutions violate, or cause our clients to violate, applicable laws, regulations or other requirements could subject us or our clients to civil or criminal penalties. Such a determination also could require us to modify or terminate portions of our business, disqualify us from serving clients that do business with government entities or cause us to refund some or all of our service fees or otherwise compensate our clients. In addition, failure to satisfy laws, regulations or other requirements could adversely affect demand for our solutions and could force us to expend significant capital, research and development and other resources to address the failure. Even an unsuccessful challenge by regulatory and other authorities
 
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or private whistleblowers could be expensive and time-consuming, could result in loss of business, exposure to adverse publicity and injury to our reputation and could adversely affect our ability to retain and attract clients. Laws, regulations and other requirements impacting our operations include, but are not limited to, the following:

the federal beneficiary inducement civil monetary laws, which generally prohibit giving something of value to an individual if the remuneration is likely to influence that beneficiary’s choice of a particular provider, supplier or practitioner for services covered by applicable federal healthcare programs. There are a number of exceptions, such as, remuneration that “promotes access to care and poses a low risk of harm to patients and federal healthcare programs.” A violation of this statute includes fines or exclusion from federal healthcare programs;

HIPAA, which created additional federal criminal statutes that prohibit, among other things, knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud or to obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or promises, any money or property owned by, or under the control or custody of, any healthcare benefit program, including private third-party payors, willingly obstructing a criminal investigation of a healthcare offense, and knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up by trick, scheme or device, a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services. Like the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, a person or entity need not have actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it in order to have committed a violation;

the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, as amended (“TCPA”), subjects us and our vendors to various rules regarding contacting our clients and our clients’ patients via telephone, fax or text message and may impact our operations. Prior express consent, and, in the case of marketing calls, prior express written consent, of consumers may be required to override certain activities prohibited under the TCPA. Because our solutions need and rely upon various messaging components to achieve successful outcomes for us and our clients, our ability to communicate with our clients and their patients may be affected by the TCPA, its implementing regulations and litigation pursuant to the TCPA. In addition, because the scope and interpretation of the TCPA, and other laws that are or may be applicable to making calls and delivering text messages to consumers, continue to evolve and develop, we or our vendors inadvertently could fail to comply or be alleged, with or without merit, to have failed to comply with the TCPA or other similar laws, and consequently be subject to significant liability and statutory damages, negative publicity associated with class action litigation or costs associated with modifying our solutions and business strategies;

the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act, which regulates commercial email messages and specifies penalties for the transmission of commercial email messages that do not comply with certain requirements, such as providing an opt-out mechanism for stopping future emails from senders; and

analogous state laws and regulations, such as state anti-kickback and false claims laws, which may be more restrictive and may apply to healthcare items or services reimbursed by non-governmental third-party payors, including private insurers, or by the patients themselves.
We also may be impacted by non-healthcare laws, industry standards and other requirements. For example, laws and regulations governing how we communicate with our clients and our clients’ members may impact our operations and, if not followed, would result in fines, penalties and other liabilities and adverse publicity and injury to our reputation. Compliance with future laws and regulations or the applicable regulators’ interpretations of the laws and regulations may require us to change our practices at an undeterminable, and possibly significant, initial and annual expense. These additional monetary expenditures may increase future overhead, which could harm our business.
Changes in tax rules and regulations, or in interpretations thereof, may materially adversely affect our effective tax rates.
We have operations in many states in the United States as well as the Philippines. Accordingly, we are subject to taxation in many jurisdictions with increasingly complex tax laws, the application of which can be uncertain.
 
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Unanticipated changes in our tax rates could affect our future results of operation or financial condition. Our future effective tax rates could be unfavorably affected by changes in the tax rates in jurisdictions where our income is earned and taxed, by changes in tax rules and regulations, or in interpretations thereof, in the jurisdictions in which we do business, by increases in expenses not deductible for tax purposes including impairments of goodwill, by changes in GAAP or other applicable accounting standards or by changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities.
In addition, we are subject to the continual examination of our income tax returns by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other domestic and international tax authorities. Tax authorities in various jurisdictions may disagree with and subsequently challenge the amount of profits taxed in their state or country, which may result in increased tax liability, including accrued interest and penalties, which would cause our tax expense to increase. We regularly assess the likelihood of outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes and have reserved for potential adjustments that may result. We cannot assure you that the final determination of any of these examinations will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.
Risks Related to Information Technology, Data Privacy and Intellectual Property
Security breaches or incidents, failures and other disruptions of the information technology (“IT”) systems used in our business operations, including the Internet and related systems of our vendors, and the security measures protecting them, and the sensitive information we collect, process, transmit, use and store, may adversely impact our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our business relies on sophisticated, commercial off-the-shelf and customized IT systems to obtain, process, store, analyze and manage data and other sensitive information, and to develop, distribute and deliver products and services. Further, our business relies to a significant degree upon the secure collection, transmission, use, storage and other processing of sensitive information, including protected health information and other personally identifiable information, financial information, including payment card data, and other confidential information and data within these systems. To the extent our or our vendors’ IT systems are not successfully protected or fail, our business, results of operations or financial condition may be adversely affected. Our business, results of operations or financial condition may also be adversely affected if a vendor servicing our IT systems does not perform satisfactorily, or if the IT systems are interrupted or damaged by unforeseen events, including the actions of third parties.
To protect our systems and the information stored thereon, we seek to implement commercially reasonable security measures and maintain information security policies and procedures informed by requirements under applicable law and recommended practices, in each case, as applicable to the data received, used, stored, processed and transmitted. Despite our security management efforts with respect to administrative, physical and technical safeguards, employee training, vendor (and sub-vendor) controls and contractual relationships, our infrastructure, data or other operations centers and systems used in connection with our business operations, including the Internet and related systems of our vendors (including vendors to which we outsource data hosting, storage and processing functions) are vulnerable to a security breach, interruption of system or the threat of a breach or other security incident. For example, we and our vendors have experienced, and from time to time in the future may experience, unauthorized access to, misuse, modification, loss or destruction of and disclosure of our or our clients’ (or their members’ and patients’) confidential or personal information or data due to cyberattacks and other data security incidents, power or telecommunications failures, employee or insider malfeasance or improper employee or contractor conduct, computer viruses and other malware, programming errors and other human errors, phishing schemes, threats of ransomware events and denial-of-service attacks. In the future, we may experience such unauthorized access or disclosures for these reasons or due to other disruptive problems, including, but not limited to, physical break-ins, hackers and other breaches by insiders or third parties due to criminal conduct, ransomware events, fraud, natural disasters, terrorist attacks and other unanticipated events. We may be required to expend significant capital and other resources to protect against, and alleviate problems caused by, such incidents, regardless of whether they affect our systems or networks, or the systems or networks of our third-party service providers.
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degrade services or sabotage systems are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated and change frequently, which can make such events difficult to detect for long periods of time. Further, defects in the design or manufacture of the hardware, software or applications we procure from third parties to develop our products and services could compromise our IT systems. These events, including unauthorized access, misappropriation, disclosure or loss of sensitive information (including personally identifiable information, protected health information or financial information) or a significant disruption of our network generally, expose us to risks, including an inability to provide our solutions and fulfill contractual demands, and could cause management distraction and the obligation to devote significant financial and other resources to mitigate such problems, which would increase our future information security costs, including through organizational changes, deploying additional personnel, reinforcing administrative, physical and technical safeguards, further training of employees, changing vendor (and sub-vendor) control practices and engaging third-party subject matter experts and consultants.
Moreover, unauthorized access, use or disclosure of certain sensitive information in our possession or our failure to satisfy legal requirements, including requirements relating to safeguarding protected health information under HIPAA, payment card data under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and personally identifiable information under applicable state data privacy laws, as discussed above, could result in litigation, disputes, indemnity obligations and other liabilities and regulatory investigations, enforcement, orders and actions, which could result in potential fines and penalties, as well as costs relating to investigation of an incident or breach, corrective actions, required notifications to regulatory agencies and clients, credit monitoring services and other necessary expenses. In addition, actual or perceived breaches of our security management efforts can cause existing clients to terminate their relationship with us and deter existing or prospective clients from using or purchasing our solutions in the future. These events can have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition or reputation.
Because our solutions involve the collection, processing, storage, use and transmission of personally identifiable information of consumers, we and other industry participants have been and expect to routinely be the target of attempted cyber and other security threats by outside third parties, including technically sophisticated and well-resourced bad actors attempting to access or steal the data we store, process or transmit. Vendor, insider or employee cyber and security threats also occur and are a significant concern for all companies, including us. In recent years there have been a number of well-publicized data breaches involving the improper dissemination of personally identifiable information of individuals both within and outside of the healthcare industry and such breaches can result in significant losses. These breaches have resulted in lawsuits and governmental investigations or enforcement actions that have sought or obtained significant fines and penalties, and have required companies to enter into agreements with government regulators that impose ongoing obligations and requirements, including internal and external (third-party) monitorship for five years or more. Most states require holders of personally identifiable information to maintain safeguards and take certain actions in response to a data breach, such as providing prompt notification of the breach to affected individuals or the state’s attorney general. In some states, these laws are limited to electronic data, but states increasingly are enacting or considering stricter and broader requirements. Additionally, HIPAA imposes certain notification requirements on both covered entities and business associates. In certain circumstances involving large breaches, requirements may even involve notification to the media. A non-permitted use or disclosure of protected health information is presumed to be a breach under HIPAA unless the covered entity or business associate establishes that there is a low probability the information has been compromised consistent with requirements enumerated in HIPAA. Further, the Federal Trade Commission has prosecuted certain data breach cases as unfair and deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act. In addition, by regulation, the Federal Trade Commission requires creditors, which may include some of our clients, to implement identity theft prevention programs to detect, prevent and mitigate identity theft in connection with client accounts. Although Congress passed legislation that restricts the definition of “creditor” and exempts many healthcare providers from complying with this identity theft prevention rule, we may be required to apply additional resources to our existing processes to assist our affected clients in complying with this rule.
While we maintain liability insurance coverage, including coverage for errors and omissions and cyber-liability, claims may not be sufficiently covered or could exceed the amount of our applicable insurance coverage, if any, or such coverage may not continue to be available on acceptable terms or in sufficient amounts. We also cannot ensure that any limitation of liability or indemnity provisions in our contracts,
 
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including with vendors and service providers, for a security lapse or breach or other security incident would be enforceable or adequate or would otherwise protect us from any liabilities or damages with respect to any particular claim. Any of the foregoing could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Disruptions in service or damages to our and our vendors’ data center colocation and hosting facilities, public and private cloud subscriptions, distribution centers or other operations centers, or other software or systems failures, could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our data center colocation and hosting facilities, public and private cloud subscriptions, distribution centers and other operations centers are essential to our business. Our business operations depend on our and our vendors’ ability to maintain and protect our network and computer systems, many of which are located in our primary data center colocation facilities and operations centers that we lease or subscribe to and operate, some of which are outsourced to certain third-party hosting and cloud service providers. We have consolidated several hosting environments and currently plan to continue such consolidation. We also provide application hosting and managed services that involve operating both our infrastructure and software, as well as the software of vendors for our clients. The ability to access the systems, applications and data that we host and on demand support is important to our clients.
Our operations, cloud service providers and data center colocation and hosting facilities are vulnerable to interruption or damage from a number of sources, many of which are beyond our control, including, without limitation: power loss and telecommunications failures, fire, flood, hurricane, tornado and other natural disasters, software and hardware errors, failures or crashes , spikes in consumer usage, negligence, infrastructure changes, human or software errors, hardware failures, terrorist attacks, improper operation, cyber and ransomware attacks, computer viruses, hacking, break-ins, sabotage, fraud, intentional acts of vandalism and other similar disruptive problems. The occurrence of any of these events could result in interruptions, delays or cessations in service to users of our solutions, which could impair or prohibit our ability to provide our solutions, reduce the competitive advantages of our solutions to our clients, damage our reputation and otherwise have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition. In addition, if clients’ access to our solutions is interrupted because of problems in our operations, facilities or cloud service providers, we could be in breach of our agreements with clients or exposed to significant claims, particularly if the access interruption is associated with problems in the timely delivery of medical care.
We attempt to mitigate these risks through various means, including disaster recovery and business continuity plans, penetration testing, vulnerability scans, patching and other information security procedures and cybersecurity and ransomware measures, insurance against fires, floods, other natural disasters, cyber-liability and general business interruptions, and client and employee training and awareness, but our precautions cannot protect against all risks. Any significant instances of system downtime could negatively affect our reputation and ability to provide our solutions or remote hosting services, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We also rely on a number of vendors, such as cloud service providers, data center colocation and hosting providers and call center technology providers, to provide us with a variety of solutions and services necessary for our transaction services and processing functions. We also utilize contractors and sub-contractors, including, but not limited to, software developers, for the development and maintenance of certain software products we use to provide our solutions, as well as infrastructure, security and IT service management. As a result, our disaster recovery and business continuity plans may rely, in part, upon vendors of related services, which increases our vulnerability to problems with the services they provide. We exercise limited control over these vendors, and our review processes for such vendors may be insufficient to identify, prevent or mitigate adverse events. Our vendors are ultimately responsible for maintaining their own network security, disaster recovery and system management procedures, and, if these vendors do not fulfill their contractual obligations, have system failures, choose to discontinue their products or services or otherwise suffer any type of cybersecurity incident, our business and operations could be disrupted and our brand and reputation, including with our clients and partners, could be harmed. Any of the foregoing could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
 
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Interruptions and limitations of the IT systems used in our business operations could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our ability to deliver our solutions and services is dependent on the development and maintenance of the infrastructure of the Internet and other telecommunications services by third parties. This includes maintenance of a reliable network connection with the necessary speed, data capacity and security for providing reliable Internet access and services and reliable telephone and facsimile services. Our services are designed to operate without interruption in accordance with our service level commitments.
However, we have experienced limited interruptions of our IT systems in the past, including infrastructure failures that temporarily slow down the performance of our solutions, and we may experience similar or more significant interruptions in the future, as discussed above. Interruptions of these systems, whether due to system failures, computer viruses, physical or electronic break-ins or other catastrophic events, could affect the security or availability of our solutions and services and prevent or inhibit the ability of our clients to access our solutions and services. In the event of any errors, failures, interruptions or delays with respect to our IT systems or those of our vendors, we may experience an extended period of system unavailability, which could result in substantially costs to remedy the problem or negatively impact our relationships with our clients and partners and adversely affect our business and could expose us to liabilities. Although we maintain insurance for our business, the coverage under our policies may not be adequate to compensate us for all losses that may occur, and we cannot provide assurance that we will continue to be able to obtain adequate insurance coverage at an acceptable cost.
In addition, as a result of the complexity of the issues facing our clients and the inherent complexity of our solutions to such issues, our clients depend on our support organization to resolve any technical issues relating to our offerings. Our ability to deliver our products and solutions is dependent on our software development lifecycle management processes, including with respect to our change management processes, which impact our ability to effectively identify, track, test, manage and implement changes to our software. As a result, our IT systems require an ongoing commitment of significant resources to maintain and enhance existing systems and develop new systems in order to keep pace with continuing changes in information technology, emerging cybersecurity risks and threats, evolving industry and regulatory standards and changing preferences of our clients. In addition, our sales process is highly dependent on the quality of our offerings, on our business reputation and on strong recommendations from our existing clients. Any failure to maintain high-quality and highly responsive technical support, or a market perception that we do not maintain high-quality and highly responsive support, including as a result of our inability to respond quickly enough to accommodate short-term increases in client demand for certain technical support services, particularly as we increase the size of our client base, could harm our reputation, adversely affect our ability to sell our offering to existing and prospective clients, and harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The protection of our intellectual property and proprietary rights requires substantial resources, and protections of our intellectual property and proprietary rights may not be adequate. Any failure to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property and proprietary rights, or failure of our intellectual property and proprietary rights to be sufficiently broad, could harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our success is dependent, in part, upon our ability to protect our intellectual property and proprietary technology. We rely upon a combination of trade secret, trademark, patent and copyright laws, license agreements, confidentiality policies and procedures, contractual provisions (e.g., intellectual property assignment agreements), nondisclosure agreements and technical measures of varying duration designed to establish, maintain and protect the intellectual property and proprietary information and commercially valuable confidential information and data used in our business. However, the steps we have taken to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our proprietary rights and intellectual property may not be adequate, protect against our competitors or other third parties independently developing products or services that are equivalent or superior to our solutions or otherwise allow us to maintain any competitive advantage.
For instance, we have not sought to register our intellectual property outside of the United States and we may not be able to secure trademark or service mark registrations for marks in the United States or take similar steps to secure patents for our proprietary processes, methods and technologies. Even if we are successful in obtaining patent, trademark or other intellectual property rights or registrations, any of these
 
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rights and registrations may lapse, be abandoned, be circumvented by others or may be opposed or otherwise challenged or invalidated by a third party through administrative process or litigation.
Third parties also may infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise violate our trademarks, service marks, patents and other intellectual property and proprietary rights. If we believe a third party has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated our intellectual property or proprietary rights, litigation may be necessary to enforce and protect those rights or to determine the validity and scope of the rights of others, which would divert management resources, would be expensive and time-consuming and may not effectively protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights, regardless of whether we are successful or not. In addition, our efforts may be met with defenses and counterclaims challenging the validity and enforceability of our intellectual property rights or may result in a court determining that our intellectual property rights are unenforceable. Even if we establish infringement, misappropriation or other violation, a court may decide not to grant an injunction against further infringing activity and instead award only monetary damages, which may or may not be an adequate remedy. Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential information could be compromised by disclosure during litigation. There could also be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a material adverse effect on the price of shares of our common stock. Moreover, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient financial or other resources to file and pursue such claims, which typically last for years before they are concluded. Even if we ultimately prevail in such claims, the monetary cost of such litigation and the diversion of the attention of our management and scientific personnel could outweigh any benefit we receive as a result of the proceedings. As a result, if we fail to obtain, maintain, protect or enforce adequate intellectual property protection or if a third party infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates our intellectual property and proprietary rights, it may have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our currently pending or future patent applications may not result in issued patents, or be approved on a timely basis, if at all. Similarly, any term extensions that we seek may not be approved on a timely basis, if at all. In addition, our issued patents, or any patents that may be issued in the future, may not contain claims sufficiently broad to protect us against third parties with similar technologies or solutions or provide us with any competitive advantage, including exclusivity in a particular area, or may be successfully challenged by third parties, which could result in them being narrowed in scope or declared invalid or unenforceable. In addition, if we are unable to maintain our existing license agreements or other agreements pursuant to which third parties grant us rights to intellectual property, including because such agreements terminate, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
Patent law reform in the United States may also weaken our ability to enforce our patent rights, or make such enforcement financially unattractive. For instance, in September 2011, the United States enacted the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, which permits enhanced third-party actions for challenging patents and implements a “first-to-file” system for deciding which party should be granted a patent when two or more patent applications are filed by different parties claiming the same invention. These reforms could result in increased uncertainties and costs to protect our intellectual property or limit our ability to obtain and maintain patent protection for our solutions in these jurisdictions.
Our trademarks, logos and brands may provide us with a competitive advantage in the market as they may be known or trusted by clients. In order to maintain the value of such brands, we must be able to obtain, maintain, enforce and defend our trademarks. We have pursued, and will pursue, the registration of trademarks, logos and service marks in the United States; however, enforcing rights against those who knowingly or unknowingly dilute or infringe our brands can be difficult. We may be unable to obtain trademark protection for our services and brands, and our existing trademark registrations and applications, and any trademarks that may be used in the future, may not sufficiently distinguish our products, services and brands from those of our competitors. In addition, our trademarks may be contested or found to be unenforceable or invalid, and we may not be able to prevent third parties from infringing or otherwise violating them. We cannot assure you that the steps we have taken and will take to protect our proprietary rights in our brands and trademarks will be adequate or that third parties will not infringe, dilute or misappropriate our brands, trademarks, trade dress or other similar proprietary rights.
 
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While we generally seek to enter into proprietary information agreements with our employees and third parties engaged in the development of intellectual property on our behalf which assign intellectual property rights to us, these agreements may not be honored or may not effectively assign intellectual property or proprietary rights to us under the local laws of some countries or jurisdictions. We also cannot guarantee that we have entered into such agreements with each applicable party. We therefore cannot be certain that a competitor or other third party does not have or will not obtain rights to intellectual property that may prevent us from developing or marketing certain of our solutions, regardless of whether we believe such intellectual property rights are valid and enforceable or we believe we would otherwise be able to develop a more commercially successful solution. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, know-how and other proprietary and internally-developed information, the value of our technology could be adversely affected.
Many of our solutions are based on or incorporate proprietary information. We actively seek to protect our proprietary information, including our trade secrets and proprietary know-how, by generally requiring our employees, consultants, other advisors and other third parties who have access to such information to execute proprietary information and confidentiality agreements upon the commencement of their employment, engagement or other relationship. Despite these efforts and precautions, such agreements may not be sufficient in scope or enforceable, we cannot guarantee that we have entered into such agreements with each person or entity that may have or have had access to our trade secrets or proprietary information, and such agreements can be breached. Enforcing a claim that another party illegally disclosed or obtained and is using any of our trade secrets or proprietary information could be difficult, expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome would be unpredictable. We may therefore be unable to prevent a third party from copying or otherwise obtaining and using our trade secrets or our other intellectual property without authorization and legal remedies may not adequately compensate us for the damages caused by such unauthorized use. Moreover, third parties may independently develop similar or equivalent proprietary information. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We may be subject to claims that our employees, consultants or independent contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed trade secrets or other confidential information of third parties.
We have received confidential and proprietary information from third parties. In addition, we may employ individuals who were previously employed at other healthcare companies or other companies, including our competitors. Although we try to ensure that our employees, consultants and independent contractors do not use the confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets or know-how of others in their work for us, we may be subject to claims that we or our employees, consultants or independent contractors have, inadvertently or otherwise, improperly used or disclosed confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets or know-how of former employers or other third parties. Further, we may be subject to ownership disputes in the future arising, for example, from conflicting obligations of consultants or others who are involved in developing our solutions. We may also be subject to claims that former employees, consultants, independent contractors or other third parties have an ownership interest in our intellectual property. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these and other claims challenging our right to and use of confidential and proprietary information. In addition to paying monetary damages, if we fail in defending against any such claims we may lose our rights therein, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Even if we are successful in defending against these claims, litigation could result in substantial costs, result in reputational harm and be a distraction to our management and employees.
Third parties may claim that we or our licensors are infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating their intellectual property or proprietary rights, and we could suffer significant litigation, the outcome of which would be uncertain, incur licensing expenses or be prevented from selling certain products and solutions.
Our commercial success depends, in part, on our ability to develop and commercialize our products and solutions and use our technology without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the intellectual property or proprietary rights of third parties. We or our licensors could be subject to claims
 
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that we are misappropriating, infringing or otherwise violating intellectual property (including patents, trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, trade secrets and domain names) or other proprietary rights of others. We may become subject to preliminary or provisional rulings in the course of any such litigation, including potential preliminary injunctions requiring us to cease some or all of our operations. Similarly, if any litigation to which we are a party is resolved adversely, we may be subject to an unfavorable judgment that may not be reversed upon appeal. These claims, even if not meritorious, could be expensive to defend and divert management’s attention from our operations, and even if we believe we do not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate validly existing third-party rights we may choose to license such rights. If we or our licensors become liable to third parties for infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating such third-party rights, we could be required to pay a substantial damage award, including treble damages and attorneys’ fees if we are found to have willfully infringed a patent or other intellectual property right. We could also be required to develop non-infringing technology, stop activities or services that use or contain the infringing intellectual property, or obtain a license, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms and may require us to pay substantial license, royalty or other payments. We may be unable to develop non-infringing solutions or obtain a license on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Any license may also be non-exclusive, which would potentially allow other parties, including our competitors, to access the same technology.
It may be necessary for us to initiate administrative proceedings or other litigation in order to determine the scope, enforceability or validity of third-party intellectual property or proprietary rights. We may also decide to settle or otherwise resolve such proceedings or litigation on terms that are unfavorable to us. Regardless of whether third-party claims have merit, litigation can be expensive and time-consuming, and could divert management’s attention. Some third parties may be able to sustain the costs of complex litigation more effectively than we can because they have substantially greater resources. There could also be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a material adverse effect on the price of shares of our common stock. We also may be required to indemnify our clients if they become subject to third-party claims relating to the infringement, misappropriation or other violation of a third party’s intellectual property rights that we license or otherwise provide to them, which could be costly. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our solutions depend, in part, on intellectual property and technology licensed from third parties.
Much of our business and many of our software and solutions rely on key technologies or content developed or licensed by third parties. For example, many of our software offerings are developed using software components or other intellectual property licensed from third parties, including both proprietary and open source licenses. These third-party software components may become obsolete, defective or incompatible with future versions of our solutions, or our relationship with the third-party licensors may deteriorate, or our contracts with the third-party licensors may expire or be terminated. We may also face legal or business disputes with licensors that may threaten or lead to the disruption of inbound licensing relationships.
In order to remain in compliance with the terms of our licenses, we must carefully monitor and manage our use of third-party software components, including both proprietary and open source license terms that may require the licensing or public disclosure of our intellectual property without compensation or on undesirable terms. Because the availability and cost of licenses from third parties depends upon the willingness of third parties to deal with us on the terms we request, there is a risk that third parties — including those who license to our competitors — either will refuse to license to us at all or refuse to license to us on terms equally favorable to those granted to our competitors or other third parties. Consequently, we may lose a competitive advantage with respect to these intellectual property rights or we may be required to enter into costly arrangements in order to terminate or limit these rights. Additionally, some of these licenses may not be available to us in the future on terms that are acceptable or that allow our solutions to remain competitive. In addition, it is possible that, as a consequence of a merger or acquisition, third parties may obtain licenses to some of our intellectual property rights or our business may be subject to certain restrictions that were not in place prior to such transaction. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
 
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Our use of open source software could impose limitations on our ability to commercialize our solutions, require substantial resources to monitor compliance with applicable licenses and protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights, subject us to possible litigation and otherwise adversely affect our business.
Our software and solutions incorporate open source software components that are licensed to us under various open source public domain licenses. Some open source software licenses require users who distribute open source software as part of their own software to publicly disclose all or part of the source code to such software or make available any modifications or derivative works of the open source code on unfavorable terms or at no cost.
The terms of many open source licenses have not been interpreted by U.S. or foreign courts and therefore the potential impact of such licenses on our business is not fully known or predictable. There is a risk that such licenses could be construed in a manner that imposes unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to market our solutions.
While we monitor our use of open source software and endeavor to ensure that none is used in a manner that would require us to disclose our proprietary source code or that would otherwise breach the terms of an open source license, such use could inadvertently occur, or could be claimed to have occurred, in part because open source license terms are often ambiguous, and we cannot assure or be certain that we have in all cases incorporated open source software in our solutions in a manner that is consistent with the applicable open source license terms and inclusive of all available updates or security patches. As a result, we may be required to publicly release our proprietary source code, pay damages for breach of contract, re-code or re-engineer one or more of our offerings, discontinue sales of one or more of our solutions in the event re-engineering cannot be accomplished on a timely basis or at all or take other remedial action that may divert resources away from our development efforts, any of which could cause us to breach obligations to our clients, harm our reputation, result in client losses or claims, increase our costs or otherwise materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. A release of our proprietary code could also allow our competitors to create similar offerings with lower development effort and time and ultimately could result in a loss of our competitive advantages.
Furthermore, use and distribution of open source software may entail greater risks than use of third-party commercial software, as open source licensors generally do not provide support, warranties, indemnification or other contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the quality of the code. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We may be obligated to disclose our proprietary source code to our clients, which may limit our ability to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights and could reduce the renewals of our services.
Certain of our agreements with our clients contain, and may in the future contain, provisions permitting the client to become a party to, or a beneficiary of, a source code escrow agreement under which we place the proprietary source code for our applicable solutions in escrow with a third party. Under these escrow agreements, the source code to the applicable solution may be released to the client, to be used in accordance with the license granted to the client in the applicable services agreement, upon the occurrence of specified events, such as in situations of our bankruptcy or insolvency, our aggregate cash balances not exceeding a specified threshold or the discontinuance of our ability to offer, support or maintain the applicable services.
Disclosing the content of our source code may limit the intellectual property protection we can obtain or maintain for our source code or our software and solutions containing that source code, and may facilitate intellectual property infringement, misappropriation or other violation claims against us. It also could permit a client to which a solution’s source code is disclosed to support and maintain that software or solution without being required to purchase our services. In addition, we cannot be certain that clients will comply with any applicable restrictions on their use or disclosure of the source code and we may be unable to monitor and prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of such source code. Any increase in the number of people familiar with our source code as a result of any such release may also increase the risk of a successful hacking attempt. Each of these could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
 
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Risks Related to Our Capital Structure, Indebtedness and Capital Requirements
Despite our level of indebtedness, we are able to incur more debt and undertake additional obligations. Incurring such debt or undertaking such additional obligations could further exacerbate the risks our indebtedness poses to our financial condition.
As of March 31, 2021, we had $324.2 million face value of outstanding indebtedness, in addition to $39.5 million of undrawn commitments under the Credit Agreement. Despite our level of indebtedness, we, including our subsidiaries, may be able to incur significant additional indebtedness in the future. Although the Credit Agreement contains restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions, and any indebtedness incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. These restrictions also will not prevent our subsidiaries from incurring obligations that do not constitute indebtedness and, if our subsidiaries refinance existing indebtedness, such refinancing indebtedness may contain fewer restrictions on our subsidiaries’ activities. To the extent new indebtedness is added to our and our subsidiaries’ currently anticipated indebtedness levels, the related risks that we and our subsidiaries face could intensify. While the Credit Agreement also contains restrictions on making certain loans and investments, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions, and the investments incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial.
We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.
Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our debt obligations and to fund our planned capital expenditures, acquisitions and other ongoing liquidity needs depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. We cannot assure you that we will maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities or that future borrowings will be available to Convey or its subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement or otherwise in an amount sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness and fund our planned capital expenditures, acquisitions and other ongoing liquidity needs.
Restrictions imposed by the Credit Agreement may limit our ability to operate our business and to finance our future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities.
The Credit Agreement restricts Convey and its restricted subsidiaries from engaging in specified types of transactions. Subject to exceptions specified in the Credit Agreement, these covenants restrict the ability of Convey and its restricted subsidiaries, among other things, to:

incur liens;

incur indebtedness;

make investments and loans;

engage in mergers, acquisitions and asset sales;

declare dividends or other distributions, redeem or repurchase equity interests or make other restricted payments;

alter the businesses Convey and its restricted subsidiaries conduct;

enter into agreements restricting distributions by Convey’s restricted subsidiaries;

modify certain terms of certain junior indebtedness; and

engage in certain transaction with affiliates.
These covenants will limit our ability to engage in activities that may be in our long-term best interest, such as limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our operations or business, restricting us from making strategic acquisitions, engaging in development activities, introducing new technologies or exploiting business opportunities. Our failure to comply with these covenants could result in an event of
 
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default under the Credit Agreement which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of substantially all of our indebtedness.
We are a holding company and will depend on dividends, distributions and other payments from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations.
We are a holding company that does not conduct any business operations of our own. As a result, we are largely dependent upon cash dividends and other transfers from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations. The agreements governing the indebtedness of our subsidiaries impose restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or other distributions to us. The deterioration of the earnings from, or other available assets of, our subsidiaries for any reason also could limit or impair their ability to pay dividends or other distributions to us.
Changes in the method for determining LIBOR or the elimination of LIBOR could affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our Credit Agreement provides that interest may be indexed to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which is a benchmark rate at which banks offer to lend funds to one another in the international interbank market for short term loans. On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced its intention to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit LIBOR quotations by the end of 2021. In 2020, ICE Benchmark Administration, which administers LIBOR publication, issued a consultation requesting feedback on its intention to continue publication of overnight and one-, three-, six- and 12-month USD LIBOR rates through June 30, 2023 (the “IBA Announcement”). There were concurrent announcements by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, U.S. bank regulators, the Federal Reserve Board and the Alternative Reference Rates Committee supporting the IBA Announcement and, among other things, encouraging banks to stop entering into new LIBOR-based contracts by the end of 2021. We cannot predict the impact of any changes in the methods by which LIBOR is determined or any regulatory activity related to a potential phase out of LIBOR on our Credit Agreement and interest rates. While our Credit Agreement provides for the use of an alternative rate to LIBOR in the event LIBOR is phased out, uncertainty remains as to any such replacement rate and any such replacement rate may be higher or lower than LIBOR may have been. At this time, no consensus exists as to what rate or rates will become accepted alternatives to LIBOR, although The U.S. Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, is considering replacing LIBOR with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR, a newly created index, calculated with a broad set of short-term repurchase agreements backed by treasury securities. It is not possible to predict the effect of these changes, other reforms or the establishment of alternative reference rates in the United States or elsewhere. The establishment of alternative reference rates or implementation of any other potential changes may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Risks Related to Our Status as an Emerging Growth Company
We are an emerging growth company and because we have decided to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting and other requirements applicable to emerging growth companies, our common stock could be less attractive to investors.
For as long as we remain an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, we will have the option to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting and other requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including presenting only two years of audited financial statements in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure in this prospectus, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our registration statements, periodic reports and proxy statements, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), being permitted to have an extended transition period for adopting any new or revised accounting standards that may be issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or the SEC, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. It is
 
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unclear whether investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (1) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have annual gross revenues of $1.07 billion or more; (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt in the previous three years; (3) the date we qualify as a “large accelerated filer” under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates is $700 million or more; and (4) the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering.
We have elected to take advantage of certain of the reduced disclosure obligations in this prospectus and may elect to take advantage of other reduced reporting requirements in future filings. As a result, the information that we provide to our investors may be different from the information you might receive from other public reporting companies that are not emerging growth companies in which you hold equity interests. In addition, we have elected to avail ourselves of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. As a result, the information that we provide to stockholders will be less comprehensive than what you might receive from other public companies.
Because we have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards for an “emerging growth company” our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with these accounting standards as of the public company effective dates.
We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). This election allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with these accounting standards as of the public company effective dates. Consequently, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates. Because our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates, investors may have difficulty evaluating or comparing our business, performance or prospects in comparison to other public companies, which may have a negative impact on the value and liquidity of our common stock. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we plan to rely on this exemption. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock and This Offering
We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, and the failure to remediate these material weaknesses may adversely affect our business, investor confidence in our company, our financial results and the market value of our common stock.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements presented elsewhere in this prospectus, we identified the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting:

We did not design or maintain an effective control environment commensurate with the financial reporting requirements of an SEC registrant. Additionally, we did not design control activities to adequately address identified risks or operate at a sufficient level of precision that would identify material misstatements to our financial statements and did not design and maintain formal documentation of accounting policies and procedures nor did we maintain sufficient evidence to support the operation of key control procedures. Specifically, we did not design and maintain controls to ensure (i) the appropriate segregation of duties within our financial reporting function, including the preparation and review of journal entries and (ii) account reconciliations and balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analyses were reviewed at the appropriate level of precision.
 
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We did not design and maintain effective controls over information technology (“IT”) general controls for information systems that are relevant to the preparation of our financial statements. Specifically, we did not design and maintain: (i) program change management controls to ensure that information technology program and data changes affecting financial IT applications and underlying accounting records are identified, tested, authorized and implemented appropriately; (ii) user access controls to ensure appropriate segregation of duties and that adequately restrict user and privileged access to financial applications, programs, and data to appropriate Company personnel.
These IT deficiencies did not result in a material misstatement to the financial statements, however, the deficiencies, when aggregated, could impact maintaining effective segregation of duties, as well as the effectiveness of IT-dependent controls (such as automated controls that address the risk of material misstatement to one or more assertions, along with the IT controls and underlying data that support the effectiveness of system-generated data and reports) that could result in misstatements potentially impacting all financial statement accounts and disclosures that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, management has determined these deficiencies in the aggregate constitute a material weakness.
These material weaknesses resulted in adjustments primarily related to revenues recognized from contracts with customers that were recognized in the improper periods, the accrual of certain compensation related costs, and the misstatement of income tax benefits related to the treatment of certain deferred tax positions. The material weaknesses described above could result in misstatements of our account balances or disclosures that would result in misstatements of our annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.
We are currently in the process of developing a remediation plan to address the material weaknesses described above, and we plan to implement measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting, including those intended to address the underlying causes of the control deficiencies in order to remediate the material weaknesses.
While we believe the remedial efforts we will take will improve our internal controls and address the underlying causes of the material weaknesses, such material weaknesses will not be remediated until a remediation plan has been fully developed and implemented and we have concluded that our controls are operating effectively for a sufficient period of time. We cannot be certain that the steps we will take following the development and implementation of a remediation plan will be sufficient to remediate the control deficiencies that led to our material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting or prevent future material weaknesses or control deficiencies from occurring. While we will work to remediate the material weaknesses as timely and efficiently as possible, at this time we cannot provide an estimate of costs expected to be incurred in connection with the development and implementation of a remediation plan, nor can we provide an estimate of the time it will take to complete a remediation plan. Neither our management nor an independent registered public accounting firm has performed an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act because no such evaluation has been required.
If we fail to effectively remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described above, we may be unable to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations. Such failure may adversely affect our business, investor confidence in our company, our financial condition and the market value of our common stock.
We are not currently required to comply with SEC rules that implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and are therefore not required to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting for that purpose. Upon becoming a public company, we will be required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which will require management to certify financial and other information in our quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Although we will be required to disclose changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting on a quarterly basis, we will not be required to make our first annual assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until at least our second annual report required to be filed with the SEC, and we will not be required to have
 
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our independent registered public accounting firm formally assess our internal controls for as long as we remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act.
When formally evaluating our internal controls over financial reporting, we may identify material weaknesses that we may not be able to remediate in time to meet the applicable deadline imposed upon us for compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In addition, if we fail to achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, as such standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to ensure that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We cannot be certain as to the timing of completion of our evaluation, testing and any remediation actions or the impact of the same on our operations. If we are not able to implement the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a timely manner or with adequate compliance, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue an adverse opinion due to ineffective internal controls over financial reporting, and we may be subject to sanctions or investigation by regulatory authorities, such as the SEC. As a result, there could be a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of our financial statements. Any such action could have a significant and adverse effect on our business and reputation, which could negatively affect our results of operations or cash flows. In addition, we may be required to incur additional costs in improving our internal control system and the hiring of additional personnel.
Our common stock has no prior public market, and we cannot assure you that an active trading market for our common stock will develop.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. Although we have applied for listing on the NYSE, an active trading market for shares of our common stock may never develop or be sustained following this offering. If an active trading market does not develop, you may have difficulty selling your shares of our common stock at an attractive price, or at all. The price for shares of our common stock in this offering will be determined by negotiations among us, the selling stockholder and representatives of the underwriters, and it may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the open market following the completion of this offering. Consequently, you may not be able to sell your shares of our common stock at or above the initial public offering price or at any other price, or at the time that you would like to sell. An inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling shares of our common stock, our ability to motivate our employees through equity incentive awards, and our ability to acquire other companies, products or technologies by using our common stock as consideration for such acquisitions.
The price of our common stock may be volatile and may be affected by market conditions beyond our control, and the market price of our common stock may drop below the price you pay to acquire shares of our common stock in this offering.
Our quarterly results of operations are likely to fluctuate in the future as a publicly traded company. In addition, securities markets worldwide have experienced, and are likely to continue to experience, significant price and volume fluctuations. This market volatility, as well as general economic, market or political conditions, could subject the market price of our shares of common stock to wide price fluctuations regardless of our operating performance, which could cause a decline in the value of your investment. You should also be aware that price volatility may be greater if the public float and trading volume of shares of our common stock is low. Some factors that may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate, in addition to the other risks mentioned in this section of the prospectus, include:

our operating and financial performance and prospects;

our announcements or our competitors’ announcements regarding new products or services, enhancements, significant contracts, acquisitions or strategic investments;

changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by securities analysts who cover our common stock;

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changes in our capital structure, such as future issuances of securities, sales of large blocks of common stock by our stockholders, including our principal stockholder, or the incurrence of additional debt;

departure of key personnel;

reputational issues;

changes in general economic and market conditions, including related to the COVID-19 pandemic;

changes in industry conditions or perceptions or changes in the market outlook for the healthcare industry; and

changes in applicable laws, rules or regulations or regulatory actions affecting us or our clients and other dynamics.
These and other factors may cause the market price for shares of our common stock to fluctuate substantially, which may limit or prevent investors from readily selling their shares of our common stock and may otherwise negatively affect the liquidity of our common stock. In addition, in the past, when the market price of a stock has been volatile, holders of that stock sometimes have instituted securities class action litigation against the company that issued the stock. Securities litigation against us, regardless of the merits or outcome, could result in substantial costs and divert the time and attention of our management from the business, which could significantly harm our business, results of operation, financial condition or reputation.
Our principal stockholder, TPG, will continue to have significant influence over us following the completion of this offering, and its interests could conflict with those of our other stockholders.
Assuming an initial public offering price of $     (the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover of this prospectus), and no exercise by the underwriters of their option to acquire additional shares of our common stock, immediately following this offering, our principal stockholder, TPG, will hold approximately     % of our common stock. As a result, our principal stockholder will continue to be able to influence matters requiring approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors and the approval of mergers or other extraordinary transactions. Our principal stockholder may also have interests that differ from yours and may vote in a way with which you disagree and which may be adverse to your interests. The concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change of control of the Company, could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for shares of their common stock as part of a sale of our Company and might ultimately affect the market price of our common stock.
As long as our principal stockholder, TPG, owns a majority of the shares of our common stock, we may rely on certain exemptions from the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE available for “controlled companies.”
Upon the completion of this offering, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance listing requirements of the NYSE because TPG will continue to own more than 50% of our outstanding shares of common stock. A controlled company may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements of the NYSE. Accordingly, our Board of Directors will not be required to have a majority of independent directors and our Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee will not be required to meet the director independence requirements to which we would otherwise be subject until such time as we cease to be a “controlled company.” We intend to take advantage of certain of these exemptions following the completion of this offering. Accordingly, you will not have certain of the protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE. See “Management — Controlled Company” for more detail.
If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, you will suffer immediate and substantial dilution of our investment.
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this offering, you will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds our net tangible book value (deficit) per share after this offering. Based on the initial public offering price of $     per share, you will experience immediate dilution of $     per share, representing the difference between our pro forma net tangible book value (deficit) per share after giving effect to this offering and the initial public offering price. In addition, purchasers of common stock in this offering will have contributed     % of the aggregate price paid by all purchasers of our stock but will own only approximately     % of our common stock outstanding after this offering. See “Dilution” for more detail.
Your percentage ownership in us may be diluted by future issuances of capital stock, which could reduce your influence over matters on which stockholders vote.
Pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws as will be in effect upon the completion of this offering, our Board of Directors has the authority, without action or vote of our stockholders, to issue all or any part of our authorized but unissued shares of common stock, including shares issuable upon the exercise of options, or shares of our authorized but unissued preferred stock. Issuances of shares of common stock or shares of voting preferred stock would reduce your influence over matters on which our stockholders vote and, in the case of issuances of shares of preferred stock, would likely result in your interest in us being subject to the prior rights of holders of that preferred stock.
Future sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock may depress the price of our shares.
If our stockholders sell a large number of shares of our common stock, or if we issue a large number of shares of our common stock in connection with future acquisitions, financings or other circumstances, the market price of shares of our common stock could decline significantly. Moreover, the perception in the public market that our stockholders might sell shares of our common stock could depress the market price of those shares. In addition, sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock by our principal stockholder could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
All the shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction, except for shares acquired by any of our “affiliates,” as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, including our principal stockholder. Immediately after this offering, the public market for our common stock will include only the shares of common stock that are being sold in this offering, or      shares if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder, in each case assuming a price per share at the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. Once we register these shares, they can be sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to restrictions under the securities laws applicable to resales by affiliates. In connection with this offering, we expect that we will enter into a registration rights agreement with TPG pursuant to which we will be obligated to register TPG’s shares of our common stock for public resale upon request by TPG, beginning 180 days following the date of this prospectus. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale — Registration Rights Agreement.”
We, the selling stockholder, our executive officers and directors and certain of our other existing security holders will enter into lock-up arrangements under which we and they will agree that we and they will not sell, directly or indirectly, any common stock for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus (subject to certain exceptions) without the prior written consent of BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest) — No Sales of Similar Securities.”
We do not anticipate declaring or paying regular dividends on our common stock in the near term, and our indebtedness could limit our ability to pay dividends on our common stock.
We do not currently anticipate declaring or paying regular cash dividends on our common stock in the near term. We currently intend to use our future earnings, if any, to pay debt obligations, to fund our growth and develop our business and for general corporate purposes. Therefore, you are not likely to receive any cash dividends on your common stock in the near term, and the success of an investment in shares of our common stock will depend upon any future appreciation in their value. There is no guarantee that shares of our common stock will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which they are initially offered. Any future declaration and payment of cash dividends or other distributions of capital will be at the
 
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discretion of our Board of Directors and the payment of any future cash dividends or other distributions of capital will depend on many factors, including our financial condition, earnings, cash needs, regulatory constraints, capital requirements (including requirements of our subsidiaries) and any other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant in making such a determination. The agreement governing the indebtedness of our subsidiaries imposes restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or other distributions to us, and future agreements governing debt our subsidiaries may enter into may impose similar restrictions. For more information, see “Dividend Policy.” We cannot assure you that we will establish a dividend policy or pay cash dividends in the future or continue to pay any cash dividend if we do commence paying cash dividends pursuant to a dividend policy or otherwise.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation after this offering will designate courts in the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, and also provide that the federal district courts will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, each of which could limit our stockholders’ ability to choose the judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, stockholders or employees.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that, subject to limited exceptions, the Court of Chancery for the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for:

any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company;

any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or stockholder of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders;

any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws; and

any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will also provide that the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action against us or any of our directors, officers, employees or agents and arising under the Securities Act. However, Section 22 of the Securities Act provides that federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction over lawsuits brought pursuant to the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent the exclusive forum provision restricts the courts in which claims arising under the Securities Act may be brought, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a provision. We note that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. This provision does not apply to claims brought under the Exchange Act.
Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to these provisions. These provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find these provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business or financial condition.
Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, and Delaware corporate laws, may prevent or delay an acquisition of us, which could decrease the trading price of our common stock.
Provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws and of state law may delay, deter, prevent or render more difficult a takeover attempt that our stockholders might consider in their best interests. For example, such provisions or laws may prevent our stockholders from receiving the benefit from any premium to the market price of our common stock offered by a bidder in a
 
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takeover context. Even in the absence of a takeover attempt, the existence of these provisions may adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock if they are viewed as discouraging takeover attempts in the future.
Certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may have anti-takeover effects and may delay, deter or prevent a takeover attempt that our stockholders might consider in their best interests. These anti-takeover provisions and laws may delay, deter or prevent a takeover attempt that our stockholders might consider in their best interests. As a result, our stockholders may be limited in their ability to obtain a premium for their shares. See “Description of Capital Stock — Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated Bylaws and Delaware Law.”
We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering, and our use of those proceeds may not yield a favorable return on your investment.
We intend to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Agreement (as defined in “Description of Certain Indebtedness”) and the remainder of the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds.” At this time, other than repayment of outstanding indebtedness, we cannot specify with certainty the particular uses for the net proceeds from this offering. Our management has broad discretion over how these proceeds are to be used and could spend the proceeds in ways with which you may not agree. In addition, we might not use the proceeds from this offering effectively or in a manner that increases our market value or enhances our profitability. We have not established a timetable for the effective deployment of the proceeds, and we cannot predict how long it will take to deploy the proceeds.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will contain a provision renouncing our interest and expectancy in certain corporate opportunities, which could adversely impact our business.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that TPG, any of its affiliates and the members of our Board of Directors who are affiliated with them (including, based on the current composition of our Board of Directors, Todd Sisitsky, who is a Partner of TPG, and Katherine Wood, who is a Principal of TPG) will not be required to offer us corporate opportunities of which they become aware and can take any such corporate opportunities for themselves or offer such opportunities to other companies in which they have an investment. Such corporate opportunities include engaging, directly or indirectly, in the same, similar or competing business activities or lines of business in which we operate. We, by the terms of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, will expressly renounce any interest or expectancy in any such corporate opportunity to the extent permitted under applicable law, even if the opportunity is one that we or our subsidiaries might reasonably have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will not be able to be amended to eliminate our renunciation of any such corporate opportunity arising prior to the date of any such amendment.
TPG is in the business of making investments in companies and TPG may from time to time acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us. These potential conflicts of interest could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or prospects if TPG allocates attractive corporate opportunities to itself or its affiliates instead of to us.
General Risks
We may become involved in litigation, investigations and regulatory inquiries and proceedings that could negatively affect us and our reputation.
From time to time, we may become involved in various legal, administrative and regulatory proceedings, claims, demands and investigations relating to our business, which may include claims with respect to commercial, tort, intellectual property, data privacy, consumer protection, breach of contract, employment, class action, whistleblower and other matters. In the ordinary course of business, we also receive inquiries from and have discussions with government entities regarding our compliance with laws and regulations. Such
 
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matters can be costly and time consuming and divert the attention of our management and key personnel from our business operations. Additionally, insurance coverage with respect to some claims against us or our directors and officers may not be available on terms that would be favorable to us, or the cost of such coverage could increase in the future. Similarly, if any litigation to which we are a party is resolved adversely, we may be subject to an unfavorable judgment that may not be reversed upon appeal. Any claims or litigation could cause us to incur significant expenses, including legal expenses, and, if successfully asserted against us, could require that we pay substantial damages, delay or prevent us from offering our products or services, or require that we comply with other unfavorable terms. We may also decide to settle such matters on terms that are unfavorable to us.
Our financial results may be adversely impacted by changes in accounting principles applicable to us.
Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States are set by and subject to interpretation by the FASB and the SEC and new accounting principles are adopted from time to time. For example, in May 2014, the FASB issued accounting standards update No. 2014-09 (Topic 606), Revenue from Contracts with Clients, which superseded nearly all previously existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principle of Topic 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to clients in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.
We adopted this standard as of January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective method. As a result of using this approach, the Company recognized a cumulative effect adjustment recorded to accumulated deficit for initial application of the guidance totaling $0.2 million for contracts not completed as of the date of the adoption. The adoption of ASC 606 had no transition impact on cash provided by or used in operating, financing, or investing activities reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Under Topic 606, more estimates, judgments, and assumptions are required within the revenue recognition process than were previously required. Our reported financial position and financial results may be harmed if our estimates or judgments prove to be wrong, assumptions change, or actual circumstances differ from those in our assumptions. Any difficulties in implementing these pronouncements could cause us to fail to meet our financial reporting obligations, which could result in regulatory discipline and harm our business and the trading price of our common stock.
If our estimates or judgments relating to our critical accounting policies prove to be incorrect or change, our results of operations could be harmed.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. We base these estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, as provided in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates.” The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets, liabilities and equity and the amount of revenue and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates and judgments are based on historical information currently available to us and based on various other assumptions that we conclude to be reasonable under the circumstances. While management concludes that such estimates are reasonable when considered in conjunction with our consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations and comprehensive loss taken as a whole, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Changes in accounting standards issued by the FASB or other standard-setting bodies may adversely affect our financial statements.
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may require changes to the current accounting treatment that we apply to our consolidated financial statements and may require us to make significant changes to our systems. Such changes could result in a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
If securities analysts do not publish research or reports about our business or our industry or if they issue unfavorable commentary or negative recommendations with respect to our common stock, the price of our common stock could decline.
The trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that equity research and other securities analysts publish about us, our business and our industry. We do not have control over these analysts and we may be unable or slow to attract research coverage following the completion of this offering. One or more analysts could issue negative recommendations with respect to our common stock or publish other unfavorable commentary or cease publishing reports about us, our business or our industry. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us, we could lose visibility in the market. As a result of one or more of these factors, the market price of our common stock could decline rapidly and our common stock trading volume could be adversely affected.
We will incur increased costs as a result of operating as a public company, and operating as a public company will place additional demands on our management.
As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and the NYSE have imposed various requirements on public companies, including the establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls and corporate governance practices. Compliance with these requirements will place significant additional demands on our management and will require us to enhance certain internal functions, such as investor relations, legal, financial reporting and corporate communications. Accordingly, these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. For example, we expect that these rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance.
Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we will be required to furnish a report by our management regarding our internal control over financial reporting, including, once we are no longer an emerging growth company, an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by our independent registered public accounting firm. To achieve compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act within the prescribed period, we will be engaged in a process to document and evaluate our internal control over financial reporting, which is both costly and time-consuming. In this regard, we will need to continue to dedicate internal resources, engage outside consultants and adopt a detailed work plan to assess and document the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting, continue steps to improve control processes, validate through testing that controls are functioning as documented and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for internal control over financial reporting. Despite our efforts, there is a risk that neither we nor our independent registered public accounting firm will be able to conclude within the prescribed timeframe that our internal control over financial reporting is effective as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This could result in an adverse reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of our financial statements.
 
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies and other future conditions. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “seek,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” continue,” contemplate,” “plan” and other words and terms of similar meaning.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes and that actual performance and outcomes may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, and the development of the markets in which we operate, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. New factors emerge from time to time that may cause our business not to develop as we expect, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. Factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ from those reflected in forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

our ability to retain our existing clients or attract new clients, and sell additional solutions and services to our clients;

our dependence on a small number of clients for a substantial portion of our total revenue;

limitations of our clients’ growth prospects, and the failure of the size of the total addressable markets in which we compete or expect that we may compete in the future to grow at rates currently expected;

our ability to achieve or maintain profitability;

Federal reductions in Medicare Advantage funding;

consolidation in the healthcare industry, and decisions by clients to perform internally some of the same solutions or services we offer;

the limiting operating history we have with certain of our solutions;

a failure to deliver high-quality member management services to our clients’ members;

the competition we face from healthcare services and technology companies;

acquisitions of other businesses or technologies and other significant transactions;

increases in labor costs, including due to changing minimum wage laws;

the long and unpredictable sales and integration cycles for our solutions;

an economic downturn or volatility, including as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;

our ability to achieve market acceptance of new or updated solutions and services;

our reliance on third parties for certain components of our business;

fluctuations in our quarterly results of operations due to seasonality;

our ability to achieve or maintain adequate utilization and suitable billing rates for our consultants, and our ability to deliver our services to our clients;

developments in the Medicare Advantage market or the healthcare industry generally, including with respect to changing laws and regulations;

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security breaches, failures or other disruptions of the information technology systems used in our business operations and of the sensitive information we collect, process, transmit, use and store;

disruptions in service, and other software and systems failures, affecting us and our vendors;

our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property and proprietary rights;

our ability to operate our business without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the intellectual property or proprietary rights of third parties;

our substantial indebtedness, and the restrictions imposed by our indebtedness on our subsidiaries;

material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and a failure to remediate material weaknesses, and the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting; and

the significant influence our principal stockholder, TPG, has over us.
We discuss these risks and others in greater detail under the section titled “Risk Factors.” Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.
In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this prospectus, and, while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information.
You should read this prospectus, and the documents that we reference in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements in this prospectus by these cautionary statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
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MARKET, INDUSTRY AND OTHER DATA
This prospectus includes estimates regarding market and industry data. Unless otherwise indicated, information concerning our industry and the markets in which we operate, including our general expectations, market position, market opportunity and market size, are based on our management’s knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate, together with currently available information obtained from various sources, including publicly available information, industry reports and publications, surveys, our clients, trade and business organizations and other contacts in the markets in which we operate. Certain information is based on management estimates, which have been derived from third-party sources, as well as data from our internal research.
In presenting this information, we have made certain assumptions that we believe to be reasonable based on such data and other similar sources and on our knowledge of, and our experience to date in, the markets in which we operate. While we believe the estimated market and industry data included in this prospectus are generally reliable, such information, which is derived in part from management’s estimates and beliefs, is inherently uncertain and imprecise. Market and industry data are subject to change and may be limited by the availability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations inherent in any statistical survey of such data. In addition, projections, assumptions and estimates of the future performance of the markets in which we operate and our future performance are necessarily subject to uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the “Risk Factors” and “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” sections of this prospectus. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates made by third parties and by us.
The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the websites referenced in this prospectus is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus, and you should not rely on any such information in making the decision whether to purchase shares of our common stock. We have included the website addresses referenced in this prospectus only as inactive textual references and do not intend them to be active links to such website addresses.
TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES
We own or have rights to certain trademarks and trade names that we use in conjunction with the operations of our business, including but not limited to “Convey Health Solutions,” “Pareto Intelligence,” “Gorman Health Group” and “HealthScape Advisors” and certain logos and service marks associated with our business. Each trademark, trade name or service mark of any other company appearing or incorporated by reference in this prospectus belongs to its holder. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this prospectus may appear without the “®” or “™” symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent possible under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, trade names and service marks. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, such other companies.
 
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We estimate that the net proceeds we will receive from the issuance and sale of the shares of common stock offered by us in this offering will be approximately $      million (or approximately $      million if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder), assuming the initial public offering price of $      per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholder, including any shares the selling stockholder may sell pursuant to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of our common stock, although we will bear the costs, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, associated with those sales.
We intend to use approximately $     of the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Agreement (as defined in “Description of Certain Indebtedness”).
As of March 31, 2021, the aggregate principal balance outstanding under each of the Term Facility, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, was $221.6 million, $24.8 million, and $77.8 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the average interest rate applicable to each of the Term Facility, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans was 6.3%, 10.0%, and 7.0%, respectively. The Term Facility, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans have a maturity date of September 4, 2026. For more information regarding our outstanding indebtedness, including descriptions of the Term Facility, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, see “Description of Certain Indebtedness.”
We intend to use the remainder of the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes.
At this time, other than repayment of outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, we cannot specify with certainty the particular uses for the net proceeds from this offering. We will have broad discretion over how to use the net proceeds from this offering, and our investors will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the net proceeds from this offering. Pending these uses, we intend to invest the net proceeds in short-term, investment-grade interest-bearing securities, such as money market accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial paper and guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government. The principal purposes of this offering are to create a public market for our common stock, obtain additional capital (including to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Agreement as described above), facilitate future access to public equity markets, increase awareness of our company in the market, facilitate the use of our common stock as a means of attracting and retaining key employees and provide liquidity to our current stockholders.
Each $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $      per share of common stock offered by us in this offering, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase or decrease the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $      million, assuming no change in the number of shares of common stock offered by us in this offering, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
Each 1,000,000 increase or decrease in the number of shares of common stock offered by us in this offering would increase or decrease the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $      million, assuming that the assumed initial public offering price for this offering remains at $      per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
 
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DIVIDEND POLICY
We do not currently anticipate declaring or paying regular cash dividends on shares of our common stock in the near term. Any future declaration and payment of cash dividends or other distributions of capital will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our financial condition, earnings, cash needs, capital requirements (including requirements of our subsidiaries), contractual, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions, and any other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant in making such a determination. Therefore, we cannot assure you that we will pay any cash dividends or other distributions to holders of shares of our common stock, or as to the amount of any such cash dividends or other distributions.
We are a holding company and do not conduct any business operations of our own. As a result, our ability to pay cash dividends on shares of our common stock is dependent upon cash dividends, distributions and other transfers from our subsidiaries. Our Credit Agreement imposes restrictions on certain of our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or other distributions to us. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Capital Structure, Indebtedness and Capital Requirements” and “Description of Certain Indebtedness.”
 
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of March 31, 2021:

on an actual basis; and

on an as adjusted basis to give effect to the issuance and sale by us of       shares of common stock in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of $      per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and our receipt of the estimated net proceeds from that sale after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us and the application of the net proceeds from this offering as set forth in “Use of Proceeds.”
The as adjusted information set forth in the table below is illustrative only and our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization following the completion of this offering will adjust based on the actual initial public offering price, the number of common shares issued and sold in this offering and other terms of this offering determined when the initial public offering price is determined. You should read the following table in conjunction with the sections of this prospectus entitled “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Information” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.
As of March 31, 2021
(in thousands)
Actual
As Adjusted
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 28,938 $             
Long-term debt (including current portion):
Term loans(1)
324,178
Revolving facility(1)
500
Total debt(2)
324,678
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized and 486,678 shares issued and outstanding on an actual basis;       shares authorized and       shares issued and outstanding on an as adjusted basis
5
Additional paid-in capital
419,845
Accumulated other comprehensive income
71
Accumulated deficit
(24,222)
Total stockholders’ equity
395,699
Total capitalization
$ 720,377 $
(1)
See “Description of Certain Indebtedness” for descriptions of the term loans and the revolving facility. We intend to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Agreement (as defined in “Description of Certain Indebtedness”). See “Use of Proceeds.”
(2)
Our total debt as of March 31, 2021 does not include $7.1 million of unamortized debt issuance costs.
A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial offering price of $     per share of common stock offered by us in this offering, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase or decrease the as adjusted amount of each of cash and cash equivalents, total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization by approximately $      million, assuming no change in the number of shares of common stock offered by us in this offering, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
An increase or decrease of 1,000,000 shares in the number of shares of common stock offered by us in this offering, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase or decrease each of cash
 
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equivalents, total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization on an as adjusted basis by $      million, assuming that the assumed initial public offering price for this offering remains at $      per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
The table above assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase       additional shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder and excludes       shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of options to purchase shares of our common stock outstanding as of      , 2021 and       shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our equity compensation plans.
 
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DILUTION
If you invest in our common stock in this offering, your ownership interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share of our common stock in this offering and the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) per share of our common stock immediately after this offering. Dilution results from the fact that the initial public offering price per share of our common stock is substantially in excess of the net tangible book value (deficit) per share of our common stock attributable to the existing stockholders for our presently outstanding shares of common stock. Our net tangible book value (deficit) per share represents the amount of our total tangible assets (total assets less intangible assets) less total liabilities, divided by the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
As of March 31, 2021, we had a historical net tangible book value (deficit) of $      million, or $      per share of common stock, based on       shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2021. Dilution is calculated by subtracting net tangible book value (deficit) per share of our common stock from the initial public offering price per share of our common stock.
After giving effect to the sale of shares of our common stock in this offering at the initial public offering price of $      per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, less the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma net tangible book value (deficit) as of March 31, 2021 would have been approximately $      million, or $      per share of common stock. This amount represents an immediate increase (decrease) in net tangible book value (deficit) of $      per share of our common stock to the existing stockholders and immediate dilution of $      per share of our common stock to investors purchasing shares of our common stock in this offering at the assumed initial offering price of $      per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share basis:
Assumed initial public offering price per share
$ $
Historical net tangible book value (deficit) per share as of
Increase (decrease) in net tangible book value (deficit) per share attributable investors purchasing shares in this offering
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) per share, attributable to
this offering
Dilution in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) per share to investors in this offering
$              $             
A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $      per share of common stock offered by us in this offering, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase or decrease our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) per share after this offering by $      , and would increase or decrease the dilution per share to the investors in this offering by $      , assuming no change in the number of shares of common stock offered by us in this offering, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
An increase or decrease of 1,000,000 shares in the number of shares of common stock offered by us in this offering, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) per share after this offering by $      and would increase or decrease dilution per share to investors in this offering by $      , assuming that the assumed initial public offering price for this offering remains at $      per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
If the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder, our pro forma net tangible book value (deficit) per share after this offering would be $      , and the dilution per share to new investors would be $      , in each case assuming an initial public offering price of $      per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set
 
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forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
The following table summarizes, as of March 31, 2021, on the pro forma basis described above, the total number of shares of our common stock purchased from us, the total consideration paid to us and the average price per share of our common stock paid by purchasers of such shares and by new investors purchasing shares of our common stock in this offering:
Shares Purchased
Total Consideration
Number
Percentage
Amount
Percentage
Average
Price Per
Share
Existing stockholders
$ $
New investors
Total
          100% $           100% $          
After giving effect to the sale of      shares of our common stock by the selling stockholder in this offering, the percentage of our shares held by existing stockholders would be       % and the percentage of our shares held by new investors would be       %. If the underwriters were to exercise in full their option to purchase an additional      shares of our common stock from the selling stockholder, the percentage of our shares held by existing stockholders would be       % and the percentage of our shares held by new investors would be       %.
A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $      per share of common stock offered by us in this offering, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase or decrease the total consideration paid by new investors by $       million and increase or decrease the percent of total consideration paid by new investors by      %, assuming no change in the number of shares of common stock offered by us in this offering, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and before deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.
The number of shares of our common stock that will be outstanding after this offering is based on shares of common stock outstanding as of      , 2021 and excludes       shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of options to purchase shares of our common stock outstanding as of      , 2021 and       shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our equity compensation plans.
 
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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following selected historical consolidated financial information is derived from the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes that are included elsewhere in this prospectus. The year ended December 31, 2020 and the period from June 13, 2019 to December 31, 2019 (“Successor”) reflects the audited financial information for Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (formerly known as Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.) and its subsidiaries. The period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 reflects the audited financial information for Convey Health Parent, Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Merger (“Predecessor”). The Successor period and the Predecessor period selected historical consolidated financial information is not comparable due to the impacts of the Merger, including the application of acquisition accounting in the Successor financial statements as of September 4, 2019. The three months ended March 31, 2021 and the three months ended March 31, 2020 reflects the unaudited financial information for Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (formerly known as Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.) and its subsidiaries.
The unaudited consolidated statement of income data and summary cash flow data for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020, and the unaudited consolidated balance sheet data as of March 31, 2021, have been derived from our interim condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2021 were prepared on the same basis as our annual consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, such financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the financial information set forth in those statements.
The historical results presented below are not necessarily indicative of financial results to be achieved in future periods. The selected historical consolidated financial information should be read together with the sections entitled “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Information” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.
 
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($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
June 13, 2019
(date of inception) to
December 31, 2019
Period from
January 1, 2019 to
September 3, 2019
2021
2020
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Net revenues:
Services
$ 43,527 $ 34,484 $ 147,191 $ 51,153 $ 92,445
Products
39,104 30,259 135,723 29,262 48,293
Net revenues
82,631 64,743 282,914 80,415 140,738
Operating expenses:
Cost of services
24,021 19,575 84,144 28,844 48,196
Cost of products
26,527 20,988 87,153 17,841 29,210
Selling, general and administrative
20,099 21,120 79,955 21,753 40,521
Depreciation and amortization
7,372 6,842 28,032 9,188 13,359
Transaction related costs
1,086 145 3,949 14,784 2,511
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(10,770) 19,671
Total operating expenses
79,105 68,670 272,463 92,410 153,468
Operating income (loss)
3,526 (3,927) 10,451 (11,995) (12,730)
Other income (expense):
Interest income
6 7
Interest expense
(5,467) (4,270) (18,860) (5,762) (6,213)
Total other expense, net
(5,467) (4,264) (18,853) (5,762) (6,213)
Loss from continuing operations before income
taxes
(1,941) (8,191) (8,402) (17,757) (18,943)
Income tax benefit
1,007 1,263 1,904 858 23,288
Net (loss) income from continuing operations
(934) (6,928) (6,498) (16,899) 4,345
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
36 36 73 (696)
Net (loss) income
$ (934) $ (6,892) $ (6,462) $ (16,826) $ 3,649
(Loss) income per common share – Basic:
Continuing operations
(1.92) (14.24) $ (13.35) $ (59.44) $ 3.04
Discontinued operations
0.07 0.07 0.26 (0.49)
(Loss) income per common share
$ (1.92) $ (14.17) $ (13.28) $ (59.18) $ 2.55
(Loss) income per common share – Diluted:
Continuing operations
(1.92) (14.24) $ (13.35) $ (59.44) $ 2.81
Discontinued operations
0.07 0.07 0.26 (0.49)
(Loss) income per common share
$ (1.92) $ (14.17) $ (13.28) $ (59.18) $ 2.32
Net (loss) income
$ (934) $ (6,892) $ (6,462) $ (16,826) $ 3,649
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(7) (2) 57 21 (15)
Comprehensive (loss) income
$ (941) $ (6,894) $ (6,405) $ (16,805) $ 3,634
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Basic and Diluted
486,678 486,678 486,678 284,297 1,543,774
Assumed shares sold in the IPO sufficient to pay the dividend in excess of current year earnings (unaudited)
Weighted-average common shares used to compute pro forma loss per common share (unaudited)
 
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March 31,
2021
December 31,
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):
2020
2019
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 28,938 $ 45,366 $ 15,971
Total assets
$ 818,021 $ 843,068 $ 816,780
Long-term debt
$ 313,838 $ 239,290 $ 217,250
Total shareholders’ equity
$ 395,699 $ 470,150 $ 469,873
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Data:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
Period from
June 13, 2019
(date of inception) to
December 31, 2019
Period from
January 1, 2019 to
September 3, 2019
2021
2020
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$ (12,626) $ 5,937 $ 31,563 $ (14,391) $ 25,247
Net cash used in investing
activities
$ (4,350) $ (5,114) $ (13,272) $ (629,850) $ (12,287)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
$ 515 $ (592) $ 9,429 $ 665,566 $ (1,329)
 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Information” and the financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following discussion and analysis also includes discussion of certain non-GAAP financial measures. For a description and reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures discussed in this section, see “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.
In addition to historical financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.”
Overview
Convey Health is a leading healthcare platform that utilizes technology and processes to improve government-sponsored health plans, including Medicare Advantage (“MA”). We are a trusted solutions-oriented partner to payors and deliver purpose-built technology and services to enhance our clients’ mission-critical workflows. Our solutions address health plan needs, including product development and sales, member experience management, clinical management, core operations, business intelligence and analytics. Leveraging our technology and expert advisory services, we serve as a unified and integrated extension of our clients’ core health plan operations. Our proprietary, modular technology and end-to-end solutions replace or supplement our clients’ existing systems and processes, enabling us to help health plans attract and retain members, improve revenue accuracy, drive cost savings, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance operational effectiveness.
Since our inception, we have created and continuously refined our technology solutions to best serve government-sponsored health plans. Our clients are primarily Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare Part D plans (“PDP”) including Employer Group Waiver plans (“EGWP”) and pharmacy benefit managers (“PBM”). As of December 31, 2020, our solutions managed over 2.5 million MA members and 1.6 million PDP members. Additionally, our value-based analytics, which are powered by our 28 million member data set, provided actionable insights for nearly 2.1 million MA members in 2020. In total, our solutions addressed over 19% of MA lives.
We foster long-term collaborative partnerships as evidenced by our average relationship with our top 10 clients of over eight years, and we serve as a partner to seven of the nation’s top 10 MA payors by lives covered. We believe that we have significant opportunity to grow within our existing client base as the majority of our clients currently subscribe to only a subset of our overall solutions and services. Moreover, we believe we have significant opportunity to grow by winning new clients in the MA market, by selling more products to our existing clients, by expanding into adjacent markets such as Medicaid and commercial insurance, and through complimentary strategic acquisitions.
Our clients face significant and constantly evolving challenges managing their Medicare health plans:

Increasingly Competitive Environment for Medicare Plans: Effective benefit design and sales are critical to retaining and growing members during the Medicare annual enrollment period. Once members are enrolled in a plan, effective member engagement and supplemental benefits administration are paramount to ensuring strong satisfaction and retention. Moreover, the proliferation of value-based reimbursement models such as MA requires effective member management and broad ecosystem coordination, which fall outside the core competencies of many health plans.

Compliance with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Requirements: Constantly evolving CMS and client requirements result in hundreds of modifications per year that inhibit the operational effectiveness and capabilities of health plans. Our purpose-built government sector technology platform addresses these constantly evolving requirements.

Complex and Highly Regulated Medicare Market: Many health plans enter the government plan market by simply adapting their existing systems designed for the commercial insurance market. As a
 
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result, the technology they employ often lacks the sophistication and design needed to effectively maintain and administer benefits tailored for the complex and highly regulated Medicare market.
Health plans increasingly recognize the need for specialized solutions like ours to help them overcome these challenges and drive superior performance. We believe our proprietary technology and processes facilitate member engagement, health plan growth, and operational efficiencies.
We operate in two segments: Technology Enabled Solutions in which we provide technology and support solutions to our clients, and Advisory Services (“Advisory”) in which we provide project-based consulting services led by our long-tenured subject matter experts. Our Technology Enabled Solutions segment was approximately 85% of our consolidated revenue in 2020 and our Advisory segment was approximately 15% of our consolidated revenue in 2020. We believe that our combination of technology and advisory solutions gives us a competitive advantage in the government-sponsored health plan market. Our Technology Enabled Solutions and Advisory teams collaborate effectively to combine a strong technology platform with deep domain expertise to deliver best-in-class solutions to our clients. Furthermore, we leverage the Advisory team’s industry expertise to identify new opportunities as well as cross-sell our solutions within existing clients.
We have a highly predictable and recurring revenue model with strong cash flow from operations. We typically charge a recurring subscription or per-member fee or a re-occurring utilization-based fee, which, coupled with our long-term contracts and strong client retention, has historically provided us with strong revenue visibility into estimated future revenue. Our Technology Enabled Solutions business historically has been highly predictable as most of our revenue in any given year is under contract or otherwise visible by the beginning of that year due to the contract structures we employ. We evaluate client retention primarily on a revenue retention basis, and we monitor two key metrics to evaluate client retention: Technology Client Gross Dollar Retention (“GDR”) and Technology Net Dollar Retention (“NDR”). GDR measures the performance of existing solutions on an existing client basis by taking our Annual Contracted Revenue (“ACR”) at the beginning of the fiscal period and reducing it by dollar attrition during the fiscal period. Our GDR was 98% and 99% in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our high client retention, as measured on a revenue retention basis, demonstrates the predictability of our revenue and that our existing solutions are deeply embedded in our clients’ core operations. NDR measures the performance rate of existing clients in total and before new client wins by adding cross-sell and upsell initiatives to GDR. Our Technology NDR was 135% and 142% in 2020 and 2019, respectively, exhibiting the strength of our platform and growth of our existing client base.
Key Factors Affecting Our Performance
Our results of operations and financial condition have been, and will continue to be, affected by several factors that present significant opportunities for us but can also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below and in the section of this prospectus titled “Risk Factors.”
Continued Growth of Medicare Advantage Market
We primarily operate within the government-sponsored health plan market, supporting government-sponsored health plans and PBMs with healthcare-specific, compliant member support solutions. Our solutions and services are primarily tailored to the Medicare Advantage market, which has grown significantly in recent years. Data from the U.S. government and third-party industry participants forecast that this growth will continue for the foreseeable future, driven largely by demographic trends in the United States where an increasingly large share of the adult U.S. population will become eligible for Medicare, as well as an increasing tendency of individuals to opt into Medicare Advantage plans versus traditional Medicare plans. MA enrollment grew by a 7% compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2020 and is expected to grow at that same 7% growth rate from 2020 to 2025. In addition, MA enrollment as a percentage of total Medicare enrollment is expected to grow from 38.7% in 2020 to 46.5% in 2025. Within our core Medicare Advantage market, we estimate the total addressable opportunity for our technologies and services to be approximately $77 billion. Because we have designed our platform to bring purpose-built, technology enabled solutions for government-sponsored health plans, in particular Medicare Advantage plans, we believe we are well positioned to capitalize on the anticipated growth of the Medicare Advantage market.
 
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Client Retention and Expansion of Existing Relationships
We foster long-term, collaborative partnerships as evidenced by our average relationship with our top 10 clients of over eight years. As of December 31, 2020, we served 162 clients, including seven of the nation’s top 10 payors. In total, our solutions addressed over 19% of Medicare Advantage lives. The value we deliver to our clients is demonstrated though our high GDR, which was 98% and 99% in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our ability to increase revenue depends, in part, on our ability to retain our existing clients and expand our relationships with these clients by selling additional solutions and services to them.
Our ability to retain our clients is dependent on several variables, including our ability to support their growth and our ability to positively engage with their members. Because we offer a flexible and comprehensive technology platform that covers end-to-end payor workflows to address a wide variety of health plan and member needs, we have been able to retain existing clients and successfully expand these relationships over time. We believe that the superior outcomes we have delivered to clients combined with the flexibility of our platform will enable us to continue to grow our existing relationships. Our Advisory segment complements our Technology Enabled Solutions segment and the insights of our subject matter experts provide us with unique perspectives into marketplace opportunities for our Technology Enabled Solutions segment. In addition, we often forge strong relationships with key decision makers at our clients as a result of the work our Advisory segment performs.
Expansion of Existing and New Solutions and Services
We believe we have significant remaining opportunity to continue our growth within our existing client base. For example, approximately 77% of our technology enabled solutions client base uses only one of our three core technology enabled solutions. Additionally, approximately 39% of our clients use only Advisory services today and currently utilize none of our TES solutions. We estimate we have a $7.3 billion directly addressable opportunity in our existing client base with the technology solutions we offer today. Given the C-suite relationships we have in our Advisory business, we believe our existing client base continues to be a significant channel in which to sell both our existing technologies and any additional solutions or services. We have historically had an exceptional track record of growth within existing clients as evidenced through our high NDR of 135% and 142% in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
In addition, we are constantly expanding the solutions and services we offer through internal innovation and through strategic acquisitions in order to keep pace with changes in the government-sponsored health plan market, including the anticipated continued growth of Medicare Advantage and the increasing tendency of health plans to outsource core and non-core health plan functions to third-party partners such as us. These factors have enabled us to deliver additional functionality over time, and we are always evaluating new markets for opportunities to deploy our broad set of solutions and services. We believe our demonstrated ability to provide purpose-built, technology enabled solutions and advisory to participants in this market and our track record of enhancing operational efficiencies, facilitating regulatory compliance and delivering a high-quality member experience positions us well to serve as a high value-add strategic partner to our existing and prospective client base.
Seasonality
We typically generate outsized revenue in the fourth quarter primarily due to increased member utilization of supplemental benefits within our Technology Enabled Solutions segment. The supplemental benefit programs, including products, we support may include an in-year roll-over provision, in which benefits not used during the calendar year accumulate and are available for members to use prior to the end of the following calendar year. Similarly, we typically incur outsized expenses in the fourth quarter, driven by the increased member utilization of supplemental benefits described above, as well as increased costs related to our advanced plan administration solutions, that are within our Technology Enabled Solutions segment, for managing the Medicare annual election period.
Investments in Growth and Technology
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higher expenses incurred and ongoing capital expenditures, particularly in developing new solutions and successfully cross-selling and upselling additional solutions and services to current clients. Developing new solutions can be time and resource intensive, and it can take a significant amount of time and investment to contract with clients, provide them with new technology offerings and have those technology offerings implemented to begin to generate revenue for us. This may increase our costs for one or more periods before we begin generating revenue from new or expanded solutions or services utilized by our clients. We will continue to invest in our technology platform and human resources to enable our clients to further optimize their health plan offerings and improve their operating efficiency.
Client Concentration
We have developed long-term relationships with our clients and typically enter into multi-year contracts covering multiple products. For example, we have an average relationship with our top 10 clients of over eight years. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, our two largest clients, when aggregating all the solutions and services utilized by such clients across separate contracts with multiple product delivery solutions, represented 23.8% and 20.3% of our total revenue, respectively, or collectively 44.1% of our revenue during this period. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, these same clients, when aggregating all the solutions and services utilized by such clients across separate contracts with multiple product delivery solutions, represented 28.6% and 17.8% of our total revenue, respectively, or collectively 46.4% of our revenue during this period. Consequently, the loss of all or a portion of revenue from any of our largest clients or the renegotiation of any of our largest client contracts could adversely impact our results of operations and cash flows. While we have client concentration, our longest client relationships are among our two largest clients at 16 years and 10 years, respectively, and we generally have long-term contracts with our other clients as well. In addition, we have many different contractual relationships with, and provide many different solutions to, each of our top clients. The multiple solutions we provide to our clients, the length of our contracts and the established long-term relationships we have developed with our top clients reduces the overall risk of concentration to our business.
COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Governments at the national, state, and local level in the U.S., and globally, have implemented aggressive actions to reduce the spread of the virus, with such actions including lockdown and shelter in place orders, limitations on non-essential gatherings of people, suspension of all non-essential travel, and ordering certain businesses and governmental agencies to cease non-essential operations at physical locations. The spread of COVID-19 has caused significant volatility in United States and international markets.
Our operations have been impacted by COVID-19 since March 2020. During March and April 2020, we obtained approval from our clients for a work-at-home model, though not all required our approval, and transitioned most of our employees to the home environment so that they could work more safely. COVID-19 created a hardship for many of our employees. We worked during 2020 to care for our employees by periodically implementing temporary premium pay and temporary paid sick leave programs which provided additional financial resources for our employees, as well as partial pay for those employees who contracted the virus or had to care for a family member who was affected. We are also providing compensation to employees who worked with us for more than six months so that they can take time off to be vaccinated. In addition, we increased cleaning protocols throughout our facilities. Certain of these measures have resulted in increased costs.
COVID-19 negatively impacted our 2020 revenue in our Advisory segment as our health plan clients closed their offices, which impacted the ability of our advisory team to meet in person with health plan clients as was customary prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since our Technology Enabled Solutions segment generally has longer contracts and a longer selling cycle than our Advisory segment, COVID-19 had negligible adverse impact on 2020 Technology Enabled Solutions revenue.
 
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Due to significant volatility to the markets, as well as business and supply chain disruptions, we incurred several additional expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the following:

Higher Pricing from Vendors and Higher Shipping Costs:   We experienced higher costs to procure certain products included in the formulary available to Medicare members. The price increases were due to supply chain disruptions and product shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We quantified the pricing increase by comparing the pre-pandemic prices for high demand products directly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., masks and other similar high demand products) to the prices to procure such products during the pandemic. Further, we incurred additional costs due to expedited shipping fees as a result of new inventory management practices put into place due to supply chain disruptions and delays caused by COVID-19 in order to fulfill product demand.

Sick Pay, Premium Pay and Hazard Pay:   Temporary sick leave was paid to employees if specific criteria related to the COVID-19 pandemic were met. Incremental premium pay and hazard pay were paid to distribution and shipping employees who worked their normal scheduled shifts. In addition, we paid a one-time bonus to supervisors for working additional hours to support the transition of our employees to a work-at-home model.

Wages to Accommodate Social Distancing:   In order to meet the annual enrollment and quarterly volume requirements while properly socially distancing team members who were required to work in-person at our distribution facilities, we decreased the number of agents per training session and held training sessions up to eight weeks in advance of normal requirements, creating an extended training program with costs incremental to a standard operating training schedule. In addition, individuals working at our distribution centers to fulfill product delivery requirements were required to social distance and, as a result, we were required to add shifts and increased headcount to accomplish the same productivity as experienced prior to the COVID-19 pandemic under our normal operations. We quantified the incremental cost attributable to the modified staffing put into place due to COVID-19 by comparing the cost of our standard staffing with our actual incurred costs due to the changes.

Work-at-Home Training:   In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we held work-at-home remote training. To accomplish this transition, hourly new hire employees were required to receive training regarding at-home information technology (“IT”) and telephony equipment setup. We paid the hourly new hire employees four hours for these efforts at their regular hourly wage rate and applicable fringe benefit rate.

IT Expenses:   Additional temporary IT resources were retained, and overtime hours were incurred, for existing IT resources, in order to implement the new remote working environment designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Janitorial Costs:   Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented an enhanced sanitation policy. The enhanced sanitation policy included special deep cleaning sessions in areas contacted by employees who had tested positive for COVID-19 and enhanced sanitation sessions through our facilities compared to the sanitation methods used prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We expect these costs to be phased out as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for amounts related to the additional expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic (Cost of COVID-19).
The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and the various responses to the COVID-19 pandemic will impact our business will depend on numerous evolving factors that we may not be able to accurately predict, including, but not limited to, the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic. We may continue to experience higher than usual costs as a result of COVID-19 for the foreseeable future.
 
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Key Business and Operating Metrics
We regularly review financial and operating metrics, including the following key metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our performance and manage our operations, including by identifying trends affecting our business, formulating business plans and making strategic decisions. We believe that non-GAAP and operational measures provide an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed together with our GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of our results of operations and the factors and trends affecting our business. These non-GAAP financial measures are also used by our management to evaluate financial results and to plan and forecast future periods. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered a supplement to, and not a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures used by us may differ from the non-GAAP measures used by other companies, including our competitors. See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information on non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP measures.
Segment Revenue
We evaluate the performance of each of our operating segments based on segment revenue. We continue to see rapid growth in our Technology Enabled Solutions segment driven by both existing and new clients. Within our existing client base, we benefit from both increased volume driven by growth in the membership of our existing clients as well as incremental implementations of new solutions for both existing and new clients. Advisory revenue was negatively impacted by COVID-19 as our health plan clients closed their offices, which impacted the ability of our advisory team to meet in person with health plan clients as was customary prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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We generated $282.9 million, $80.4 million, and $140.7 million in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020, in the Successor period, and in the Predecessor period, respectively. Revenues were $282.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $221.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, on a Pro Forma Basis. The increase of $61.9 million from the year ended December 31, 2019, on a Pro Forma Basis to the year ended December 31, 2020, reflects growth of 28.0%. We generated $82.6 million in revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Revenue in our Technology Enabled Solutions segment was $241.3 million, $66.5 million and $109.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, in the Successor period, and in the Predecessor period, respectively. Revenue in our Advisory Services segment was $41.6 million, $13.9 million and $30.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, in the Successor period, and in the Predecessor period, respectively. Revenue in our Technology Enabled Solutions segment was $69.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and revenue in our Advisory segment was $13.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
 
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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
In addition to net (loss) income and net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are key measures we use to assess our financial performance and are also used for internal planning and forecasting purposes. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. We define EBITDA as net loss excluding interest expense, income tax benefit, and depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA further adjusted for certain items of significant or unusual nature, including but not limited to, change in fair value contingent consideration, COVID-19 cost impacts, non-cash stock compensation, and transaction-related costs such as transaction bonuses, merger and acquisition costs, and contract termination costs. We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide investors with useful information because such metrics offer a consistent and comparable overview of our operations across historical financial periods. In evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to those eliminated in the presentation.
We have experienced strong growth in Adjusted EBITDA year over year, despite the revenue impacts of COVID-19 on our business. We believe Adjusted EBITDA growth was a result of our revenue growth and management of our operating expenses.
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We generated $51.5 million, $14.0 million, and $27.5 million in Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2020, in the Successor period, and in the Predecessor period, respectively. We generated $15.9 million in Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information and a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
We also use the following operating metrics to evaluate our performance: Technology Client Gross Dollar Retention, Technology Net Dollar Retention, and Advisory Revenue per Headcount.
Technology Client Gross Dollar Retention
We use Technology Client Gross Dollar Retention (“GDR”) to measure the performance of existing solutions on an existing client basis, as it represents the gross retention of our existing client engagements on a revenue retention basis. Technology Annual Contracted Revenue (“ACR”) at the beginning of the fiscal period is equal to the prior year total revenue for our reported Technology Enabled Solutions segment. For example, as of December 31, 2019, revenue from the Technology Enabled Solutions segment was $176.5 million which equals the 2020 Beginning Technology ACR. GDR is calculated by taking our ACR, which represents the annual revenue generated from the performance of our technology solutions as contracted by our clients, at the beginning of the fiscal period, and deducting from ACR the client attrition during the fiscal period. The difference is Technology Client Gross Retention. We then divide Technology Client Gross Retention by Beginning Technology ACR to calculate GDR. We have typically experienced a high client
 
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revenue retention rate as our solutions are deeply embedded in our clients’ core operations and difficult to replace. Our calculation of GDR may differ from similarly titled metrics presented by other companies. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, our GDR was 98% and 99%, respectively.
Year Ended December 31,
$ in millions
2020
2019
Beginning Technology ACR
$ 177 $ 124
(-) Attrition
(3) (1)
Technology Client Gross Retention
$    174 $    123
Technology Client Gross Dollar Retention (GDR)
98% 99%
Technology Net Dollar Retention
We use Technology Net Dollar Retention (“NDR”) to measure the performance rate on a revenue retention basis of existing clients in total and before new client wins by adding cross-sell and upsell initiatives to GDR. NDR is calculated by taking Technology Client Gross Retention and adding existing client cross-sell (the additional solutions provided to existing clients) and net upsell (increased volume from current engagements with existing clients) to Technology GDR. We then divide Technology Net Retention by Beginning Technology ACR to calculate NDR, which represents the net retention of existing client engagements. While we believe NDR, in combination with other metrics, is an indicator of our near-term future revenue opportunity, it is not intended to be used as a projection of future revenue. Our calculation of NDR may differ from similarly titled metrics presented by other companies. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, our NDR was 135% and 142%, respectively, indicating that the majority of our growth year over year was fueled by the strength of our current relationships and contracts.
Year Ended December 31,
$ in millions
2020
2019
Technology Client Gross Retention
$    174 $    123
(+) Cross-sell, (+) Net Upsell
65 52
Technology Net Retention
$ 239 $ 175
Technology Net Dollar Retention (NDR)
135% 142%
Advisory Revenue per Headcount
We use Advisory Revenue per Headcount to evaluate the revenue generation of our Advisory Services segment. We calculate Advisory Revenue per Headcount by dividing Advisory revenue by the total headcount in our Advisory segment. Headcount is calculated based on the average headcount during the calendar year. We have typically had high revenue per Advisory employee, demonstrating the efficiency of the Advisory segment. Our calculation of Advisory Revenue per Headcount may differ from similarly titled metrics by other companies. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had Advisory Revenue per Headcount of $0.32 million and $0.40 million, respectively. In 2020, our Advisory Revenue per Headcount of $0.32 million decreased compared to the 2019 amount primarily due to the impact of COVID-19.
Year Ended December 31,
$ in millions
2020
2019
Advisory Services Revenue
$ 41,578 $ 44,691
Advisory Services Headcount
130 113
Advisory Services Revenue per Headcount
$ 0.32 $ 0.40
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We present our financial results in accordance with GAAP. However, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures to supplement financial information presented on a GAAP basis. We believe that excluding certain items from our GAAP results allows management to better understand our consolidated
 
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financial performance from period to period and better project our future consolidated financial performance as forecasts are developed at a level of detail different from that used to prepare GAAP-based financial measures. Moreover, we believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful information to help them evaluate our operating results by facilitating an enhanced understanding of our operating performance and enabling them to make more meaningful period to period comparisons. However, non-GAAP measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. There are limitations to the use of the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this prospectus. For example, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes.
The non-GAAP financial measures we present are not meant to be considered as indicators of performance in isolation from or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read only in conjunction with financial information presented on a GAAP basis. Reconciliations of each of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, net loss, are presented below. We encourage you to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view the reconciliations in conjunction with the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures for each of the periods presented. In future periods, we may exclude such items, may incur income and expenses similar to these excluded items, and include other expenses, costs, and non-recurring items. The tables below provide reconciliations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net loss on a consolidated basis for the periods indicated.
We define EBITDA as net loss less income (loss) from discontinued operations adjusted for interest expense, income tax benefit, and depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA further adjusted for certain items of a significant or unusual nature, including but not limited to, change in fair value contingent consideration, COVID-19 cost impacts, non-cash stock compensation, and transaction-related costs such as transaction bonuses, and contract termination costs.
In addition, we measure the performance of our individual segments using Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is the financial measure by which management allocates resources and analyzes the performance of the reportable segments. The main difference between Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is that Segment Adjusted EBITDA includes add backs for sales and use tax, lower consultant utilization due to COVID-19, executive recruitment and severance costs, certain revenue adjustments, contract termination costs, severance, and professional fees incurred in the implementation of ASC 606.
 
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The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:
For the three
months ended
March 31, 2021
For the three
months ended
March 31, 2020
For the
year ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1,
2019 to
September 3,
2019
(in thousands)
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Net (loss) income
$ (934) $ (6,892) $ (6,462) $ (16,826) $ 3,649
Less (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax
(36) (36) (73) 696
(Loss) income from continuing operations
(934) (6,928) (6,498) (16,899) 4,345
Interest expense, net
5,467 4,264 18,853 5,762 6,213
Income tax benefit
(1,007) (1,263) (1,904) (858) (23,288)
Depreciation and amortization expense
7,372 6,842 28,032 9,188 13,359
EBITDA
10,898 2,915 38,483 (2,807) 629
Change in fair value of contingent consideration(1)
(10,770) 19,671
Cost of Covid-19(2)
1,185 864 10,174
Non-cash stock compensation expense(3)
990 3,223 6,682 300
Transaction related costs(4)
1,086 145 3,949 14,784 2,511
Acquisition bonus expense – HealthScape and Pareto acquisition(5)
192 481 1,989 1,663 3,685
Other(6)
1,517 170 986 386 666
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 15,868 $ 7,798 $ 51,493 $ 14,026 $ 27,462
(1)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration is composed of two components: earn-out liability and holdback liability. The earn-out liability resulted from the HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence acquisition on November 16, 2018. A portion of the purchase price was in the form of a contingent consideration payable to the sellers based on certain adjusted revenue performance targets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020. On September 4, 2019, in connection with the TPG acquisition, the agreement included provisions to pay to the sellers if the payments relating to the earn-outs assumed in the acquisition fall below a certain threshold. The maximum holdback payments are $7.5 million and $17.5 million for HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence, respectively. The earn-out liability and holdback liabilities are re-measured to fair value at each reporting date until the contingency is resolved. During the period ended December 31, 2020, the Pareto Intelligence earn-out payment targets were ultimately not met, partly due to the COVID-19 impact. This resulted in a $21.1 million reduction in earn-out liabilities and an increase of $10.3 million to the holdback liabilities owed to Convey Health’s previous shareholders. There was no change in fair value as of March 31, 2021.
(2)
Due to significant volatility to the markets, as well as business and supply chain disruptions, we incurred several additional expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher pricing from vendors due to supply chain disruptions, product shortages and increases in shipping costs were $0.7 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Higher employee costs due to hazard pay for our employees, enhanced sick pay due to illness and quarantine protocols were $0.3 million and $0.5 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $2.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.
 
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Costs related to early hiring employees due to social distancing and work at home protocols were $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. COVID-19 training costs were $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Overtime costs for IT personnel to setup eligible employees to work from home and temporary resources were $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. IT costs due to the change in the work environment were $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Janitorial costs due to enhanced COVID-19 protocols were $0.1 million and $0.05 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The expenses are included in cost of services and cost of products on our statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. See “— Key Factors Affecting Our Performance —  COVID-19 Pandemic” for additional information related to these expenses.
(3)
Represents non-cash stock-based compensation expense in connection with the stock options that have been granted to employees and non-employees. It is included in selling, general, and administrative expenses on our statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
(4)
Transaction-related expenses primarily consist of buyer’s costs and professional services incurred in connection with the TPG acquisition, as well as expenses for corporate development such as mergers and acquisitions activity that did not proceed. Expenses associated with the preparation for this offering are also included in transaction related costs.
(5)
In conjunction with the HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence acquisition, the previous shareholders set aside funds for an incentive compensation plan for employees who remain post acquisition. The costs are expensed on a monthly basis and funded through an escrow account which was established on the closing date and is included in restricted cash on our consolidated balance sheets. The expense is included in selling, general, and administrative expenses on our statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
(6)
Other includes other individual immaterial adjustments related to legal fees associated with obtaining the incremental loans, contract termination costs assessed upon the early termination of a facility lease, severance costs incurred as a result of eliminating certain positions, management fees, and professional fees for assistance in the implementation of ASC 606. All costs are included in selling, general, and administrative expenses on our statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, approximately $1.4 million represents fees associated with obtaining incremental term loans in February 2021.
Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
We generate revenue from contracts with our clients within our two operating segments: Technology Enabled Solutions and Advisory Services.
Through our Technology Enabled Solutions segment, we primarily provide technology solutions and services to assist our clients with workflows across product development, member experience, clinical management, core operations, business intelligence, and analytics. Through our Advisory Services segment, we provide fixed or variable fee arrangements to assist clients in the design and management of government and commercial health plans. Our revenue includes both product revenue and service arrangements.
Products revenue consists of technology enabled solutions for supplemental benefits to members through their Medicare Advantage plans. This includes supplemental benefit products, administration, fulfillment, and shipment of eligible product, as well as catalog development and distribution. Revenue is derived from supplemental benefit membership, supplemental benefit dollars, and member utilization of the benefits.
Services revenue consists of:

Technology-based Medicare plan administration services including eligibility and enrollment processing, member services, premium billing and payment processing, reconciliation and other related services. Our solutions are primarily priced on a recurring per member per month (PMPM) fees, annual software license fees, and transaction-based fees.
 
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Value based payment assurance solutions including payment tools and data analytics that improve revenue accuracy and gaps in quality, clinical care, and compliance. Our value-based solutions are primarily priced on an annual subscription fee, shared savings or fee-based engagement. Advisory (consulting) services that support health plan operations and drives business model evolution. Our Advisory services are priced on a fixed-fee or time and materials basis.
See “— Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates — Revenue Policy.”
Operating Expenses
Costs of products consist of the value of supplemental benefit products, shipping and handling costs to acquire and to deliver the product to our clients; personnel costs including salaries, wages, overtime, benefits; facility costs and overhead allocation covering information technology, telecommunications costs, and other costs specifically identified to the shipment of our products.
Costs of services consist of all costs directly attributable with service revenue generation activities as outlined in contracts with our clients. Our largest components in costs of services are personnel costs including salaries, wages, overtime, benefits, and discretionary bonus; facility costs and overhead allocation covering information technology, telecommunications costs, and other costs needed in the delivery of our services.
Selling, General, and Administrative
Selling, General, and Administrative expenses (“SG&A”) include corporate management and governance functions comprised of general management, legal, accounting, financial reporting, human resource, sales, marketing, and other costs not directly associated with revenue generation activities, including those involved with developing new service offerings. SG&A includes salaries, bonuses, and related benefits. SG&A also includes all general operating expenses, including, but not limited to, rent and occupancy costs for non-revenue generating activities, telecommunications costs, information technology infrastructure, and operations costs, software licensing costs, advertising and marketing expenses, insurance expenses, professional services and consulting expenses. We expect certain of our recurring SG&A costs to increase on the account of services needed to operate as a public company. See “— Factors Affecting the Comparability of Our Results of Operations — Public Company Costs.”
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation expense includes depreciation of property and equipment, including leasehold improvements, computer equipment, furniture and fixtures and software. Amortization expense includes amortization of capitalized internal-use software and software development costs, customer relationships, acquired software and certain trade names.
Transaction Related Costs
Transaction related costs primarily consist of buyer’s costs and professional services incurred in connection with the TPG acquisition, as well as expenses for corporate development such as mergers and acquisitions activity that did not proceed. Expenses associated with the preparation for this offering are also included in transaction related costs.
Other Income (Expense)
Other Income (expense) is composed of:

Interest income. Interest income consists of interest on cash and cash equivalents.

Interest expense. Interest expense consists of accrued interest and related payments on our outstanding term loans and revolving loans, as well as the amortization of debt issuance costs associated with our debt. Interest expense also includes interest on our sales tax accrual.
 
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Change in fair value of contingent consideration. Contingent consideration is composed of two components: earn-out liabilities and holdback liabilities. The earn-out liability resulted from the HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence acquisition on November 16, 2018. A portion of the purchase price was in the form of a contingent consideration payable to the sellers based on certain adjusted revenue performance target for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2020. On September 4, 2019, in connection with the Merger, the merger agreement included provisions to pay to the sellers if the payments relating to the earn-outs assumed in the Merger fall below a certain threshold. The maximum holdback payments are $7.5 million and $17.5 million for HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence, respectively. The earn-out liability and holdback liabilities are re-measured to fair value at each reporting date until the contingency is resolved. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the applicable revenue targets for the Pareto Intelligence earn-out payments were not met. We have determined that we owe a final holdback payment of approximately $13.1 million to the sellers in connection with the Merger. We intend to make this $13.1 million payment during the second quarter of 2021. Following this $13.1 million payment, we will no longer have any earn-out liabilities or holdback liabilities as a result of the Merger.
Factors Affecting the Comparability of Our Results of Operations
Set forth below is a brief discussion of the key factors impacting the comparability of our results of operations.
The Merger
Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (“CHP”) (formerly known as Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.) was formed on June 13, 2019 (“Inception”) for the purpose of acquiring Convey Health Solutions, Inc. (“Convey”). On September 4, 2019, Cannes Parent, Inc. (“Cannes”), a direct subsidiary of CHP, entered into an agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Convey through the merger of Cannes Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) and Convey Health Parent, Inc. (“Parent”) (the “Merger”) with Parent surviving as a direct subsidiary of Cannes. The Merger principally occurred through an investment from TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P., which is primarily funded by partners of TPG Partners VIII, L.P. and TPG Healthcare Partners, L.P. or any parallel fund or their alternative investment vehicles (collectively, “TPG”).
The Merger was accounted for in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), and Cannes was determined to be the accounting acquirer.
The period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 reflects the historical financial information for Parent and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Merger (“Predecessor”). The period from Inception to December 31, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2020 reflects the historical financial information for CHP and its subsidiaries (“Successor”). The Predecessor and Successor consolidated financial information presented herein is not comparable due to the impacts of the Merger including the application of acquisition accounting in the Successor financial statements as of September 4, 2019. Where applicable, a black line separates the Successor and Predecessor periods to highlight the lack of comparability.
Public Company Costs
Following the completion of this offering, we expect to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company. We expect that these costs will include additional personnel, legal, consulting, regulatory, insurance, accounting, investor relations, and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, as well as rules adopted by the SEC and national securities exchanges, requires public companies to implement specified corporate governance practices that are currently inapplicable to us as a private company. These additional rules and regulations, as well as others associated with being a public company, will increase our legal, regulatory, financial and insurance compliance costs and will make some activities more time consuming and costly.
 
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the periods indicated:
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
(in thousands)
Dollars
% of Net
Revenues
Dollars
% of Net
Revenues
Net revenues:
Services
$ 43,527 52.7% $ 34,484 53.3%
Products
39,104 47.3% 30,259 46.7%
Net revenues
82,631 100.0% 64,743 100.0%
Operating expenses
Costs of services
24,021 29.1% 19,575 30.2%
Cost of products
26,527 32.1% 20,988 32.4%
Selling, general and administrative
20,099 24.3% 21,120 32.6%
Depreciation and amortization
7,372 8.9% 6,842 10.6%
Transaction related costs
1,086 1.3% 145 0.2%
Total operating expenses
79,105 95.7% 68,670 106.1%
Operating income (loss)
3,526 4.3% (3,927) (6.1%)
Other income (expense)
Interest income
0.0% 6 0.00
Interest expense
(5,467) (6.6%) (4,270) (6.6%)
Total other expense, net
(5,467) (6.6%) (4,264) (6.6%)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
(1,941) (2.3%) (8,191) (12.7%)
Income tax benefit
1,007 1.2% 1,263 2.0%
Net loss from continuing operations
(934) (1.1%) (6,928) (10.7%)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
0.0% 36 0.1%
Net loss
$ (934) (1.1%) $ (6,892) (10.6%)
We generated $82.6 million and $64.7 million in revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The increase of $17.9 million reflects growth of 27.7%. We had net loss of $0.9 million and $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease of $6.0 million reflects an 87.0% year-over-year improvement.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Net Revenues
Services Revenue
Services revenue was $43.5 million and $34.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively, an increase of $9.0 million. Increases of $14.9 million in services revenue attributable to our Technology Enabled Solutions segment were largely driven by increased support to our existing clients; and increase of $3.0 million in our Advisory Services segment due to increase in demand.
Products Revenues
Products revenue was $39.1 million and $30.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The increase of $8.8 million in products revenue was primarily attributable to
 
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an increase in the total benefit amount provided by our health plan clients, shipments of formulary catalogs to members and increase in new members.
See further analysis in “— Segment Information” below.
Operating Expenses
Cost of Services
Cost of services was $24.0 million and $19.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The increase of $4.4 million is primarily attributable to higher staffing levels to handle increased support to our existing clients.
Cost of Products
Cost of products was $26.5 million and $21.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The increase of $5.5 million was attributable to the additional costs incurred to service the growth in new members, including costs incurred in providing current product availability information to members, additional labor costs to develop and implement technology enhancements, as well as higher staffing levels to handle increased interactions with members. In addition, the negative impact of COVID-19 resulted in higher pricing from vendors due to supply chain disruptions, product shortages, and increases in shipping costs. Further, labor costs increased due to certain state-mandated increases in the minimum wage. In addition, labor costs were impacted by COVID-19, through premium pay for our distribution staff.
Selling, General, and Administrative
Selling, general, and administrative was $20.1 million and $21.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease of $1.0 million was primarily due to lower stock compensation expense offset by fees paid to TPG to arrange the incremental term loan that went into effect in February 2021.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization was $7.4 million and $6.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The increase of $0.6 million in depreciation and amortization expense is due to the addition of property and equipment and capitalization of software development costs.
Transaction Related Costs
Transaction related costs were $1.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The increase of $1.0 million in Transaction related costs are due to costs associated with the preparation of this offering.
Other Income (Expense)
Interest Income
Interest income consists primarily of bank interest and was de minimis for the periods presented.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $5.5 million and $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The increase of $1.2 million was due to net incremental borrowings under our increased credit facility.
Interest expense for the Term Facility was $4.8 million and $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. Amortization of debt issuance costs for the Term Facility,
 
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included in interest expense, was $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively.
Interest expense for the revolving credit facility was $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. Amortization of debt issuance costs for the revolving credit facility, included in interest expense, was $0.05 million and $0.05 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively.
All other interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 is in relation to items such as capital leases and the sales tax liability.
Segment Information
Our reportable segments have been determined in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280, Segment Reporting. We have two reportable segments: Technology Enabled Solutions and Advisory Services. We evaluate the performance of each of our two operating segments based on segment revenue and Segment Adjusted EBITDA.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA represents each segment’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization and is further adjusted for certain items of income and expense, including but not limited to, the change in fair value of contingent consideration, COVID-19 related costs, non-cash stock compensation expense, transaction costs associated with the Merger, acquisition bonus expenses incurred in connection with the acquisitions of HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence, legal fees related to increasing the loan facility, certain contract termination costs, certain severance costs, certain management fees, sales and use tax paid on behalf of clients, other sales adjustments, and ASC 606 implementation costs.
See Note 17. Segment Information, to the notes accompanying our financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus for further explanation.
The segment measurements provided to and evaluated by the chief operating decision maker group are described in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. These results should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, results reported in accordance with GAAP.
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
(in thousands)
Dollars
% of Total
Dollars
% of Total
Revenue
Technology Enabled Solutions
$ 69,582 84.2% $ 54,690 84.5%
Advisory Services
13,049 15.8% 10,053 15.5%
Total
$ 82,631 100.0% $ 64,743 100.0%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Technology Enabled Solutions
$ 16,307 83.0% $ 11,879 95%
Advisory Services
3,338 17.0% 681 5%
Total
$ 19,645 100.0% $ 12,560 100%
Segment Revenues
Technology Enabled Solutions revenue was $69.6 million and $54.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase of $14.9 million was driven by an increase of $6.0 million of sales of health plan management and software solutions to our existing clients; an increase of $3.1 million of products shipped due to higher membership; $5.0 million due to higher product volume; and $0.8 million in increased shipments of formulary catalogs to members.
Advisory revenue was $13.0 million and $10.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase of $ 2.9 million was driven by higher demand for our consulting services reversing softness from previous quarters due to COVID-19.
 
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Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Technology Enabled Solutions Segment Adjusted EBITDA was $16.3 million and $11.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase of $4.4 million in Segment Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to the flow through of increased revenue.
The primary reconciling items for the Technology Enabled Solutions Segment Adjusted EBITDA, outside of depreciation and amortization, interest expense and tax, are changes in sales tax, transaction bonuses and COVID-19 addbacks. The increase to Segment Adjusted EBITDA for sales and use tax was $1.5 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The primary driver for the decrease in sales and use tax is due to client sales mix. The add back for transaction bonuses was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, a COVID-19 add back of $1.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively, was included in Segment Adjusted EBITDA. The COVID-19 cost adjustment includes the early hire of employees due to social distancing and work at home protocols; higher pricing from vendors due to supply chain disruptions, product shortages and increases in shipping costs; higher employee costs due to hazard pay for our employees, enhanced sick pay due to illness and quarantine protocols; IT costs due to the change in the work environment; and janitorial costs due to enhanced COVID-19 protocols.
Advisory Segment Adjusted EBITDA was $3.3 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase of $2.6 million Segment Adjusted EBITDA is attributable to flow through of consulting services demand and increase utilization of our consultants.
The primary reconciling items for the Advisory Services Segment Adjusted EBITDA, outside of depreciation and amortization, interest expense and tax, are transaction bonuses and lower consultant utilization due to COVID-19. The add back for transaction bonuses was $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 a cost adjustment as a result of lower consultant utilization due to COVID-19 of $0.2 million was included in Segment Adjusted EBITDA. No such adjustment is made for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The utilization adjustment reflects decreased productivity for the Advisory segment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The average utilization for consultants from January through June 2019 and from March through December 2019 was higher than the average utilization during the corresponding periods in 2020. The difference in utilization was attributable to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared with the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Supplemental Pro Forma Financial Information for the Year Ended December 31, 2019
To facilitate comparability, the following table below sets forth our unaudited pro forma condensed, combined, and consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. The pro forma financial information gives pro forma effect to the Merger in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, as amended, as if it had occurred on January 1, 2019 (“Pro Forma Basis”). The pro forma results for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes (i) the additional depreciation and amortization resulting from the adjustments to the value of property and equipment and intangible assets resulting from purchase accounting, (ii) the additional amortization of the estimated adjustment to decrease the assumed deferred revenue obligations to fair value that would have been charged assuming the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2019, together with the consequential tax effects. The pro forma results also include interest expense associated with debt used to fund the acquisitions and adjustments to exclude interest expense from debt extinguished in the Merger. The pro forma results do not include any anticipated synergies or other expected benefits of the acquisitions. The pro forma information does not purport to be indicative of what our results of operations would have been if the Merger had in fact occurred at the beginning of the period presented and is not intended to be a projection of our future results of operations. Transaction expenses are included within the pro forma results.
 
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The following table sets forth our results of operations for the periods indicated:
Pro Forma
For the year ended December 31, 2020
For the year ended
December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Dollars
% of Net
Revenues
Dollars
% of Net
Revenues
Net revenues:
Services
$ 147,191 52.0% $ 143,378 64.9%
Products
135,723 48.0% 77,555 35.1%
Net revenues
282,914 100.0% 220,933 100.0%
Operating expenses:
Cost of services
84,144 29.7% 77,040 34.9%
Cost of products
87,153 30.8% 47,051 21.3%
Selling, general and administrative
79,955 28.3% 62,274 28.2%
Depreciation and amortization
28,032 9.9% 27,307 12.4%
Transaction related costs
3,949 1.4% 17,295 7.8%
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(10,770) (3.8%) 19,671 8.9%
Total operating expenses
272,463 96.3% 250,638 113.4%
Operating income (loss)
10,451 3.7% (29,705) (13.4%)
Other expense:
Interest income
7 0.0%
Interest expense
(18,860) (6.7%) (17,599) (8.0%)
Total other expense, net
(18,853) (6.7%) (17,599) (8.0%)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
(8,402) (3.0%) (47,304) (21.4%)
Income tax benefit
1,904 0.7% 27,113 12.3%
Net loss from continuing operations
(6,498) (2.3%) (20,191) (9.1%)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
36 0.0% (624) (0.3%)
Net loss
$ (6,462) (2.3%) $ (20,815) (9.4%)
We generated $282.9 million, $80.4 million, and $140.7 million in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Successor period and the Predecessor period, respectively. Revenues were $282.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $220.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis. The increase of $61.9 million from the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis to the year ended December 31, 2020 reflects growth of 28.0%. We had net (loss) income of $(6.5) million, $(16.8) million and $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Successor period and the Predecessor period, respectively. The net loss was $(6.5) million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $(20.8) million for the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis. The decrease of $14.3 million from the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis to the year ended December 31, 2020 reflects a 69.0% year-over-year improvement.
Net Revenues
Services Revenue
Services revenue was $147.2 million, $51.2 million, and $92.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Services revenue was $147.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $143.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019
 
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on a Pro Forma Basis. The increase in services revenue was primarily attributable to an increase in our Technology Enabled Solutions segment. Increases in services revenue attributable to our Technology Enabled Solutions segment were largely offset by the effects of COVID-19 on our business, resulting in elongated sales cycles, temporary decrease in demand, and slower implementation of solutions, as well as a reduction in billable hours in our Advisory segment.
Products Revenues
Products revenue was $135.7 million, $29.3 million, and $48.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Products revenue was $135.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $77.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis. The increase in products revenue was primarily attributable to an increase in the total benefit amount provided by our health plan clients plus an increased utilization by members.
See further analysis in “— Segment Information” below.
Operating Expenses
Cost of Services
Cost of services was $84.1 million, $28.8 million, and $48.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Cost of services was $84.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $77.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis. The increase was primarily attributable to labor costs, which increased due to certain state-mandated increases in the minimum wage. In addition, labor costs were impacted by COVID-19, through premium pay, additional sick pay, and early hire of employees due to social distancing and work at home orders, additional training, over-time, and the use of additional temporary resources.
Cost of Products
Cost of products was $87.2 million, $17.8 million, and $29.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Cost of products was $87.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $47.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis. The increase was attributable to the additional costs incurred to service the growth in new members, including costs incurred in providing current product availability information to members, additional labor costs to develop and implement technology enhancements, as well as higher staffing levels to handle increased interactions with members. In addition, the negative impact of COVID-19 resulted in higher pricing from vendors due to supply chain disruptions, product shortages, and increases in shipping costs. Further, labor costs increased due to certain state-mandated increases in the minimum wage. In addition, labor costs were impacted by COVID-19, through premium pay, additional sick pay, and early hire of employees due to social distancing and work at home orders, additional training, over-time, and the use of additional temporary resources.
Selling, General, and Administrative
Selling, general, and administrative was $80.0 million, $21.8 million, and $40.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Selling, general, and administrative was $80.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $62.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis. The increase was primarily due to additional resources to support growth, including investments in IT and additional costs to support this public offering.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization was $28.0 million, $9.2 million, and $13.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Depreciation and amortization was $28.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $27.3 million for
 
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the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis. On a Pro Forma Basis, the increase in depreciation and amortization expense is due to the addition of property and equipment and capitalization of software development costs.
Transaction Related Costs
Transaction related costs were $3.9 million, $14.8 million, and $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Transaction related costs were $3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $17.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis. Transaction related costs for the year ended December 31, 2020, of which $2.4 million are due to costs associated with the preparation of this offering, and $1.5 million for corporate development such as mergers and acquisitions activity that did not proceed. Transaction related costs for the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis were primarily due to costs incurred of $16.1 million, which includes buyer and seller costs, related to the TPG acquisition, and $1.2 million of expenses for corporate development such as mergers and acquisitions activity that did not proceed.
Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration
Change in fair value of contingent consideration liability was a reduction of $10.8 million and an increase of $19.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 and for the Predecessor period, respectively. There was no change in fair value of contingent consideration for the Successor period. A decrease of $30.5 million or 154.8% was due to the re-measurement at year end of the earn-out liability related to the HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence acquisitions and the holdback liabilities related to the TPG acquisition. The movement for the contingent consideration liability for the year ended December 31, 2020 was driven by the Pareto Intelligence earn-out payment targets ultimately not being met, partly due to the impact of COVID-19. This resulted in a $21.1 million reduction in earn-out liabilities and an increase of $10.3 million to the holdback liabilities owed to Convey Health’s previous shareholders. The movement of the contingent consideration liability for the Predecessor period arose due to management reassessing the estimate of the earn-out liability.
Other Income (Expense)
Interest Income
Interest income consists primarily of bank interest and was de Minimis for the periods presented.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $18.9 million, $5.8 million, and $6.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Interest expense was $18.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $17.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 on a Pro Forma Basis. The increase was due to net incremental borrowings under our credit facility.
Interest expense for the Term Facility was $16.7 million, $5.4 million and $5.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Amortization of debt issuance costs for the Term Facility, included in interest expense, was $0.9 million, $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. The increase was due to net incremental borrowings under our credit facility.
Interest expense for the revolving credit facility was $0.2 million, $0.1 million and $0.05 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Amortization of debt issuance costs for the revolving credit facility, included in interest expense, was $0.2 million, $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively.
All other interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period is in relation to items such as capital leases and the sales tax liability.
 
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Segment Information
Our reportable segments have been determined in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280, Segment Reporting. We have two reportable segments: Technology Enabled Solutions and Advisory Services. We evaluate the performance of each of our two operating segments based on segment revenue and Segment Adjusted EBITDA.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA represents each segment’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization and is further adjusted for certain items of income and expense, including but not limited to, the change in fair value of contingent consideration, COVID-19 related costs, non-cash stock compensation expense, transaction costs associated with the Merger, acquisition bonus expenses incurred in connection with the acquisitions of HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence, legal fees related to increase loan facility, certain contract termination costs, certain severance costs, certain management fees, sales and use tax paid on behalf of clients, other sales adjustments, and ASC 606 implementation costs. See Note 18. Segment Information, to the notes accompanying our audited financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus for further explanation.
Compared to Adjusted EBITDA, Segment Adjusted EBITDA includes addbacks for sales and use tax, lower consultant utilization due to COVID-19, executive recruitment and severance costs, certain revenue adjustments, contract termination costs, severance, and professional fees incurred in the implementation of ASC 606.
The segment measurements provided to and evaluated by the chief operating decision maker group are described in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. These results should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, results reported in accordance with GAAP.
For the year ended
December 31, 2020
Successor 2019 Period
Predecessor 2019 Period
(in thousands)
Dollars
% of Total
Dollars
% of Total
Dollars
% of Total
Revenue
Technology Enabled Solutions
$ 241,336 85.3% $ 66,530 82.7% $ 109,932 78.1%
Advisory Services
41,578 14.7% 13,885 17.3% 30,806 21.9%
Total
$ 282,914 100.0% $ 80,415 100.0% $ 140,738 100.0%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Technology Enabled Solutions
$ 66,043 89.0% $ 14,881 91.1% $ 29,205 82.8%
Advisory Services
8,204 11.0% 1,445 8.9% 6,073 17.2%
Total
$ 74,247 100% $ 16,326 100.0% $ 35,278 100.0%
Segment Revenues
Technology Enabled Solutions revenue was $241.3 million, $66.5 million, and $109.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. The increase was primarily due to approximately $65.0 million of upsell and cross sell revenue, offset by $2.8 million of client attrition and the adverse impact of COVID-19.
Advisory revenue was $41.6 million, $13.9 million, and $30.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. The $3.1 million decrease was driven by reduced demand for our consulting services as a result of COVID-19.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
The Technology Enabled Solutions portion of Segment Adjusted EBITDA was $66.0 million, $14.9 million, and $29.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. The $21.9 million increase in Segment Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to the flow through of increased revenue.
 
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The primary reconciling items for the Technology Enabled Solutions portion of Segment Adjusted EBITDA, outside of depreciation and amortization, interest expense and tax, are changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, sales tax, transaction bonuses and COVID-19 addbacks. The change in the fair value of contingent consideration result in a reduction to Segment Adjusted EBITDA of $10.7 million in December 31, 2020, no adjustment for the Successor Period and an add back of $10.3 million, for the Predecessor period, respectively. The changes were driven by the movement of the contingent consideration and the holdback liability estimates in relation to the acquisition of Pareto Intelligence. The increase to Segment Adjusted EBITDA for sales and use tax was $8.2 million, $1.9 million and $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, Successor period and Predecessor period, respectively. The primary driver for the increase in sales and use tax is due to increased sales and client sales mix. The add back for transaction bonuses was $0.5 million, $0.5 million and $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, Successor and Predecessor respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2020 a COVID-19 add back of $10.2 million was included in Segment Adjusted EBITDA. No such adjustment is made for the Successor or Predecessor period, respectively. The COVID-19 cost adjustment includes the early hire of employees due to social distancing and work at home protocols; higher pricing from vendors due to supply chain disruptions, product shortages and increases in shipping costs; higher employee costs due to hazard pay for our employees, enhanced sick pay due to illness and quarantine protocols; IT costs due to the change in the work environment; and janitorial costs due to enhanced COVID-19 protocols.
The Advisory portion of Segment Adjusted EBITDA was $8.2 million, $1.4 million, and $6.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Segment Adjusted EBITDA was essentially the same year over year due to reductions in operating expenses in conjunction with the reductions in revenue due to COVID-19.
The primary reconciling items for the Advisory Services portion of Segment Adjusted EBITDA, outside of depreciation and amortization, interest expense and tax, are changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, transaction bonuses and lower consultant utilization due to COVID-19. The change in the fair value of contingent consideration result in a reduction to EBITDA of $0.1 million in December 31, 2020, no adjustment for the Successor Period and an add back of $9.4 million, for the Predecessor period, respectively. The changes were driven by the movement of the contingent consideration and the holdback liability estimates in relation to the acquisition of HealthScape Advisors. The add back for transaction bonuses was $1.4 million, $1.1 million and $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, Successor and Predecessor respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2020 a cost adjustment as a result of lower consultant utilization due to COVID-19 of $2.0 million was included in Segment Adjusted EBITDA. No such adjustment is made for the Successor or Predecessor period, respectively. The utilization adjustment reflects decreased productivity for the Advisory segment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The average utilization for consultants from January through June 2019 and from March through December 2019 was higher than the average utilization during the corresponding periods in 2020. The difference in utilization was attributable to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
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Quarterly Results of Operations
The following table sets forth unaudited statement of operations data for each of the quarters presented. The quarterly statement of operations data was prepared on the same basis as our annual consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, this financial information includes all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of such financial information. The historical results presented below are not necessarily indicative of financial results to be achieved in future periods. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.
Three Months Ended
(Successor Period)
(Successor
Period)
(Predecessor
Period)
Three Months
Ended
(Predecessor
Period)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
September 4, 2019
to September 30,
2019
July 1,
2019 to
September 3,
2019
June 30,
2019
Net revenues:
Services
$ 43,527 $ 42,377 $ 37,207 $ 33,123 $ 34,484 $ 37,850 $ 13,302 $ 25,789 $ 33,883
Products
39,104 44,704 32,321 28,439 30,259 24,726 4,537 13,472 16,673
Net revenues:
82,631 87,081 69,528 61,562 64,743 62,576 17,839 39,261 50,556
Operating expenses:
Costs of services(1)
24,021 24,425 20,077 20,067 19,575 22,455 6,388 12,718 17,849
Cost of products(1)
26,527 26,510 21,226 18,429 20,988 14,782 3,059 7,845 10,620
Selling, general and administratve
20,099 21,068 18,784 18,982 21,120 16,820 4,933 11,071 15,383
Depreciation and
amortization
7,372 7,323 6,918 6,950 6,842 6,899 2,290 3,360 4,859
Transaction related costs
1,086 3,672 80 52 145 415 14,369 1,514 150
Change in fair value of
contingent
consideration
(10,770) 19,671
Total operating expenses
79,105 72,228 67,085 64,480 68,670 61,371 31,039 56,179 48,861
Operating income (loss)
3,526 14,853 2,443 (2,918) (3,927) 1,205 (13,200) (16,918) 1,695
Other income (expense):
Interest income
0 1 6 7 2
Interest expense
(5,467) (5,381) (4,562) (4,647) (4,270) (4,437) (1,333) (1,652) (2,301)
Total other (expense)
income
(5,467) (5,381) (4,562) (4,646) (4,264) (4,430) (1,333) (1,652) (2,299)
(Loss) income from
continuing
operations before
income taxes
(1,941) 9,472 (2,119) (7,564) (8,191) (3,225) (14,533) (18,570) (604)
Income taxes benefit (expense)
1,007 (1,368) 472 1,537 1,263 746 111 23,413 47
Net (loss) income from continuing operations
(934) 8,104 (1,647) (6,027) (6,928) (2,479) (14,422) 4,843 (557)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax
(7) 7 36 61 12 161 612
Net (loss) income
$ (934) $ 8,104 $ (1,654) $ (6,020) $ (6,892) $ (2,418) $ (14,410) $ 5,004 $ 55
(1)
Excludes amortization of intangible assets and depreciation, which are separately stated below.
 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our primary sources of liquidity are our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash provided by operating activities and borrowings available under our Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2021, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $28.9 million, and as of March 31, 2021, our total indebtedness was $324.2 million. See “— Credit Facilities”.
We are a holding company that transacts substantially all of our business through our operating subsidiaries. Consequently, our ability to pay dividends to stockholders, meet debt payment obligations, and pay taxes and operating expenses is largely dependent on dividends or other distributions from our subsidiaries, whose ability to pay such distributions to us is restricted, subject to certain exceptions, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. See “— Credit Facilities” for a description of the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement that may restrict our operating subsidiaries from issuing dividends and other distributions to us. In addition, see “Dividend Policy” and “Risk Factors — We are a holding company and will depend on dividends, distributions and other payments from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations.”
Our principal liquidity needs have been, and we expect them to continue to be, working capital and general corporate needs, debt service, capital expenditures and potential acquisitions. Our capital expenditures for property and equipment to support growth in the business were $3.1 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $5.2 million, $1.4 million, and $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period, and for the Predecessor period, respectively. Additional expenditures for software development were $1.3 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $4.4 million, $2.1 million, and $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, for the Successor period, and for the Predecessor period, respectively.
Our total indebtedness of $247.0 million as of December 31, 2020 consists of, less any principal repayments, the Term Loan entered into on September 4, 2019 to fund the Merger and the 2020 Incremental Term Loan entered into on April 8, 2020 for purposes of primarily paying the HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence 2019 earn-out payment, which represents contingent consideration from the November 16, 2018 acquisition. The remaining cash from the 2020 Incremental Term Loan was used by the Company as a reserve considering the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On February 12, 2021, the Company further amended the Credit Agreement to establish an incremental term loan in an aggregate principal amount equal to $78.0 million to make a distribution to shareholders' and option holders including related transaction fees and expenses.
We believe that our primary sources of liquidity, including our cash and cash equivalents, cash provided by operating activities and borrowing capacity under our Credit Agreement, will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for at least the next 12 months. We anticipate that to the extent that we require additional liquidity, it will be funded through the proceeds from this offering, the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the issuance of additional equity, or a combination thereof. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain this additional liquidity on reasonable terms, or at all. Additionally, our liquidity and our ability to meet our obligations and fund our capital requirements are also dependent on our future financial performance, which is subject to general economic, financial, and other factors that are beyond our control. See “Risk Factors.”
 
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020
Cash Flows Information
The following table presents a summary of cash flows for the periods presented:
(in thousands)
For the Three
Months Ended
March 31, 2021
For the Three
Months Ended
March 31, 2020
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
$ (12,626) $ 5,937
Net cash used in investing activities
$ (4,350) $ (5,114)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
$ 515 $ (592)
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $12.6 million compared to $5.9 million of net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Net loss was $(0.9) million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to $(6.9) million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease in net loss was primarily due to a decrease in stock compensation expense and growth in our service and product revenues, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses to support the growth in the business. Non-cash items were $8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to $8.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease in non-cash items was primarily driven by a $2.2 million decrease in share-based compensation, which was partially offset by a $0.4 million increase in depreciation expense, a $0.2 million increase in amortization expense, a $0.4 million increase in provision for bad debt, a $0.4 million increase in provision for inventory reserve and a $0.6 million increase in deferred income taxes.
The effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities was a cash decrease of $20.2 million for the year three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to a cash increase of $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The most significant drivers contributing to this net decrease of $24.3 million relates to the following:

An increase related to accounts receivable of $1.5 million primarily driven by an increase in revenue;

An increase related to inventory of $0.4 million; and

A decrease related to prepaid expenses and other assets of $5.4 million; and

A net decrease related to accounts payable and accrued expenses of $21.0 million primarily due to earnout payments of $11.9 million and an increase in operating expenses to support the growth in our business.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $4.4 million compared to $5.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $0.5 million compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
 
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Year Ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
Cash Flows Information
The following table presents a summary of cash flows for the periods presented:
For the year ended
December 31, 2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31, 2019
Period from
January 1, 2019 to
September 3, 2019
(in thousands)
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$ 31,563 $ (14,391) $ 25,247
Net cash used in investing activities
$ (13,272) $ (629,850) $ (12,287)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
$ 9,429 $ 665,566 $ (1,329)
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $31.6 million compared to ($14.4) million for the Successor period and $25.2 million for the Predecessor period.
Net loss was $(6.5) million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $(16.8) million for the Successor period and net income of $3.6 million for the Predecessor period. The decrease in net loss was primarily due to a decrease in transaction related costs and growth in our service and product revenues, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses to support the growth in the business. Non-cash items were $23.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $8.7 million for the Successor period and $10.1 million for the Predecessor period. The increase in non-cash items was primarily driven by a $6.4 million increase in share-based compensation, a $4.7 million increase in amortization associated with an increase in intangible assets due to the TPG acquisition, and a $22.2 million decrease in deferred income tax benefit, which was partially offset by a $30.4 million decrease for the change in fair value of contingent consideration.
The effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities was a cash increase of $14.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to a cash decrease of $6.3 million for the Successor period and increase of $11.5 million for the Predecessor period. The most significant drivers contributing to this net increase of $9.1 million relates to the following:

A decrease related to accounts receivable of $11.4 million primarily driven by the improved timing of collections, partially offset by an increase in revenue;

An increase related to inventory of $8.3 million; and

A net increase related to accounts payable and accrued expenses of $11.1 million primarily due to timing of payments. The increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses was $29.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $6.0 million for the Successor period and $12.6 million for the Predecessor period.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $13.3 million compared to $629.9 million for the Successor period and $12.3 million for the Predecessor period. The use of the $629.9 million from the Successor period was primarily due to the cash used to fund the TPG acquisition.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $9.4 million compared to $665.6 million for the Successor period and ($1.3) million for the Predecessor period. The use of $665.6 million for the Successor period was primarily driven by proceeds received from the issuance of
 
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$225.0 million of debt and $447.4 million in proceeds received associated with our acquisition capitalization. The inflow of $9.4 million for 2020 was primarily driven by $25.0 million of proceeds received from the issuance of debt offset by a contingent consideration payment of $11.9 million.
Credit Facilities
On September 4, 2019, in connection with the Merger, our indirect subsidiary, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. (“Convey”), entered into the First Lien Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for senior secured credit facilities consisting of (1) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $225.0 million (the “Term Facility” and the loans thereunder, the “Term Loans”) and (2) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $40.0 million (the “Revolving Facility”). The Revolving Facility includes a letter of credit sub-facility (subject to a sublimit not to exceed $10.0 million) and a swing line loan sub-facility (subject to a sublimit not to exceed $10.0 million).
The Credit Agreement includes an uncommitted incremental facility, which provides that Convey has the right at any time to request term loan increases, additional term loan facilities, revolving commitment increases and/or additional revolving credit facilities, in an aggregate principal amount, together with the aggregate principal amount of permitted incremental equivalent debt under the Credit Agreement, not to exceed (a) the sum of the greater of (i) $46.9 million and (ii) 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of Convey and its restricted subsidiaries for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Convey (calculated on a pro forma basis), plus (b) certain additional amounts, including an unlimited amount subject to pro forma compliance with a leverage ratio test.
On April 8, 2020, Convey amended the Credit Agreement to establish an incremental term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $25.0 million (the “2020 Incremental Term Facility” and the loans thereunder, the “2020 Incremental Term Loans”; the 2020 Incremental Term Facility, the Term Facility and the Revolving Facility are collectively referred to as the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”).
On February 12, 2021, Convey further amended the Credit Agreement to establish incremental term loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to $78.0 million (the “2021 Incremental Term Loans”), which 2021 Incremental Term Loans were added to, and comprise a single class with, the Term Loans.
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 the aggregate principal amount of the Term Facility was $221.6 million and $222.2 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Facility was $24.8 million. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 our borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility was $39.5 million.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement (other than borrowings of swing line loans) bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at Convey’s election, either (a) LIBOR for the relevant interest period (subject to a floor of 1.00% per annum) plus an applicable margin or (b) a base rate plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for Term Loans (including 2021 Incremental Term Loans) is equal to (i) prior to the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement), 6.00% per annum for LIBOR borrowings and 5.00% per annum for base rate borrowings and (ii) on and after the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date, 5.25% per annum for LIBOR borrowings and 4.25% per annum for base rate borrowings. The applicable margin for 2020 Incremental Term Loans is equal to 9.00% per annum for LIBOR borrowings and 8.00% per annum for base rate borrowings. The applicable margin for loans under the Revolving Facility is subject to adjustment from time to time based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined below) at such time, and ranges from (A) 3.50% to 3.75% per annum for LIBOR borrowings and (B) 2.50% to 2.75% per annum for base rate borrowings. Borrowings of swing line loans bear interest at the interest rate applicable to base rate borrowings under the Revolving Facility.
The “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any test period, the ratio of (1) consolidated first lien secured debt outstanding as of the last day of such test period, minus the amount of unrestricted cash on such last day to (2) consolidated EBITDA of Convey and its restricted subsidiaries for such test period, in each case on a pro forma basis consistent with the Credit Agreement. For more information on the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, see our Credit Agreement, which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
 
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In addition to paying interest on the outstanding principal of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, Convey is required to pay a commitment fee in respect of any unused commitments under the Revolving Facility at a rate that is subject to adjustment from time to time based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio at such time and ranges from 0.375% to 0.500% per annum. Convey is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees and certain other agency fees.
The Credit Agreement provides for the replacement of LIBOR with a successor or alternative index rate in the event LIBOR is phased-out.
Convey is required to make scheduled quarterly payments in respect of the Term Loans (including the 2021 Incremental Term Loans) (a) commencing with the quarter ended December 31, 2019, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on September 4, 2019 and (b) commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2021, in an aggregate principal amount equal to $0.8 million, with the balance paid at maturity of the Term Loans (including the 2021 Incremental Term Loans) on September 4, 2026 (or, if such day is not a business day, the business day immediately succeeding such day). Convey is required to make scheduled quarterly payments in respect of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2020, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all 2020 Incremental Term Loans outstanding on April 8, 2020, with the balance paid at maturity of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans on September 4, 2026 (or, if such day is not a business day, the business day immediately succeeding such day). Convey is required to repay the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Facility, and the aggregate principal amount of each swing line loan under the Revolving Facility, at maturity of the Revolving Facility on September 4, 2024 (or, if such day is not a business day, the business day immediately succeeding such day).
All obligations under the Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed by Convey Health Parent, Inc. and certain of Convey’s subsidiaries. All obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions and limitations, by first priority security interests in substantially all the assets of Convey and each guarantor (including all the equity interests of Convey).
The Credit Agreement includes negative covenants that, subject to certain exceptions and limitations, restrict the ability of Convey and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur liens; incur debt; make investments or loans; engage in mergers, acquisitions and asset sales; declare dividends or other distributions, redeem or repurchase equity interests or make other restricted payments; alter the businesses Convey and its restricted subsidiaries conduct; enter into agreements restricting distributions by Convey’s restricted subsidiaries; modify certain terms of certain junior indebtedness; and engage in certain transactions with affiliates.
In addition, the Credit Agreement contains a financial covenant that requires Convey to maintain, as of the last day of each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Convey, a First Lien Net Leverage Ratio not to exceed 7.40 to 1.00 if, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of Convey, there are outstanding revolving loans and letters of credit (excluding (a) undrawn letters of credit in an aggregate face amount up to $10.0 million and (b) letters of credit (whether drawn or undrawn) to the extent reimbursed, cash collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable issuing bank on or prior to the date that is three business days following the end of the applicable period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Convey) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Facility at such time. The financial covenant is subject to equity cure rights and may be amended or waived with the consent of the lenders holding a majority of the commitments under the Revolving Facility.
We were in compliance with our debt covenants at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. See Description of Indebtedness elsewhere in this prospectus.
 
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Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2021. The principal commitments consisted of obligations under outstanding operating leases for office facilities, capital leases related to copy machines and our long-term debt. The amount of the obligations presented in the table summarizes as of March 31, 2021 the commitments to settle contractual obligations in cash for the periods presented.
Payments Due by Period
(in thousands)
Total
Less than 1
year
1-3 Years
4-5 Years
More than 5
years
Operating lease obligations
$ 34,224 $ 6,026 $ 12,695 $ 9,753 $ 5,750
Capital lease obligations
1,577 435 931 211
Long-term debt obligations(1)
324,178 3,280 6,560 6,560 307,778
      Purchase commitments
971 971
Total contractual obligations
$ 360,950 $ 10,712 $ 20,186 $ 16,524 $ 313,528
(1)
Includes the term loans under our Credit Agreement.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2020, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income, and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base these estimates on our historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results experienced may vary materially and adversely from our estimates. Revisions to estimates are recognized prospectively. We believe the following critical accounting policies could potentially produce materially different results if we were to change underlying assumptions, estimates, or judgments. See Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for a summary of our significant accounting policies.
Revenue Policy
We recognize revenue under Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). We recognize revenue when our customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for contracts that are within the scope of the standard, we perform the following five steps:
1) Identify the contract(s) with a customer
A contract with a customer exists when (i) we enter into an enforceable contract with the customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these goods or services, (ii) the contract has commercial substance, and (iii) we determine that collection of substantially all consideration for goods or services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration. We apply judgment in determining the customer’s ability and intention to pay. Our customary business practice is to enter into legally enforceable written contracts with our customers. The majority of our contracts are governed by a master agreement between us and the customer, which sets forth the general terms and conditions of any individual contract between the parties, which is then supplemented by any of the following: software as a service agreement,
 
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statement of work, project task orders, or purchase orders. The supplement specifies the different goods and services, the associated prices, and any additional terms for an individual contract. Multiple contracts with a single counterparty entered into at the same time are evaluated to determine if the contracts should be combined and accounted for as a single contract. Typical payment terms are net 30 days.
2) Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the goods or services either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from us, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the goods or services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised goods or services, we must apply judgment to determine whether promised goods or services are capable of being distinct and are distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met the promised goods or services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation.
No customer can take possession of our software in the ordinary course of business, nor is it feasible for a customer to contract with a third party to host the software or for a customer to host the software. Therefore, our license arrangements are accounted for as service obligations, rather than the transfer of intellectual property.
3) Determine the transaction price
The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which we will be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to the customer. We assess the timing of transfer of goods and services to the customer as compared to the timing of payments to determine whether a significant financing component exists. As a practical expedient, we do not assess the existence of a significant financing component when the difference between payment and transfer of deliverables is a year or less, which is the case in most of our customer contracts. The primary purpose of our invoicing terms is not to receive or provide financing from or to customers. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, we estimate the amount of variable consideration when it is required.
Typically, outside of our supplemental benefit products, we do not provide our customers with any right of return. We do not constrain the contract price as it is probable that there will not be a significant revenue reversal due to a return.
4) Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. However, if a series of distinct goods or services that are substantially the same qualifies as a single performance obligation in a contract with variable consideration, we must determine if the variable consideration is attributable to the entire contract or to a specific part of the contract. We allocate the variable amount to one or more distinct performance obligations or to one or more distinct services that forms a part of a single performance obligation, when the payment terms of the variable amount relate solely to our efforts to satisfy that distinct performance obligation and it results in an allocation that is consistent with the overall allocation objective of ASC 606. Where variable revenue exists in connection with providing a series of substantially similar services to our customers, we do not estimate variable revenue at the inception of a contract but recognize revenue as services are provided which typically aligns with billing. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price (“SSP”) unless the transaction price is variable and meets the criteria to be allocated entirely to a performance obligation or to a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation. We determine SSP based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the SSP is not observable through past transactions, we estimate the SSP using an expected cost-plus-a-margin approach.
5) Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation
We satisfy performance obligations either over time or at a point in time depending on the nature of the underlying promise. Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised good or service to a customer.
 
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Accounting Policy Elections and Practical Expedients
We have elected to exclude from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes (e.g., sales, use, value-added) assessed by government authorities and collected from a customer. Therefore, revenue is recognized net of such taxes.
We contract with customers to deliver and ship tangible products within the normal course of business, such as supplemental benefit products. The control of the products transfers to the customer, in most cases, free on board (FOB) shipping point. We have elected to use the practical expedient allowed under ASC 606 to account for shipping and handling activities that occur after the customer has obtained control of a promised good as fulfillment costs rather than as an additional promised service and, therefore, we do not allocate a portion of the transaction price to a shipping service obligation. We record as revenue any amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling costs and record as cost of revenue the actual shipping costs incurred.
In accordance with ASC 606, if an entity has a right to consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the entity’s performance completed to date, the entity may recognize revenue in the amount to which the entity has a right to invoice (“right-to-invoice” practical expedient). We have elected to utilize this expedient on supplemental benefit products shipped and advisory services that are not based on a fixed fee.
Our standard contract terms allow for the reimbursement by a customer for certain travel expenses necessary to provide on-site services to the customer. Such reimbursed travel expenses are reported on a gross basis. Since such reimbursed travel expenses do not represent a distinct good or service nor incremental value provided to a customer, a performance obligation is deemed not to exist. Where the “right-to invoice” practical expedient is being applied to variable consideration any client pass-thru charges related to the consulting services performance obligations are also treated under the “right-to-invoice” practical expedient.
Stock Compensation Policy
Compensation expense related to stock option awards granted to certain employees and non-employee directors is based on the fair value of the awards on the grant date. If the service inception date precedes the grant date, accrual of compensation cost for periods before the grant date is based on the fair value of the award at the reporting date. In the period in which the grant date occurs, cumulative compensation cost is adjusted to reflect the cumulative effect of measuring compensation cost based on fair value at the grant date rather than the fair value previously used at the service inception date or any subsequent reporting date. Forfeitures are recorded as they occur. We elected to recognize compensation cost related to time-vested options with graded vesting features on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Compensation cost related to performance-vesting option, where a performance condition or a market condition that affects vesting exists, is recognized over the shortest of the explicit, implicit, or defined service periods. Compensation cost is adjusted depending on whether or not the performance condition is achieved. If the performance condition is probable or becomes probable of being achieved, the full fair value of the award (i.e., without regard for the market condition) is recognized. If the performance condition is not probable of being achieved, then compensation cost for the value of the award incorporating the market condition is recognized.
Long-Term Incentive (LTI) awards vest upon satisfaction of a return on investment from a liquidity event as determined by our Board of Directors at its sole discretion, subject to the participants continued employment or service. The LTI awards therefore have a market condition with an associated implicit performance condition. Settlement of the award can be made, as determined by the Board of Directors at its sole discretion, (i) in cash, (ii) common stock, or (iii) in other property acceptable to the Board of Directors. The LTI’s are treated as liability-based awards under ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation, (“ASC 718”). As the LTI awards are liability-classified, the award is measured for fair value on the grant date. The fair value of the award is re-measured each reporting period until the award is settled. The Company will recognize compensation expense for the LTIs upon the liquidity event occurring.
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the equity value of the enterprise to determine the fair value of our common units, we used a combination of the market approach and the income approach. For the market approach, we utilized the Guideline Company Method by selecting certain companies that we considered to be the most comparable to us in terms of size, growth, profitability, risk and return on investment, among others. We then used these guideline companies to develop relevant market multiples and ratios. The market multiples and ratios were applied to our financial projections based on assumptions at the time of the valuation in order to estimate our total enterprise value. Since there is not an active market for our common units, a discount for lack of marketability was then applied to the resulting value. For the income approach, we performed discounted cash flow analyses utilizing projected cash flows, which were discounted to the present value in order to arrive at an enterprise value. The key assumptions used in the income approach include management’s financial projections which are based on highly subjective assumptions as of the date of valuation, a discount rate and a long-term growth rate. The fair value of options without a market condition are valued using the Black-Scholes Merton model. The fair value of options with a market condition are valued using the Monte-Carlo simulation model. Option valuation models, including the Black-Scholes Merton model and Monte-Carlo simulation model, require the input of certain assumptions that involve judgment. Changes in the input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates and, ultimately, how much we recognize as stock-based compensation expense. The fair value of the options granted during the year are estimated on the date of the grant using the historical volatility of the common stock of other companies in the same industry over a period of time commensurate with the expected term of the options awarded. The expected term for options granted is estimated based on our expectation for a change of control event. We estimate the risk-free interest rate based on U.S. Treasury note rates for the expected term.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the fair value of acquired businesses in excess of the fair value of the individually identified net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually or whenever indications of impairment exist. Impairment exists when the carrying amount, including goodwill, of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, resulting in an impairment charge for this excess (not to exceed the carrying amount of the goodwill). Our annual impairment testing date is October 1. We can elect to qualitatively assess goodwill for impairment if it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value.
For purposes of the goodwill impairment test, we have determined our business operates in four reporting units: Advanced Plan Administration, Supplemental Benefit Administration, Value Based Payment Assurance, and Advisory Services. Advanced Plan Administration, Supplemental Benefit Administration, and Value Based Payment Assurance reporting units form part of the Technology Enabled Solutions reporting segment.
A qualitative assessment considers macroeconomic and other industry-specific factors, such as trends in short-term and long-term interest rates and the ability to access capital, and company specific factors such as trends in revenue generating activities, and merger or acquisition activity. If we elect to bypass qualitatively assessing goodwill, or it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, management estimates the fair values of each of our reporting units mentioned above and compares it to their carrying values. The estimated fair values of the reporting units are established using an income approach based on a discounted cash flow model that includes significant assumptions about the future operating results and cash flows of each reporting unit, and a market approach which compares each reporting unit to comparable companies in their respective industries.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense includes federal, state, and foreign taxes and is based on reported income before income taxes. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. The deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the enacted tax rates expected to apply in the periods in which the deferred tax assets or liabilities are anticipated to be settled or realized.
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as to whether a deferred tax asset will be realized is made on a jurisdictional basis and is based on the evaluation of positive and negative evidence. This evidence includes historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversal of existing temporary differences and the implementation of tax planning strategies.
We recognize the tax benefit from uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized from uncertain tax positions are measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. No tax benefits are recognized for positions that do not meet this threshold. Interest related to uncertain tax positions is recognized as part of the provision for income taxes and is accrued beginning in the period that such interest would be applicable under relevant tax law until such time that the related tax benefits are recognized. See Note 13. Taxes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for a summary of our significant accounting policies.
Contingent Consideration
On November 16, 2018, we acquired all outstanding membership units of both HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence. We recognized an earn-out liability, which represented contingent consideration, upon acquisition of HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence. The former shareholders of HealthScape Advisors were potentially entitled to up to $15.0 million if certain adjusted revenue performance targets for the two years ending December 31, 2020 were achieved. The former shareholders of Pareto Intelligence were potentially entitled to up to $35.0 million if certain adjusted revenue performance targets for the two years ending December 31, 2020 were achieved.
The earn-out liability is subject to re-measurement to fair value at each reporting date until the contingency is resolved and the changes in fair value are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income at each reporting period.
The initial fair value of the earn-out was determined by employing a Monte-Carlo simulation. The underlying simulated variable was adjusted revenue discounted by the market price of risk embedded in the revenue metrics. The revenue volatility estimate was based on a study of historical asset volatility and implied volatility for a set of comparable public companies, adjusted by our operating leverage. The earn-out payments were calculated based on simulated revenue metrics and payment thresholds as set forth in the HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence purchase agreement. The calculated payments were further discounted back to present using cost of debt reflecting our credit risk.
On September 4, 2019 in connection with the Merger, we recognized holdback liabilities, which represented contingent consideration, to the seller. See Note 4. Acquisitions to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for a summary of our significant accounting policies. The Merger Agreement includes provisions to pay holdbacks to the seller if the payments relating to earn-outs and incentive plans, assumed in the Merger, from the previous acquisition of HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence fall below a certain threshold. The maximum holdback payments are $7.5 million and $17.5 million for HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence, respectively. The HealthScape Advisors holdback liability is calculated based on the 2019 earn-out and incentive plan payments. The Pareto Intelligence holdback liability is calculated based on the 2019 and 2020 earn-out and incentive plan payments.
The initial fair value of the holdback liability and at each reporting date subsequent to the acquisition was measured using a probability weighted approach. Any change in fair value was recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, the applicable revenue targets for the Pareto Intelligence earn-out payments were not met. We have determined that we owe a final holdback payment of approximately $13.1 million to the sellers in connection with the Merger. We intend to make this $13.1 million payment during the second quarter of 2021. Following this $13.1 million payment, we will no longer have any earn-out liabilities or holdback liabilities as a result of the Merger.
 
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of new accounting pronouncements recently adopted and not yet adopted, see the Notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
In the normal course of business, we are subject to market risks. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of accounts receivable. We do not require collateral or other security for receivables, but believe the potential for collection issues with any clients was minimal as of December 31, 2020, based on the lack of collection issues in the past and the high financial standards we require of clients. As of December 31, 2020, two clients accounted for 15.0% and 6.8% of total accounts receivable.
Interest Rate Risk
As of March 31, 2021, we had cash of $28.9 million deposited in non-interest bearing accounts at a major bank with limited to no interest rate risk. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes and have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk exposure.
In July 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced its intention to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit LIBOR quotations by the end of 2021. The expected discontinuation, reform, or replacement of LIBOR may result in fluctuating interest rates, or higher interest rates, which could have a material adverse effect on our interest expense. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Capital Structure, Indebtedness and Capital Requirements — Changes in the method for determining LIBOR or the elimination of LIBOR could affect our business, results of operations or financial condition” for additional information.
Emerging Growth Company Status
Pursuant to the JOBS Act, an emerging growth company is provided the option to adopt new or revised accounting standards that may be issued by FASB or the SEC either (i) within the same periods as those otherwise applicable to non-emerging growth companies or (ii) within the same time periods as private companies. We intend to take advantage of the exemption for complying with new or revised accounting standards within the same time periods as private companies. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies.
We also intend to take advantage of some of the reduced regulatory and reporting requirements of emerging growth companies pursuant to the JOBS Act so long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation and exemptions from the requirements of holding non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation and golden parachute payments.
 
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BUSINESS
Our Mission
Our mission is to drive health plan growth and member engagement by leveraging proprietary technology and processes.
Our core values — integrity, teamwork, and regulatory compliance — are the foundation upon which we approach the market.
Business Overview
Convey Health is a leading healthcare platform that utilizes technology and processes to improve government-sponsored health plans, including Medicare Advantage (“MA”). We are a trusted solutions-oriented partner to payors and deliver purpose-built technology and services to enhance our clients’ mission-critical workflows. Our solutions address health plan needs, including product development and sales, member experience management, clinical management, core operations, business intelligence and analytics. Leveraging our technology and expert advisory services, we serve as a unified and integrated extension of our clients’ core health plan operations. Our proprietary, modular technology and end-to-end solutions replace or supplement our clients’ existing systems and processes, enabling us to help health plans attract and retain members, improve revenue accuracy, drive cost savings, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance operational effectiveness.
Since our inception, we have created and continuously refined our technology solutions to best serve government-sponsored health plans. Our clients are primarily Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare Part D plans (“PDP”) including Employer Group Waiver plans (“EGWP”) and pharmacy benefit managers (“PBM”). As of December 31, 2020, our solutions managed over 2.5 million MA members and 1.6 million PDP members. Additionally, our value-based analytics, which are powered by our 28 million member data set, provided actionable insights for nearly 2.1 million MA members in 2020. In total, our solutions addressed over 19% of MA lives.
We foster long-term collaborative partnerships as evidenced by our average relationship with our top 10 clients of over eight years, and we serve as a partner to seven of the nation’s top 10 MA payors by lives covered. We believe that we have significant opportunity to grow within our existing client base as the majority of our clients currently subscribe to only a subset of our overall solutions and services. Moreover, we believe we have significant opportunity to grow by winning new clients in the MA market, by selling more products to our existing clients, by expanding into adjacent markets such as Medicaid and commercial insurance, and through complimentary strategic acquisitions.
Our clients face significant and constantly evolving challenges managing their Medicare health plans:

Increasingly Competitive Environment for Medicare Plans: Effective benefit design and sales are critical to retaining and growing members during the Medicare annual enrollment period. Once members are enrolled in a plan, effective member engagement and supplemental benefits administration are paramount to ensuring strong satisfaction and retention. Moreover, the proliferation of value-based reimbursement models such as MA requires effective member management and broad ecosystem coordination, which fall outside the core competencies of many health plans.

Compliance with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Requirements: Constantly evolving CMS and client requirements result in hundreds of modifications per year that inhibit the operational effectiveness and capabilities of health plans. Our purpose-built government sector technology platform addresses these constantly evolving requirements.

Complex and Highly Regulated Medicare Market: Many health plans enter the government plan market by simply adapting their existing systems designed for the commercial insurance market. As a result, the technology they employ often lacks the sophistication and design needed to effectively maintain and administer benefits tailored for the complex and highly regulated Medicare market.
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We Drive Member Engagement and Health Plan Growth in the Highly Attractive Medicare Advantage Market
MA is a highly attractive and fast-growing market, with membership expected to increase by 38% from 2020 to 2025, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. This outsized growth is supported by higher member satisfaction, lower costs and better member outcomes of managed plans as compared to traditional Medicare plans. Moreover, MA lives are attractive to health plans as they provide a higher value per covered person than commercial lives. Between 2016 and 2018, the annual gross margin per covered person in the MA market averaged $1,608.00, approximately double the annual gross margin per covered person in the commercial insurance market. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of U.S. seniors is expected to grow to 73.1 million by 2030, up from 56.1 million in 2020 and to increase as a percentage of the population from 17% to 21% during the same time period.
We help MA plans compete by improving benefit design, managing the member experience and core operations, administering supplemental benefits, empowering data-driven insights and providing expert advisory services. For example, we were an early pioneer in over-the-counter (“OTC”) supplemental benefit administration as we recognized that health plans who offered supplemental benefits could gain a competitive advantage over health plans that did not. MA plans offering OTC benefits grew their membership by 15% in 2021 compared to membership growth of only 4% for plans that did not offer such benefits. We believe we are a leader in providing technology-enabled solutions for the government-sponsored market and are well positioned to help our MA clients deliver differentiated plan offerings and drive sustained, above-market growth.

We Drive Operational Efficiencies in a Highly Complex and Regulated Government Plan Market
We help health plans improve operational effectiveness and enhance regulatory compliance. Through our advanced plan administration and supplemental benefit administration solutions, we handle critical processes on behalf of our clients, including eligibility and enrollment, member services, order processing and fulfillment, premium billing administration, premium payment processing, utilization management, payment integrity and regulatory compliance. We have dedicated compliance and quality-control teams that monitor evolving healthcare regulations and partner with our clients to facilitate compliance with the ever-changing set of government requirements.
Moreover, leveraging our large proprietary datasets and applied analytics, we yield actionable insights through our value-based payment assurance solutions that resolve gaps in care, improve member risk scoring and enhance payment integrity.
In addition, our technology and processes remove friction, streamline workflows and increase the effectiveness of each member interaction. For example, because our Advanced Plan Administration platform is a single integrated system that communicates seamlessly, we are able to improve member experience and core operations by reducing the time for a member to complete an address change with potential disenrollment by 75% and to complete a premium billing credit card transaction by 47%.
We operate in two segments: Technology Enabled Solutions (“TES”), in which we provide technology and support solutions to our clients, and Advisory Services (“Advisory”), in which we provide project-based consulting services through our long-tenured subject matter experts. Our TES and Advisory teams work collaboratively to identify new market and cross-sell opportunities, develop new technologies and solutions, and solve client challenges. We believe that our combination of technology-enabled solutions and expert advisory services gives us a competitive advantage in the government-sponsored health plan market. Our TES segment comprised approximately 85% of our consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020.
We have a highly predictable and recurring revenue model with strong cash flow from operations. We typically charge a recurring subscription or per member fee or a re-occurring utilization-based fee, which, coupled with our long-term contracts and high client revenue retention, have historically provided us with strong revenue predictability and visibility. Our TES segment historically has been highly predictable, as most
 
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of our revenue in any given year is under contract or otherwise visible by the prior year end. We evaluate client retention primarily on a revenue retention basis, and we monitor two key metrics to evaluate client retention: Gross Dollar Retention (“GDR”) and Net Dollar Retention (“NDR”). GDR measures the performance of existing solutions on an existing client basis by taking our Annual Contracted Revenue (“ACR”) at the beginning of the fiscal period and reducing it by dollar attrition during the fiscal period. Our GDR was 98% and 99% in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our high client retention, as measured on a revenue retention basis, demonstrates the predictability of our revenue and that our existing solutions are deeply embedded in our clients’ core operations. NDR measures the performance rate of existing clients in total and before new client wins by adding cross-sell and upsell initiatives to GDR. Our NDR was 135% and 142% in 2020 and 2019, respectively, exhibiting the strength of our platform and growth of our existing client base.
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We generated $82.6 million, $282.9 million, $80.4 million, and $140.7 million in revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021, the year ended December 31, 2020, the Successor period, and the Predecessor period, respectively. We had net (loss) income of $(0.9) million, $(6.5) million, $(16.8) million, and $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, the year ended December 31, 2020, the Successor period, and the Predecessor period, respectively. We generated Adjusted EBITDA of $15.9 million, $51.5 million, $14.0 million, and $27.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, the year ended December 31, 2020, the Successor period, and the Predecessor period, respectively. See “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data” for information regarding our use of Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, as of March 31, 2021, we had $324.2 million total aggregate principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Our Solutions
Technology Enabled Solutions
Our Technology Enabled Solutions Platform is Purpose-built to Comprehensively Address our Clients’ Needs
We are a solutions-oriented partner to health plans, helping them attract and retain members, improve revenue accuracy, drive cost savings, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance operational effectiveness. We have built a flexible architecture that enables deep and broad-based integration with client and third party systems and allows us to meet our clients’ core operational, regulatory, financial and clinical needs.
 
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The Backbone of our Offerings is our Proprietary Technology Platform, Miramar
Miramar reduces the number of systems that health plans need to maintain, providing a seamless, unified user experience for our clients and their members. Our clients often depend exclusively on Miramar to manage mission-critical workflows, which entrenches our client relationships and provides opportunities to both cross-sell additional offerings and develop new technologies in partnership with them. Miramar’s agile infrastructure enables us to rapidly deploy and scale new and innovative offerings. In 2020, Miramar processed over 2.2 billion automated transactions through integrated processes with health plans, members, employer groups, government entities, provider organizations, PBMs and financial institutions. In that same time period, we facilitated over 23 million touchpoints with members on behalf of our clients.
Miramar consists of three core end-to-end solutions in addition to ancillary modular solutions:

Advanced Plan Administration (“APA”) Solutions: We provide technology-based plan administration services for government-sponsored health plans. Our solution encompasses eligibility and enrollment processing, member services, premium billing and payment processing, reconciliation and other related services.

Supplemental Benefit Administration (“SBA”) Solutions: We provide technology and services to manage supplemental benefits provided to members through their MA plans. This solution is currently focused on the OTC benefit and we expect to extend our platform into additional supplemental benefits. Our SBA solutions include benefit design and administration, member eligibility and engagement, product fulfillment, and analytics and reporting.

Value-Based Payment Assurance (“Value-Based”) Solutions: We provide payment tools and data analytics to improve revenue accuracy and identify gaps in quality, clinical care and compliance.
Advisory Services
Our Advisory Services Team Supports Payor Operations and Drives Business Model Evolution
We provide Advisory Services that complement our technology-enabled solutions in sales and marketing strategies, provider network strategies, compliance, operations, Star Ratings, quality, clinical, pharmacy, analytics and risk adjustment. We believe the trust our subject matter experts have earned with our clients gives us unique insights into and differentiated access to marketplace opportunities.
Industry Backdrop
We primarily operate within the government-sponsored health plan market. We believe that the increasing demand for our end-to-end platform solutions is driven by the following key healthcare industry tailwinds:

Growth in Medicare-Eligible Beneficiaries & Privatization Trend: According to U.S. Census data, the 65-and-older population in the U.S. grew by over 33% during the past decade, which resulted in an increasingly large Medicare population base that we expect will continue to grow given the demographics trend. MA enrollment grew by a 7% compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2020 and is expected to grow at that same 7% growth rate from 2020 to 2025. In addition, MA enrollment as a percentage of total Medicare enrollment is expected to grow from 38.7% in 2020 to 46.5% in 2025. Additionally, approximately 70% of all Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in plans that provide Medicare Part D benefits, with enrollment doubling since the program began in 2006. Moreover, there is increasing focus by recent presidential administrations to grow government-sponsored healthcare. The growing Medicare population base and MA enrollment, coupled with the potential expansion of government-sponsored healthcare, represent important tailwinds for our business.
 
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Medicare Advantage Enrollment Trend
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Source: Congressional Budget Office and Kaiser Family Foundation.

Increased Reliance on Specialized, Technology-Enabled Third-Party Partners to Drive Health Plan Differentiation and Performance: Competition for MA lives among health plans has grown markedly, particularly amid industry consolidation and the emergence of technology-enabled payors. This increasingly competitive environment requires health plans to offer differentiated benefits, a superior member experience and enhanced clinical outcomes while remaining cost-efficient. As a result, health plans are increasingly relying on specialized third-party partners with sophisticated purpose-built technology to enhance benefit design, drive member engagement and manage core workflows. We believe our technology-enabled solutions and expert advisory services position us favorably to serve as a high value-add partner to our health plan clients.

Growth and Prevalence of Supplemental Benefits: MA plans are rapidly adopting supplemental benefits as a mechanism to improve clinical outcomes and attract and retain new members. MA plans that offered OTC benefits grew their membership by 15% in 2021 compared to membership growth of only 4% for plans that did not offer such benefits. While over three million MA beneficiaries are currently enrolled in plans providing additional supplemental benefits to individuals with chronic illnesses, this figure only accounts for less than 12% of the total number of MA members in 2021. Due to the popularity of supplemental benefits among members and ability to improve clinical outcomes, we expect the prevalence and utilization of supplemental benefits to continue to increase.

Shift to Value-Based Care (“VBC”): MA is the largest and most successful VBC program in existence today. In a new era focused on value-based reimbursement, the increased burden on both members and health plans to reduce costs has driven significant changes in the industry. In particular, the need for aligned benefit design, effective member management and broad ecosystem coordination, which typically fall outside of the core competencies of health plans, has driven health plans to outsource these core workflows to specialized third parties. Moreover, there is an increasing need for health plans to offer supplemental benefits to their members as the VBC environment promotes the importance of breaking down traditional physical and social barriers to help drive health outcomes. The heightened focus on leveraging technology-enabled solutions to lower costs, increase quality and compliance, and improve member satisfaction is a key industry trend that we believe we are well positioned to address.

Compliance with Increasingly Complex and Evolving Regulatory Requirements: The government sector healthcare system imposes many regulations and processes that are manual, complex and constantly evolving. Health plans often lack the necessary infrastructure or resources to adapt quickly to changing requirements. The lack of specialized in-house solutions health plans have to maintain compliance with CMS regulations and requirements often results in foregone reimbursement and monetary penalties. Standard penalties for a health plan with 300,000 members could be as high as $1 million, with larger organizations potentially facing higher fines depending on the nature of the violation and the number of members impacted. In addition to
 
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monetary penalties, health plans risk facing suspension or revocation of their licenses to operate if they are not compliant with CMS regulations. Furthermore, we believe the regulatory environment will continue to grow more complex as the government-sponsored health plan market evolves. Therefore, the need for specialized solutions to help navigate the regulatory environment and facilitate compliance with ever-changing regulations and requirements is becoming increasingly paramount for health plans.
Market Opportunity
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We serve as a specialized, solutions-oriented partner to our health plan clients and help manage their core operations. As such, our addressable markets are predicated on our clients’ supplemental benefit and administrative expenditures. For our core Medicare-focused offerings, we estimate our total immediately addressable market opportunity to consist of:

$7.3 Billion Market Opportunity in Our Existing Client Base with Our Current TES Solutions:   We estimate this market opportunity by multiplying (1) the total number of MA and PDP members currently enrolled in our TES and Advisory clients’ plans by (2) our estimated average market rate on a per-member basis for the three core TES solutions we currently offer clients. We believe there is significant opportunity to grow our business by using our existing relationships to cross-sell our offerings to clients who do not currently use all of our core TES solutions.

$2.2 Billion Market Opportunity with New Clients in Existing MA and PDP Markets with Our Current TES Solutions:   We estimate this additional market opportunity by multiplying (1) the total number of MA and PDP members not currently enrolled in our TES and Advisory clients' plans by (2) our estimated average market rate on a per-member basis for the three core TES solutions we currently offer clients.
We estimate that the broader addressable market opportunity for our core Medicare-focused offerings is approximately $77 billion, including our immediately addressable market opportunity described above, to consist of:

$47 Billion Market Opportunity in Supplemental Benefit Administration:   We estimate this market opportunity by multiplying (1) the estimated number of total addressable long-term MA and PDP
 
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plan members by (2) the estimated average supplemental benefits administration figure on a per-member per-month basis.

$30 Billion Market Opportunity in Plan Administration:   We estimate this market opportunity by multiplying (1) the estimated number of total addressable long-term MA and PDP plan members by (2) the estimated average plan administration expenditure on a per-member per-month basis.

We believe the MA market is underpenetrated at present. As such, we calculate the estimated number of total addressable long-term MA plan members by multiplying (1) the total number of members eligible for Medicare in 2020 by (2) the expected percentage of MA plan members of all Medicare members in 2030.
The Medicare market continues to benefit from strong secular trends and we believe we are well positioned to capitalize on this large and growing market opportunity.
In addition, we also intend to grow our addressable market opportunity through expansion into adjacent markets, and believe our solutions and services address similar needs that exist across other government-sponsored and commercial programs. We continue to grow our presence in Managed Medicaid and believe this represents a natural adjacency to our core MA market. We estimate our total addressable market opportunity in Managed Medicaid to be approximately $21 billion. Moreover, we estimate our total addressable market opportunity in commercial insurance to be an additional $117 billion.
Value Proposition
We believe we achieve success because we are a trusted, solutions-oriented partner to health plan clients. We help our clients drive superior membership growth and retention, optimize revenue capture, drive cost savings, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance operational effectiveness.
Value to Health Plans

We Help Drive Superior Financial Results: We provide solutions that help health plans increase revenue by attracting and retaining members, improving revenue accuracy, and delivering cost savings.

Attracting and Retaining Members: We help health plans improve plan offerings by enhancing benefit design and go-to-market strategy, managing member experience and core operations, and administering supplemental benefits, which together increases the competitiveness of plans and drives strong membership growth and retention.

Improving Revenue Accuracy: We harmonize disparate clinical, claims and social determinants of health (“SDOH”) data, and utilize sophisticated applied analytics to drive meaningful insights. We help our clients identify opportunities to enhance member risk scoring, improve clinical outcomes, increase Star Ratings and achieve greater revenue accuracy.

Delivering Cost Savings: We help health plans achieve tangible cost savings through leveraging our built-for-purpose technology solutions and government health plan market expertise, resulting in efficient, cost-effective workflow management.

We Improve Quality, Compliance and Operational Effectiveness: Our end-to-end technology solutions and broad healthcare ecosystem integrations enable us to design and deploy tailor-made solutions promptly to improve operational effectiveness and enhance regulatory compliance for our health plan clients.

Enhancing Regulatory Compliance: Among the key workflows we manage, compliance is one of the most essential for government-sponsored health plans. While we are not directly exposed, our clients can be exposed to significant fines or sanctions if they do not meet established compliance standards. We have dedicated compliance and quality-control teams to monitor evolving healthcare rules and regulations and partner with our clients to help them adhere to an ever-changing set of government requirements. Our systems allow us to “push” new regulation requirements out in an efficient, centralized manner compared to continuous updates of disparate, and often unintegrated, systems. We work directly with key compliance contacts at each client
 
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to help ensure relevant personnel understand and interpret regulations accurately, implement appropriate processes for regulatory compliance and avoid high costs associated with non-compliance.

Providing Complex Operational Support: We provide operational support for our health plan clients by managing critical and complex workflows including eligibility and enrollment, member services, order processing and fulfillment, premium billing administration, premium payment processing, utilization management, payment integrity and regulatory compliance.
Value to Members

We Deliver a Superior Member Experience: Our clients depend on our member engagement solutions to deliver an outstanding member experience. Our APA and SBA solutions empower members to optimize their plan selection, effectively navigate their benefits, readily gain access to the appropriate medical care, prescription medication and over-the-counter products, and efficiently resolve their inquiries and issues.

Unified Member Experience: Our end-to-end, comprehensive technology platform enables us to deliver an integrated experience for health plan members. Our platform significantly reduces the length of time required to address member inquiries, allowing members to have their questions answered and issues resolved efficiently and effectively. In addition, our ability to customize engagement with members through multiple channels, including self-service and mobile applications, has driven further healthcare navigation efficiency and a better member experience.

Enhancing Utilization of Valued Benefits: We help drive appropriate utilization of member benefits by making it easy for members to access their benefits through our expanding suite of supplemental benefit solutions. Our omni-channel supplemental benefits management offering enables members to fully access these benefits to which they are entitled.
Our Differentiated Miramar Technology Platform
The backbone of our offerings is our proprietary technology platform, Miramar. We believe the following are key differentiators of our technology platform:

Comprehensive, Purpose-Built Platform: Miramar is a comprehensive technology platform that reduces the need for health plans to maintain multiple systems and enables us to provide a seamless user experience for our clients and their members. We designed and developed Miramar specifically for the government health plan sector, as opposed to retrofitting a commercial insurance sector technology. We unify internal and external clinical and financial data to provide a differentiated member view that enables health plans to provide superior engagement and retention. Miramar enables us to replace and support a broad range of core systems for our health plan clients, with key workflows that can be modularized across product development and sales, member management, operations and support, all using a single platform. This contrasts with the multiple siloed systems that would need to be integrated and individually updated if conducted in-house by our clients. Miramar empowers our clients to consolidate steps and simplify functions that improve member experience, drive cost savings and enhance clinical outcomes. Through Miramar, our clients have access to a host of key plan administration features.

Built to Scale: Miramar’s unified infrastructure enables us to rapidly deploy and scale new integrated solutions and services and has been a mainstay of our continued innovation. We have proven our ability to scale our technology to new clients and solutions as a result of having a repeatable and data-driven blueprint to expand our capabilities. Over the past three years, we have won and successfully implemented 33 new Technology clients. With scale, our data assets provide even more powerful insights on our clients’ members, enabling us to create more streamlined experiences for members and positively impact outcomes. We have a track record of being able to implement and deploy solutions for large health plan clients, which we have made a repeatable playbook as we look to acquire new clients.

Strong Interoperability with Broader Healthcare Ecosystem: We have built and continue to innovate technology infrastructure to support broad ecosystem integrations with key healthcare constituents,
 
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including health plans, employer groups, government entities, provider organizations, PBMs and financial institutions. Our direct integration and interoperability with the broader healthcare ecosystem enables us to ingest and harmonize data from disparate sources. Given the high volume, velocity and complexity of data our health plan clients must sort through, our offerings provide extensive operational support and allow us to serve as a valuable partner. Miramar processed over 2.2 billion automated transactions in 2020 through integrated processes across the healthcare ecosystem. In 2020, we also facilitated over 23 million touchpoints with members on behalf of our clients.

Data & Analytics Capabilities: Leveraging our large proprietary datasets, we yield actionable insights through our value-based payment assurance solution that resolve gaps in care and improve quality, data integrity and financial performance. Our value-based analytics capture data for over 28 million members. The ability to efficiently aggregate and process large scale data flows, which is ultimately utilized to guide clients’ operational strategies and decisions, has played a key role in scaling and managing large member populations, particularly in today’s complex and value-based care environment. We have a growing data asset that we believe will only become more impactful over time as we continue to connect insights with workflows to drive measurable outcome improvement for our clients.
The Impact of Our Platform and Solutions
Utilizing our technology-enabled solutions and advisory services, we administer and support a comprehensive range of mission-critical workflows on behalf of our clients across the following key areas:
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Product Development & Sales: Our technology solutions and services empower our health plan clients to deliver a differentiated health plan offering, which can result in higher membership growth and plan revenues. Using our advanced plan administration, supplemental benefits administration and advisory offerings, we enable a number of product development and commercialization initiatives for our clients including benefit design, plan selection, formulary development, go-to-market research, strategy and execution, and broker and sales agent credentialing.
 
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Member Engagement & Core Operations: We manage critical member engagement workflows directly on behalf of our clients. Using our advanced plan administration solution, we manage workflows across enrollment and eligibility, premium billing, financial reconciliation, and payment processing. Our technology solutions are designed to enhance operational capabilities for our health plan clients, allowing them to improve the member experience by offering members easy-to-navigate self service capabilities including web portals and mobile applications. In addition, our dedicated compliance and quality teams continually monitor the evolving regulatory environment. We provide solutions and services that enable our clients to better adhere to government regulations and internal compliance requirements. We also support our clients in their quality and CMS audit processes. We believe that we provide highly-compliant and market-leading solutions that successfully help our clients minimize compliance risk.

Clinical Health Outcomes: Our SBA solutions help members navigate a range of benefits that have been tailored to address clinical, social, or physical needs and improve their overall health. Our solutions enhance member experience, improve health outcomes and create differentiation for Medicare Advantage plans. We help our clients solve unmet social needs that impact almost 40% of all Medicare beneficiaries. For example, the home delivery of OTC products through our SBA solutions alleviates challenges with member access to transportation, which is a significant SDOH. Studies have shown that on average every dollar spent by consumers on OTC medicines saves $6-7 for the U.S. healthcare system. Many of the SDOH-focused supplemental benefits are becoming key differentiators for MA plans and improve both health outcomes and member experience. Our platform was purpose-designed to allow us to add additional benefit categories as new and innovative benefits emerge, and we are currently building out our technology to support supplemental benefits beyond OTC.
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Business Intelligence & Analytics: Our value-based payment assurance data platform, powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, seamlessly aggregates and organizes disparate clinical, claims and SDOH data to optimize revenue and profitability. Our data analytics platform, which is currently powered by over 28 million lives and over 100 proprietary data models, is designed to handle a growing volume and velocity of healthcare data. Value-based payments such as Medicare Advantage reimbursement require the submission of enrollment, claims and clinical data to determine revenue for the plan. Our revenue integrity solution focuses on the complete, accurate and compliant data collection, submission and acceptance of data to the Government. Our value based payment assurance product identifies revenue being understated on average by over 1.3% for an MA plan.
 
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According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, for an MA plan with 100,000 members, this translates into approximately $20 million in additional revenue to the health plan. We believe the depth and breadth of our growing data set and ability to embed into workflows will differentiate our solutions and improve outcomes for our clients.
We have a demonstrated track record of delivering compelling clinical, financial and administrative outcomes for our clients. We believe our comprehensive solutions and services enable us to deliver results that exceed those achieved in-house by our clients, as well as by most other third-party partners. A time and motion study confirmed that our APA solutions reduced the time to complete an address change with potential disenrollment by 75% due to our ability to address the complexity of this task, which involves multiple systems and reporting, using our integrated approach. This study also showed our ability to reduce the time to complete a premium billing credit card transaction by 47% compared to the time when utilizing a leading competitor’s solution to address the same task. The result is higher quality and lower cost for the health plan, and higher member satisfaction.
Case Study: Advanced Plan Administration Platform Efficiencies Driving Improved Member and Client Satisfaction
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Competitive Strengths
Comprehensive Payor Services Platform Based on Differentiated, Solutions-Oriented Partnership Model
We believe our success is predicated on our comprehensive capabilities and track record of fostering long-term collaborative partnerships with our clients. We have strategically developed our portfolio of technology-enabled solutions and advisory services to address our clients’ mission-critical workflows. We engage closely with our health plan clients to help them attract and retain members, improve revenue accuracy, drive cost savings, facilitate regulatory compliance, and enhance operational effectiveness. Moreover, our active dialogue with our clients through our advisory team enables us to easily identify new opportunities to deploy additional solutions and services.
We serve as a solutions-oriented partner to the largest and most sophisticated clients, including seven of the top 10 MA payors in the U.S. We believe our unwavering commitment to delivering innovative and effective solutions for our clients, our comprehensive capabilities and domain expertise have earned us our reputation as a trusted partner to the nation’s largest payors.
Purpose-Built, Scalable and Integrated Technology and Analytics Platform
We believe our proprietary technology, rich dataset and advanced applied analytics capabilities enable us to deliver meaningful value as a partner to our health plan clients, members and partner constituents. Our Miramar technology platform enables us to provide a seamless, unified user experience for our clients and their members. Miramar’s unified infrastructure enables us to rapidly deploy and scale new integrated solutions and services and has been a mainstay of our continued innovation. Miramar supports broad
 
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ecosystem integrations with health plans, employers groups, government bodies, provider organizations, PBMs and financial institutions, which enables us to ingest and harmonize data from multiple sources. Our value-based payment assurance solutions integrate disparate clinical, claims and SDOH data and utilize sophisticated applied analytics to help our clients optimize value-based revenue and payment integrity. Our purpose-built solutions allow us to help our clients navigate the constantly evolving regulatory environment and more efficiently engage their members.
Attractive Operating Model with Contractually Recurring Revenues and High Financial Visibility
As of December 31, 2020, we had 162 clients that purchased our solutions and services. Our solutions managed over 2.5 million MA members and 1.6 million PDP members. Additionally, our value-based analytics, which are powered by our 28 million member data set, provided actionable insights for nearly 2.1 million MA members in 2020. In total, our solutions addressed more than 19% of MA lives. As the MA payor market is relatively concentrated, we expect to continue to derive a substantial portion of our total revenue from a limited number of key clients. For the year ended December 31, 2020, our two largest clients, when aggregating all the solutions and services utilized by such clients across separate contracts with multiple product delivery solutions, represented 28.6% and 17.8% of our total revenue, respectively, or collectively 46.4% of our total revenue during this period. Our two largest clients are two of the top 10 MA payors in the U.S. While we have client concentration, our longest client relationships are among our two largest clients at 16 years and 10 years, respectively, and we generally have long-term contracts with our other clients as well. In addition, we have many different contractual relationships with, and provide many different solutions to, each of our top clients. The multiple solutions we provide to our clients, the length of our contracts and the established long-term relationships we have developed with our top clients reduces the overall risk of concentration to our business.
We have generated a substantial portion of our revenue from clients on a recurring or re-occurring fee basis, which, coupled with our multi-year contracts and historically high client revenue retention, have provided high revenue predictability and visibility. We focus on maintaining longstanding relationships with our clients and serve as a strategic partner across mission-critical workflows. We believe our focus on collaborative innovation with our clients, in conjunction with the expansive set of mission-critical solutions and services we provide, results in a highly loyal client base as evidenced by our GDR of 98% and 99% in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our high client retention, as measured on a revenue retention basis, demonstrates the predictability of our revenue and that our solutions are deeply embedded in our clients’ core operations. Our NDR was 135% and 142% in 2020 and 2019, respectively, exhibiting the strength of our platform and growth of our existing client base.
Unmatched Expertise and Breadth of Solutions for Government-Sponsored Health Plans
Based, in part, on our extensive experience and history working with many of the nation’s largest payors, we believe we have unmatched expertise and an established leadership position in government plan administration. Our TES solutions and Advisory services position us at the forefront of emerging trends across payor strategies. We believe our platform, which embodies years of research, innovation, iterations and enhancements, is a leading platform for the administration of government plans demonstrated by the fact that we serve seven of the top 10 MA payors in the U.S. Our comprehensive capabilities, extensive healthcare ecosystem integrations and highly specialized expertise in the complex government health plan market enable us to deliver innovative solutions and superior clinical, operational, compliance and financial outcomes for our clients.
Outstanding Management and Advisory Team with Proven Track Record of Success
Our long-tenured executive leadership team has extensive experience across the healthcare, technology and consulting sectors and has delivered a compound annual growth rate in revenue from continuing operations of 29% from 2011 to 2020. Our CEO and CFO have a combined experience of over 28 years with Convey Health and extensive experience managing publicly traded companies. Our executive officers have on average 23 years of experience with the government health plan market. We approach the market competitively and believe that we win, in part, because of our commitment to dedicate the resources required to accomplish the goals of our clients. We believe that our Advisory team brings us closer to the market so
 
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that we remain at the forefront of trends and drive further innovation in the market. As a result of this powerful combination of services and technology, we believe that we have a strong competitive position and can adapt more rapidly to any changing conditions. Further, we believe that our innovative combination of technology and advisory expertise has transformed Convey Health into the preeminent payor solutions platform.
Growth Strategy
Cross-Sell and Upsell Existing Solutions
Our technology-enabled solutions expand regularly, and our clients often utilize more solutions over time. The flexibility of our platform and our consultative approach allow us to cross-sell more products and solutions to existing clients and expand our share of wallet with the nation’s top health plans. We also benefit from plan membership growth within existing clients, many of which are growing and gaining market share.
We believe we have significant remaining opportunity to continue our growth within our existing client base. For example, approximately 77% of our TES client base uses only one of our three core technology-enabled solutions. Additionally, approximately 39% of our clients use only Advisory services today and currently utilize none of our TES solutions. Consequently, we believe our existing client base continues to be a significant channel in which to sell both our existing technologies and any additional solutions or services.
Expand Existing Solutions and Introduce New Solutions
Our clients are increasingly looking to simplify their offerings and we expect to extend our technology offering to allow Miramar to be a single portal for multiple supplemental benefits. This could entail offerings and support for food and grocery, meals, transportation, in-home services, hearing, vision, and dental which are all gaining in popularity. As more supplemental benefits are designed to address SDOH, we believe our solutions will help drive improved health outcomes. We also see Managed Medicaid and the commercial insurance market as adjacent opportunities.
In particular, we believe our supplemental benefits offering will continue to expand due to growing prevalence of plans offering supplemental benefits, increasing member enrollment trends in such benefits, rising spend allocated to supplemental benefits, and increasing member utilization of such benefits. Further, our clients are increasingly looking to expand their offerings with leading third party platforms, and we expect to extend our technology offering to allow Miramar to be a single portal for multiple supplemental benefits.
 
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There are several additional technology solutions that we are considering strategically, including, but not limited to, clinical management, member marketing, member acquisition, provider data and network management, claims administration, health risk assessments, home health, and SDOH. In addition, we believe our domain expertise from Advisory accelerates our technology development and allows us to develop leading solutions. We have a successful history of growing our solutions and services through internal innovation and will continue to actively invest in expanding our platform capabilities.
Win New Technology Clients
Our technology platform serves large national and regional health plans as well as PBMs. We believe we have a significant opportunity to sell technology solutions, as approximately 39% of our clients use only Advisory services today and currently utilize none of our TES solutions. In addition, 46% of insurance carriers that offer MA plans are not our clients. Over time, we expect to leverage our Advisory relationships to implement technology solutions to address their needs. Our reputation as a long-term strategic partner, combined with our comprehensive solutions set and specialized market expertise, has enabled us to win 33 new TES clients since 2017. Given the increasing importance health plans are placing on growing their MA business, we believe we are well positioned to demonstrate value at multiple touchpoints to align to their business objectives.
 
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Targeted Expansion in New Markets
We are continuously evaluating new markets to deploy our broad set of solutions. We have identified Managed Medicaid, commercial health insurance payors, and risk-bearing providers as adjacent markets that we believe are good candidates for our TES solutions. Our value-based payment assurance solutions have already been deployed to several risk-bearing providers.
Strategic and Highly Disciplined Acquisitions
We have a demonstrated history of continuously expanding our relationships with clients through the addition of new solutions to our platform, both organically and through acquisitions. This includes the successful acquisition and integration of Gorman Health Group, HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence. Our differentiated partnership model and collaborative approach enable us to gain critical insights into our clients’ evolving needs. We intend to complement our internal innovation and strong organic growth opportunities with acquisitions of complementary technology solutions and services to continue to better serve our clients. Potential targets could include, among others, companies that would further strengthen our platform and technologies in clinical management, member marketing, provider data and network management, claims administration, as well as expansion of supplemental benefits management.
Sales and Marketing
We sell and market our solutions in three primary ways:

cross-sales to existing clients utilizing our TES solutions;

selling TES solutions to clients served by our Advisory Services offerings; and

sales to new clients.
Our Advisory team is critical to identifying opportunities where our existing clients can utilize our TES solutions, as their extensive executive level relationships provide critical insights into our clients’ strategic initiatives. We benefit significantly from the subject matter expertise, market credibility, thought leadership and relationships our executives and advisory team have within our industry and referrals from existing clients. While our sales and client service representatives are responsible for lead generation, they are primarily dedicated to the cross-selling and upselling of our solutions to existing clients. We deploy marketing strategies centered on initiatives that drive awareness of our company and our solutions in order to reach new customers. These initiatives include targeted direct marketing, advertising, tradeshow participation, workshops, web-based marketing activities, e-newsletters and customer and industry conferences.
Our Clients
Our clients consist primarily of health plans, specialty health companies and to a lesser degree providers. As of December 31, 2020, we served 162 clients, including seven of the nation’s top 10 health plans. Our two largest clients are two of the top 10 MA payors in the U.S. In total, our solutions addressed over 19% of MA lives. As of December 31, 2020, we served 39 of the top 50 MA and PDP plans.
We believe we serve as a trusted, solutions-oriented partner to our clients and foster long-term, collaborative relationships, with our average relationship for our top 10 clients of over eight years. Revenue from our top 10 clients accounted for 74%, 77% and 72% of our total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021, the year ended December 31, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, our two largest clients, Cigna Corporate Services and United HealthCare Services, when aggregating all the solutions and services utilized by such clients across separate contracts with multiple product delivery solutions, represented 23.8% and 20.3% of our total revenue, respectively, or collectively 44.1% of our total revenue during this period. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, these same clients, when aggregating all the solutions and services utilized by such clients across separate contracts with multiple product delivery solutions, represented 28.6% and 17.8% of our total revenue, respectively, or collectively 46.4% of our total revenue during this period. As the MA payor market is relatively concentrated, we expect to continue to derive a substantial portion of our total revenue from a limited number of key clients. See “Risk Factors — Our client base is highly concentrated and we currently
 
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depend on a small number of clients for a substantial portion of our total revenue, and this concentration exposes us disproportionately to effects from altered contracts with these clients.” While our client base is concentrated, we have multiple contractual relationships with our largest clients covering multiple product delivery solutions. In addition, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we achieved 135% and 142% Net Dollar Retention of our total client base, respectively.
Government Regulation
Substantially all of our business is directly or indirectly related to the healthcare industry and is affected by changes in the healthcare industry, including regulatory changes and fluctuations in healthcare spending. In the United States, the healthcare industry is highly regulated and subject to frequently changing political, legislative, regulatory and other influences. Participants in the healthcare industry, including our customers, are required to comply with extensive and complex federal and state laws and regulations, including those issued by CMS and other divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as other laws and regulations relating to fraud and abuse, false claims, anti-kickback and privacy and data security laws and regulations. Although some laws and regulations do not directly apply to our business, these laws and regulations affect the business of our customers and in turn can affect the demand for our solutions.
Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D
Medicare
Medicare is a federal program administered by CMS through various contractors. Available to individuals age 65 and over, and certain other individuals, the Medicare program provides, among other things, healthcare benefits that cover, subject to limitations, the major costs of most medically necessary care for such individuals, subject to certain deductibles and copayments.
CMS has established guidelines for the coverage and reimbursement of certain products and procedures by Medicare. In general, to be reimbursed by Medicare, a healthcare procedure furnished to a Medicare beneficiary must be reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury, or to improve the functioning of a malformed body part. The methodology for determining coverage status and the amount of Medicare reimbursement varies based upon, among other factors, the setting in which a Medicare beneficiary received healthcare products and services. Medicare is subject to statutory and regulatory changes, retroactive and prospective rate adjustments, administrative rulings, interpretations of policy, intermediary determinations, and government funding restrictions, all of which may materially increase or decrease the rate of program payments to healthcare providers. Any such changes in federal legislation, regulations and policy affecting the entities with which we contract could have a material effect on our performance and revenue generation.
Medicare Advantage
Under the Medicare Advantage program, also known as Medicare Part C, the federal government contracts with private health insurers to provide members with Medicare Part A, Part B and Part D benefits. Medicare Advantage plans can be structured as Health Maintenance Organizations (“HMOs”), Preferred Provider Organizations (“PPOs”) or private fee-for-service plans. In addition to covering Part A and Part B benefits, the health insurers may choose to offer supplemental benefits and impose higher premiums and plan costs on beneficiaries. Medicare beneficiaries that choose to participate in Medicare Advantage choose which health plan through which to receive their Medicare coverage. To assist beneficiaries with plan selection, CMS established a five-star quality rating system. Using this system, CMS publishes Star Ratings based on a variety of quality, patient satisfaction and performance measures for health plans on an annual basis. These ratings are based on data gathered from a variety of sources, including the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems program, the Medicare Health Outcome Survey, the Medicare Prescription Drug Program and CMS administrative data. CMS generally pays health insurance plans that participate in the Medicare Advantage program on a per capita basis. CMS makes certain adjustments based on service benchmarks and quality ratings.
 
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Medicare Part D
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (“MMA”) established the Medicare Part D program to provide a voluntary prescription drug benefit to Medicare beneficiaries. Under Part D, Medicare beneficiaries may enroll in prescription drug plans offered by private entities which will provide coverage of outpatient prescription drugs. The legislation expanded Medicare coverage for drug purchases by the elderly and introduced a new reimbursement methodology based on average sales prices for physician administered drugs. In addition, this legislation provided authority for limiting the number of drugs that will be covered in any therapeutic class. While the MMA applies only to drug benefits for Medicare beneficiaries, private payors often follow Medicare coverage policy and payment limitations in setting their own reimbursement rates. Therefore, any reduction in reimbursement that results from the Medicare Modernization Act may result in a similar reduction in payments from private payors.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
In the United States, federal and state legislatures and agencies periodically consider healthcare reform measures that may contain proposals to increase governmental involvement in healthcare, lower reimbursement rates or otherwise change the environment in which healthcare participants operate, including our customers. Our business could be affected by changes in healthcare laws, including the ACA, which was signed into law in March 2010. The ACA has changed how healthcare services are covered, delivered and reimbursed through expanded coverage of uninsured individuals, reduced Medicare program spending and insurance market reforms. The ACA has created major changes in how healthcare is delivered and reimbursed and generally increased access to health insurance benefits to the uninsured and underinsured population of the United States. Among other things, the ACA has increased the number of individuals with Medicaid and private insurance coverage, implemented reimbursement policies that tie payment to quality, facilitated the creation of accountable care organizations that may use capitation and other alternative payment methodologies, strengthened enforcement of fraud abuse laws and encouraged the use of information technology. While provisions of the ACA are not directly applicable to our business, the ACA affects the business of our customers, which may in turn affect our business.
HIPAA and other Health Information Laws
A significant portion of our business is regulated by HIPAA. Among other things, HIPAA requires business associates and covered entities to comply with certain privacy and security requirements relating to protected health information and personally identifiable information and mandates the way certain types of healthcare services are coded and processed. We frequently act as a business associate to our covered entity clients and, as a result, collect, use, disclose and maintain the protected health information and personally identifiable information of individuals, as well as other financial, confidential and other proprietary information belonging to our customers and certain third parties from whom we obtain information (e.g., private insurance companies and financial institutions). HIPAA and other state laws and regulations and industry standards require us to establish and maintain reasonable and appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of electronic protected health information, which also includes information about the payment for healthcare services, as well as payment card data under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. These laws, regulations and standards, and the rules promulgated thereunder, are changed frequently by legislation, regulatory issuances or administrative interpretation. For instance, in January 2013, HHS issued the Omnibus Final Rule modifying and supplementing many of the standards and regulations under HIPAA. The Omnibus Final Rule significantly lowered the disclosure standards required for notifications of breaches in patient privacy and expanded the universe of available liability under certain of HIPAA’s requirements, including expanding direct liability for HIPAA’s requirements to companies such as ours, which act as business associates to covered entities.
HIPAA establishes privacy and security standards that limit the use and disclosure of protected health information and requires the implementation of administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of individually identifiable health information in electronic form, as well as breach notification procedures for breaches of protected health information and penalties for violation of HIPAA’s requirements for entities subject to its regulation. For example, HIPAA and its
 
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implementing regulations mandate format and data content standards and provider identifier standards (known as the National Provider Identifier) that must be used in certain electronic transactions, such as eligibility inquiries, and enforcement of compliance with these standards falls under HHS and is carried out by CMS. Violations of HIPAA’s requirements may result in civil and criminal penalties, which may be significant. State attorneys general also have the right to prosecute HIPAA violations committed against residents of their states. While HIPAA does not create a private right of action that would allow individuals to sue in civil court for HIPAA violations, its standards have been used as the basis for the duty of care in state civil suits, such as those for negligence or recklessness in misusing individuals’ health information. HHS is currently conducting audits of covered entities and business associates to assess their HIPAA compliance, and we may be subject to such an audit in our capacity as a business associate to our covered entity clients.
In addition to HIPAA, numerous other federal and state laws govern the collection, maintenance, protection, use, transmission, disclosure and disposal of protected health information and personally identifiable information, and these laws can be more restrictive than HIPAA, which means that entities subject to them must comply with the more restrictive state law in addition to complying with HIPAA. Not only may some of these state laws impose fines and penalties upon violators, but some state laws, unlike HIPAA, also afford private rights of action to individuals who believe their personal information has been misused. State laws are changing rapidly, and there is discussion of a new federal privacy law or federal breach notification law, to which we may be subject. We cannot predict how future federal or state privacy or similar laws and regulations may affect us or our customers. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties affecting our business related to compliance with HIPAA, please see “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Governmental Regulation —  We are subject to complex, stringent and evolving laws, regulations and standards relating to data privacy and security (including the collection, storage, use, transfer, and processing of personally identifiable information), including protected health information, and any actual or perceived failure by us to comply with such laws, regulations or standards, or our own information security policies or contractual or other obligations relating to data privacy and security, could adversely affect our business, including our reputation among clients.”
Communications Laws
In addition, the United States regulates marketing and certain other communications by telephone and email, and individual states also impose restrictions on telephone marketing. The laws and regulations governing the use of emails and telephone calls for such purposes continue to evolve, and changes in technology, the marketplace or consumer preferences may lead to the adoption of additional laws or regulations or changes in interpretation of existing laws or regulations. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and other federal and state laws prohibit companies from making telemarketing calls to numbers listed in the Federal Do-Not-Call Registry and impose other obligations and limitations on contacting our customers and our customers’ members. The CAN-SPAM Act regulates commercial email messages and specifies penalties for the transmission of commercial email messages that do not comply with certain requirements, such as providing an opt-out mechanism for stopping future emails from senders. We are required to comply with these and similar laws, regulations and other requirements.
For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties affecting our business related to compliance with federal, state and other laws and regulations and other requirements, please see “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Governmental Regulation — Recent and future developments in the healthcare industry could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition” and “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Governmental Regulation — We are unable to predict what changes to laws, regulations and other requirements, including related to contractual obligations, might be made in the future or how those changes could affect our business and the costs of compliance.”
Intellectual Property
We rely upon a combination of trade secret, trademark, patent and copyright laws, license agreements, confidentiality policies and procedures, contractual provisions (e.g., intellectual property assignment agreements), nondisclosure agreements and technical measures of varying duration designed to establish, maintain and protect the intellectual property and other proprietary information and commercially valuable
 
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confidential information and data used in our business. We have registered or applied to register certain of our trademarks in the United States. We also license intellectual property and technology from third parties, including some that is incorporated into our solutions.
For example, with respect to the Miramar technology platform, which was internally-developed by the Company, the Company owns all right, title and interest in the copyrightable expression embodied in the source code for Miramar, the source code for Miramar is a trade secret of the Company, and the Company has obtained trademark protection for various products and features included in the Miramar platform.
We generally control access to and use of our proprietary software and other intellectual property, including the source code for Miramar, through the use of internal and external controls, including entering into nondisclosure, confidentiality and intellectual property assignment agreements with our employees and third parties.
The steps we have taken to protect our trade secrets, trademarks, patents and other intellectual property and proprietary information may not be adequate, and third parties could infringe, misappropriate or misuse our intellectual property. If this were to occur, it could harm our reputation and adversely affect our competitive position, business, results of operation or financial condition.
For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties affecting our business related to our protection of intellectual property and other proprietary information, please see “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Information Technology and Intellectual Property — The protection of our intellectual property and proprietary rights requires substantial resources, and protections of our intellectual property and proprietary rights may not be adequate. Any failure to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property and proprietary rights, or failure of our intellectual property and proprietary rights to be sufficiently broad, could harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.”
Competition
We compete primarily with healthcare services and technology companies. We also compete in some cases with certain of our customers who themselves provide some of the same solutions that we offer or who may decide to perform internally some of the same solutions that we provide. In addition, certain major software, hardware, information systems and business process outsourcing companies, both with and without healthcare companies as their partners, may seek to offer competitive software and services.
Our TES solutions compete with:

healthcare information system vendors that support providers or payors in their administration of Medicare Advantage (including the administration of supplemental benefits), Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan and Employer Group Waiver Plans;

healthcare insurance companies, pharmacy benefit management and pharmacy benefit administrator companies, hospital management companies and pharmacies that provide or are developing electronic transaction and payment distribution services for use by providers or by their members and customers;

healthcare payments and communication solutions providers, including financial institutions and payment processors that have invested in healthcare data management assets; and

healthcare payment accuracy companies; and providers of other data products and data analytics solutions, including healthcare risk adjustment, quality, economic statistics and other data; and other data and analytics solutions.
Our Advisory Services offerings compete with:

National management consulting firms (including, but not limited to, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, Accenture plc, McKinsey & Company and other similar firms);

Boutique consulting firms; and

Internal consulting departments within our clients.
 
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Employees and Human Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2021, we employed approximately 3,000 full-time employees, including approximately 215 full-time employees hired on a temporary basis in connection with seasonal volume increases and approximately 195 part-time employees and independent contractors. All of our employees and independent contractors are located in the United States except for approximately 170 individuals who were located in the Philippines as of March 31, 2021. We experience seasonal employee hiring practices primarily from September through December in connection with the Medicare annual enrollment period, which typically results in the hiring of a significant number of full-time employees on a temporary basis. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or are party to a collective bargaining agreement, and we have had no labor-related work stoppages.
Our human capital resources objectives include, as applicable, identifying, recruiting, retaining, incentivizing and integrating our existing and additional employees. The principal purposes of our equity incentive plans are to attract, retain and motivate selected employees, consultants and directors through the granting of stock-based compensation awards and cash-based performance bonus awards.
Facilities
Our principal executive offices are located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where we lease approximately 33,630 square feet of office space. The lease for our principal executive offices is currently scheduled to terminate in 2029. In addition to our principal executive offices, we have additional leased facilities in:

Chicago, Illinois;

Lenexa, Kansas;

Miramar, Florida;

Pompano Beach, Florida;

Port St. Lucie, Florida;

Yuma, Arizona; and

Manila, Philippines.
We do not own any of our facilities. We believe that our current facilities are adequate to meet our current and expected future needs and believe that we should be able to renew any of our leases without an adverse impact on our operations.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time we are a party to various legal proceedings incidental to the conduct of our business. The results of legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable and uncertain. We are not presently party to any legal proceedings the resolution of which we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, liquidity, results of operation, cash flows or capital levels. We periodically reexamine our estimates of probable liabilities and any associated expenses and receivables and make appropriate adjustments to such estimates based on experience and developments in litigation. As a result, the current estimates of the potential impact on our business, prospects, financial condition, liquidity, results of operation, cash flows or capital levels for the proceedings and claims described in the notes to our consolidated financial statements could change in the future.
Regardless of the outcome, legal proceedings have the potential to have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors. See “Risk Factors — General Risks — We may become involved in litigation, investigations and regulatory inquiries and proceedings that could negatively affect us and our reputation.”
 
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Solis Litigation
On July 11, 2017, Ronnie Kahululani Solis (“Solis”) filed suit in the Los Angeles Superior Court against one of our former subsidiaries, Gorman Health Group, LLC, which merged into Convey Health Solutions, Inc. effective September 1, 2020, for damages for negligence and negligence per se arising out of an incident that occurred on March 3, 2017. Solis alleges damages in excess of $6.0 million stemming from an accident involving a vehicle and a motorcycle. The vehicle was being operated by a Gorman employee in the scope of his employment. The Company and Solis are continuing to discuss terms of settlement. For more information related to this matter, see Note 15. Commitments and Contingencies — Legal Proceedings in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”
 
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MANAGEMENT
The following table presents the name, age and position for each of the individuals who are expected to serve as our executive officers and directors following the completion of this offering:
Name
Age
Position
Executive Officers:
Stephen C. Farrell
56
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Timothy Fairbanks
47
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President
John Steele
47
Executive Vice President, Technology
Arjun Aggarwal
53
Managing Partner, HealthScape Advisors & Executive Vice President
Kyle Stern
49
Managing Partner, HealthScape Advisors & Executive Vice President
Non-Employee Directors:
Sharad S. Mansukani
51
Director (Chairman)
Todd B. Sisitsky
49
Director
Katherine Wood
36
Director
W. Carl Whitmer
56
Director
The following are brief biographies describing the backgrounds of our executive officers and directors.
Executive Officers
Stephen C. Farrell serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and is a member of our Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Company in 2011, Mr. Farrell worked at PolyMedica Corporation, where he served as President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Treasurer during his eight-year tenure. Mr. Farrell previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Stream Global Services, Inc. and as Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Farrell served on the board of directors and was chairman of the audit committee of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from November 2007 to August 2014 and served on the board of directors of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. from March 2013 to September 2020. Mr. Farrell currently serves on the board of directors and is chairman of the audit committee of STAAR Surgical Company. Mr. Farrell was selected to serve on our Board of Directors because of his extensive experience in, and knowledge of, the healthcare industry, including the experience and knowledge he has gained as our Chief Executive Officer, and his service as a board member of other companies in the healthcare industry. Mr. Farrell received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
Timothy Fairbanks serves as the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President of the Company. With nearly 20 years of experience at the Company, Mr. Fairbanks is responsible for our accounting, financial planning and analysis, human resource, compliance and legal functions. Prior to joining the Company in 2002, Mr. Fairbanks held various finance and accounting roles in both public and privately held companies, including Republic Services Group and Print Source USA. Mr. Fairbanks received his undergraduate degree in Finance from Florida Atlantic University.
John Steele serves as the Executive Vice President, Technology of the Company. Mr. Steele co-founded Pareto Intelligence in 2014 and joined the Company following the Company’s acquisition of Pareto Intelligence in January 2019. Prior to co-founding Pareto Intelligence, Mr. Steele was a managing partner of HealthScape Advisors, a managing director of Huron Consulting Group in the Pharmaceutical and Health Plans practice and a consultant at Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Steele received his undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Kyle Stern serves as the Managing Partner, HealthScape Advisors & Executive Vice President of the Company. Mr. Stern co-founded HealthScape Advisors in 2009 and joined the Company following the
 
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Company’s acquisition of HealthScape Advisors in January 2019. Prior to co-founding HealthScape Advisors, Mr. Stern worked at UnitedHealth Group where he was on the OptumHealth Executive Leadership Team and was the Chief Financial Officer for United Healthcare and OptumHealth Specialty Benefits. Prior to his work with UnitedHealth Group, Mr. Stern was the Chief Financial Officer for Sierra Military Health Services and was a consultant at Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Stern received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Wabash College and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Arjun Aggarwal serves as the Managing Partner, HealthScape Advisors & Executive Vice President of the Company. Mr. Aggarwal co-founded HealthScape Advisors in 2009 and joined the Company following the Company’s acquisition of HealthScape Advisors in January 2019. Prior to co-founding HealthScape Advisors, Mr. Aggarwal was a founding Managing Director of Huron Consulting Group in the Pharmaceutical and Health Plans practice and a partner at Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Aggarwal received his undergraduate degree from the London School of Economics and his M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Non-Employee Directors
Sharad S. Mansukani, M.D., CPE, CMCE, is the Chairman of our Board of Directors and was appointed to our Board of Directors in September 2019 following TPG’s acquisition of the Company. Dr. Mansukani has served as a Senior Advisor of TPG since 2005. From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Mansukani served as a Strategic Advisor to the board of directors of Cigna Corp. Prior to his work with Cigna Corp., Dr. Mansukani was appointed to Medicare’s Program Advisory and Oversight Committee by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services from 2009 to 2012. Dr. Mansukani also served as a Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2003 to 2005, where he advised on design and implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, Medicare Part B reform and Medicare Advantage policy. Prior to his work with CMS, Dr. Mansukani was a Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Health Partners from 1999 to 2003. Dr. Mansukani currently serves on the board of directors of Agilon Health Solutions, and previously served as the Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Health Spring, Inc. from 2007 to 2012 and as Chairman of the board of directors of Envision Rx Options from 2013 to 2016. Dr. Mansukani also served on the boards of directors of Endo International plc from 2017 to 2019, Kindred Healthcare Inc. from 2015 to 2018, Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. from 2007 to 2017, IASIS Healthcare from 2005 to 2018, IMS Health Holdings, Inc. from 2009 to 2016 and Par Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. from 2012 to 2015 prior to Endo International PLC’s acquisition of Par Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. in 2015. Dr. Mansukani currently serves on the board of directors of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Mansukani completed a residency and fellowship in ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and a fellowship in quality management and managed care at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mansukani is a graduate of the Managed Care Executive Program at the Kellogg School of Business and is board certified in medical management by the American College of Physician Executives. Dr. Mansukani was selected to serve on our Board of Directors because of his extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry, his service as a board member of publicly traded and private companies in the healthcare industry and his in-depth knowledge and understanding of the complex U.S. healthcare system.
Todd B. Sisitsky was appointed to our Board of Directors in September 2019 following TPG’s acquisition of the Company. Mr. Sisitsky is the Co-Managing Partner of TPG Capital, TPG’s scale private equity business in the U.S. and Europe, and co-leads the firm’s investment activities in the healthcare services, pharmaceuticals, and medical device sectors. Mr. Sisitsky also serves on the executive committee of TPG Holdings. Mr. Sisitsky has played leadership roles in connection with TPG’s investments in Allogene Therapeutics, Adare Pharmaceuticals, Aptalis, Biomet, Exactech, Fenwal, Healthscope, IASIS Healthcare, Immucor, IQVIA (and predecessor companies IMS Health and Quintiles), Par Pharmaceutical, Convey Health Solutions, and Surgical Care Affiliates. Mr. Sisitsky currently serves as director of Immucor Inc., IQVIA Holdings, Inc., and Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Sisitsky previously served as a director of Endo International plc from April 2016 to June 2019, IMS Health Holdings, Inc. from February 2010 until October 2016 and Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. from June 2007 until March 2017. Prior to joining TPG in 2003, Mr. Sisitsky worked at Forstmann Little & Company and Oak Hill Capital Partners. Mr. Sisitsky received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and
 
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earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, where he graduated summa cum laude. Mr. Sisitsky currently serves as the chair of the Dartmouth Medical School board of advisors, and as a board member of the international non-profit Grassroot Soccer. Mr. Sisitsky was selected to serve on our Board of Directors because of his extensive experience in leadership, business and healthcare.
Katherine Wood was appointed to our Board of Directors in September 2019 following TPG’s acquisition of the Company. Ms. Wood is a Principal of TPG, a global alternative asset management firm, where she focuses on investments in the healthcare sector. Ms. Wood currently serves on the boards of directors of LifeStance Health, Kadiant, Ellodi Pharmaceuticals and Neogene Therapeutics, and was previously on the boards of directors of Adare Pharmaceuticals and AskBio. Ms. Wood was involved in TPG’s investments in Allogene Therapeutics, Amneal, Aptalis, EnvisionRx, IASIS and Par Pharmaceutical. Prior to joining TPG in 2009, Ms. Wood worked in healthcare investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ms. Wood received her undergraduate degree with honors in molecular and cell biology from Stanford University and her M.B.A. with Distinction from Harvard Business School. Ms. Wood was selected to serve on our Board of Directors because of her extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry, her service as a board member of private companies in the healthcare industry and her leadership and financial expertise.
W. Carl Whitmer was appointed to our Board of Directors in March 2021. Mr. Whitmer is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of ArchWell Health, a healthcare provider devoted to improving the lives of seniors. Prior to co-founding ArchWell Health, Mr. Whitmer was a healthcare operating advisor for Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”), a global private investment firm. Prior to his time at CD&R, Mr. Whitmer served for approximately 17 years in several roles at IASIS Healthcare, including as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and as a member of the board of directors. TPG was a majority owner of IASIS Healthcare until May 2017. Prior to his time at IASIS Healthcare, Mr. Whitmer served for approximately six years at PhyCor, including as Chief Financial Officer. In addition to his service on the board of directors of IASIS and One Homecare Solutions, Mr. Whitmer has also previously served on the boards of directors of Fenwal Holdings and North Star Anesthesia. Mr. Whitmer has also served on the boards of directors of the Nashville Health Care Council and the Federation of American Hospitals (serving as chairman in 2016). Mr. Whitmer earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from Western Kentucky University. Mr. Whitmer was selected to be on our Board of Directors because of his extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry, his vast executive experience leading healthcare companies, and his accounting and financial expertise.
Composition of our Board of Directors
Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board of Directors. Upon the completion of this offering, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that our Board of Directors shall consist of at least        but not more than        directors and that the number of directors may be fixed from time to time by resolution of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors will initially consist of        members. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that our Board of Directors will be divided into three classes of directors, as nearly equal in number as possible, with one class being elected each year by our stockholders. The initial division of the three classes of directors is as follows:

Class I, which will initially consist of            , whose terms will expire at our first annual meeting of stockholders, which we expect to hold in 2022;

Class II, which will initially consist of            , whose terms will expire at the following annual meeting of stockholders, which we expect to hold in 2023; and

Class III, which will initially consist of            , whose terms will expire at the following annual meeting of stockholders, which we expect to hold in 2024.
At each annual meeting of stockholders after the initial classification, the successors to the directors whose terms will then expire will be elected to serve from the time of election and qualification until the third annual meeting following their election. Subject to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy may be filled by the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes
 
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so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of our directors. This classification of our Board of Directors may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes to our management or a change of control of the Company. See “Description of Capital Stock — Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated Bylaws and Delaware Law — Classified Board of Directors.” The Stockholders Agreement will grant our principal stockholder the right to designate nominees to our Board of Directors subject to the maintenance of certain ownership requirements in us. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements to be Entered in Connection with this Offering — Stockholders Agreement.”
Controlled Company
Because our principal stockholder will continue to own a majority of the voting power of our common stock following the completion of this offering, we will be a “controlled company” for purposes of the listing rules of the NYSE. As a controlled company, exemptions will be available to us under the listing rules of the NYSE that would exempt us from certain of the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE, including the requirements:

that our Board of Directors be composed of a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the listing rules of the NYSE;

that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors; and

that we have a nominating and governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors.
Following this offering, we intend to rely on certain of these exemptions. While we intend to have a majority of independent directors on our Board of Directors following the completion of this offering, our Compensation Committee and our Nominating and Governance Committee may not be composed entirely of independent directors. Accordingly, for so long as we are a “controlled company,” you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE. In the event that we cease to be a controlled company, we will be required to comply with these provisions prior to the end of the transition period provided under the listing requirements of the NYSE and SEC rules and regulations for companies completing their initial public offering.
These exemptions do not modify the independence requirements for our Audit Committee, and we expect to satisfy the member independence requirement for our Audit Committee prior to the end of the transition period provided under the listing requirements of the NYSE and SEC rules and regulations for companies completing their initial public offering.
Director Independence
Our Board of Directors has undertaken a review of the independence of each director and has determined that each of             are “independent” as defined under the listing rules of the NYSE. In assessing the independence of each of our directors, our Board of Directors considered the relationships that each director has with the Company and our principal stockholder and all other facts and circumstances that our Board of Directors deemed relevant to determine director independence. For so long as we are a controlled company, we will not be required to maintain compliance with the director independence requirements of the NYSE and may choose in the future to change our Board of Directors or committee composition or other arrangements to manage our corporate governance in accordance with the controlled company exemptions described under “—Controlled Company” above. As allowed under the applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE and the SEC, we intend to phase in compliance with the heightened independence requirements prior to the end of the one-year transition period after we cease to be a “controlled company.”
 
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Board Committees
Upon the completion of this offering, our Board of Directors will have three committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. The composition and responsibilities of each committee are described below. Each of the committees will operate under its own written charter adopted by our Board of Directors, each of which will be available on our website upon the completion of this offering. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus, and you should not rely on any such information in making the decision whether to purchase shares of our common stock. Members will serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by our Board of Directors. In the future, our Board of Directors may establish other committees as it deems necessary or advisable to assist it with its responsibilities.
Audit Committee
Following this offering, our Audit Committee will be composed of            , with                serving as chairperson of our Audit Committee. We anticipate that, prior to the completion of this offering, our Board of Directors will determine that            satisfies the independence requirements of the NYSE and of the SEC under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. Within 90 days following the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, we anticipate that our Audit Committee will consist of a majority of independent directors, and, within one year following the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, our Audit Committee will consist exclusively of independent directors. Our Board of Directors has determined that             is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the applicable SEC rules, and each of the members of the Audit Committee has been determined to be “financially literate” under the requirements of the NYSE.
The purpose of our Audit Committee will be assisting our Board of Directors’ oversight of (1) the quality and integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) our independent auditors’ qualifications and independence and (4) the performance of our independent auditors and our internal audit function. The responsibilities of our Audit Committee will include:

appointment, compensation, retention, removal and oversight of the work of our independent auditors and any other registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or to perform audit, review or attestation services;

pre-approval of, or the adoption of appropriate procedures to pre-approve, all audit and non-audit services to be provided by our independent auditors;

meeting with management and our independent auditors to discuss the scope of the annual audit, to review and discuss our financial statements and related disclosures and to discuss any significant matters arising from any audit and any major issues regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentations; and

establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and for the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
 
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Compensation Committee
Following this offering, our Compensation Committee will be composed of            , with            serving as chairperson of our Compensation Committee. The responsibilities of our Compensation Committee will include:

establishing and approving, and making recommendations to our Board of Directors regarding, performance goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, evaluating the performance of our Chief Executive Officer in light of those goals and objectives and setting, or recommending to the full Board of Directors for approval, the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, including incentive-based and equity-based compensation, based on that evaluation;

setting the compensation of our other executive officers, based in part on recommendations of our Chief Executive Officer;

exercising or delegating administrative authority under our equity incentive plans and employee benefit plans;

establishing policies and making recommendations to our Board of Directors regarding director compensation; and

preparing a compensation committee report on executive compensation as may be required from time to time to be included in our annual proxy statements or annual reports on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.
Nominating and Governance Committee
Following this offering, our Nominating and Governance Committee will be composed of            , with       serving as chairperson of our Nominating and Governance Committee. The responsibilities of our Nominating and Governance Committee will include:

identifying and recommending director nominees, consistent with criteria approved by our Board of Directors;

identifying, evaluating and recommending board members qualified to serve on any board committee and recommending that our Board of Directors appoint the identified member or members to the applicable committee;

developing and recommending corporate governance guidelines to our Board of Directors; and

overseeing the evaluation of our Board of Directors.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
In accordance with the listing requirements of the NYSE and SEC rules, we will adopt a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions. The full text of the code of business conduct and ethics will be made available on our website upon the completion of this offering. In addition, we will make available on our website any legally required disclosures regarding amendments to, or waivers of, provisions of our code of business conduct and ethics. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus, and you should not rely on any such information in making the decision whether to purchase shares of our common stock.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of the members of our Compensation Committee is a current or former officer or employee of the Company. None of our executive officers serves, or has served during our last completed fiscal year, as a director or member of a compensation committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions) of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our Board of Directors or our Compensation Committee. We are party to certain transactions with our principal stockholder as described in “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”
 
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Director Compensation
Only our non-employee directors who are unaffiliated with TPG (each, an “Unaffiliated Director”) receive compensation for their service on our Board of Directors, which is paid in a mix of cash and equity-based compensation.
The following table summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to each of our non-employee directors during 2020.
Name
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)
Option Awards
($)
All Other
Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Sharad S. Mansukani
300,000(1) 2,167,553(2) 14,444(3) 2,481,997
Todd B. Sisitsky
Katherine Wood
W. Carl Whitmer
(1)
Reflects aggregate cash payments for services provided as a director.
(2)
Reflects the value of 1,891,974 stock options to purchase shares of our common stock granted to Dr. Mansukani in March 2020, which are subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting conditions) as described below in the section titled “Executive Compensation — Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table — Long-Term Incentive Awards.” The amounts reported here do not reflect the actual economic value realized by the director. In accordance with SEC rules, these columns represent the grant date fair value of shares underlying stock options, calculated in accordance with Accounting Standards Update 718, “Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718).” For additional information, see Note 11. Share-Based Compensation in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.” The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the stock options reported in this table are set forth in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates — Stock Compensation Policy.” Dr. Mansukani held an aggregate total of 5,350 options as of December 21, 2020.
(3)
Represents premiums for health, dental, vision and disability insurance paid by the Company and the value of use of his assistant for non-Company matters.
Post-Offering Director Compensation
We plan to adopt a compensation policy for our Unaffiliated Directors (the “Director Compensation Policy”) shortly following the completion of this offering. The Director Compensation Policy is expected to govern compensation paid to our Unaffiliated Directors and to any newly appointed Unaffiliated Directors once adopted and will be intended to reward our Unaffiliated Directors for their experience and performance, motivate them to achieve our long-term strategic goals and help align our director compensation program with those of leading U.S.-based publicly traded companies. As we transition to become a publicly traded company, we intend to periodically evaluate our Director Compensation Policy as part of our regular reviews of our overall compensation strategy.
 
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
As an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act, we have opted to comply with the executive compensation disclosure rules applicable to “smaller reporting companies” as such term is defined in the rules promulgated under the Securities Act, which permit us to limit reporting of executive compensation to our principal executive officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers.
Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and retain high quality leadership and incentivize our executive officers to achieve performance goals over the short- and long- term, which also aligns the interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders.
Our named executive officers (or “NEOs”) for 2020, which consist of our principal executive officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers, were:

Stephen C. Farrell, our Chief Executive Officer;

Kyle Stern, Managing Partner, HealthScape Advisors & Executive Vice President of the Company; and

Arjun Aggarwal, Managing Partner, HealthScape Advisors & Executive Vice President of the Company.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table presents compensation awarded to, earned by and paid to our named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Name and Principal Position
Year
Salary
($)
Option
Awards
($)(1)
Nonequity
Incentive Plan 
Compensation
($)(2)
All Other
Compensation
($)(3)
Total
($)
Stephen C. Farrell
2020 475,000 4,827,204 665,000 56,053 6,023,257
Chief Executive Officer
Kyle Stern
2020 750,000 1,800,283 150,001 11,400 2,711,684
Managing Partner, HealthScape Advisors & EVP
Arjun Aggarwal
2020 750,000 1,800,283 150,001 11,400 2,711,684
Managing Partner, HealthScape Advisors & EVP
(1)
Reflects a one-time grant of stock options granted by TPG in connection with the Merger. The amounts reported here do not reflect the actual economic value realized by each NEO. In accordance with SEC rules, these columns represent the grant date fair value of shares underlying stock options, calculated in accordance with Accounting Standards Update 718, “Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718).” For additional information, see Note 11. Share-Based Compensation in “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.” The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the stock options reported in this table are set forth in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates — Stock Compensation Policy.”
(2)
Reflects annual incentive bonuses payable under our annual incentive program. See “— Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table — Annual Incentive Awards” below for more information.
(3)
Reflects, in the case of Messrs. Stern and Aggarwal, matching contributions made by the Company under its 401(k) plan (see “— Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table — Retirement Benefits” below for more information) and, in the case of Mr. Farrell, welfare insurance premiums paid by the Company, reimbursement by the Company of automobile-related expenses and tax and estate planning advice and the value of use of his assistant for non-Company matters, in each case, as provided
 
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under Mr. Farrell’s employment agreement (see “— Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table — Employee Benefits and Perquisites” below for more information) and the value of a nominal gift card.
Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table
The following describes the material elements of our compensation program for the year ended December 31, 2020 as applicable to our named executive officers and reflected in the Summary Compensation Table above. As part of our transition to a publicly-traded company in connection with this offering, we will evaluate our executive compensation program, which may differ in several respects from our historical program. For information on certain elements of our executive compensation program that we intend to adopt in connection with this offering, see “—Post-Offering Compensation” below.
Base Salary
Base salaries for our executive officers were established primarily based on individual negotiations with the executive officers when they joined us. In determining compensation for our executive officers, we considered salaries provided to executive officers of our peer companies, each executive officer’s anticipated role criticality relative to others at the Company and our determination of the essential need to attract and retain these executive officers.
Annual Incentive Awards
Each of our NEOs is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus, with the target opportunity expressed as a percentage of base salary and payable based upon the achievement of performance goals set annually by our Board of Directors.
For 2020, Messrs. Farrell’s, Stern’s and Aggarwal’s target annual bonus opportunity was 100%, 20% and 20% of base salary, respectively, and the applicable performance objectives were determined to have been achieved at 140%, 20% and 20%, respectively.
Employee Benefits and Perquisites
We provide health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance benefits to our executive officers, on the same terms and conditions as provided to our other senior executives. In addition, Mr. Farrell is entitled under the terms of his employment agreement to reimbursement of up to $15,000 per year for automobile-related expenses and tax and estate planning advice, as well as reasonable personal use of his assistant. For more information on the NEOs’ employment agreements, see “—Employment Agreements” below.
Retirement Benefits
401(k) Plan.   We maintain a 401(k) plan that provides eligible U.S. employees with an opportunity to save for retirement on a tax advantaged basis. Eligible employees are able to defer eligible compensation up to certain Code limits, which are updated annually. Contributions are allocated to each participant’s individual account and are then invested in selected investment alternatives according to the participants’ directions. Employees are immediately and fully vested in their own contributions. The Company may elect to make matching or other contributions into participant’s individual accounts. For more information regarding the contributions the Company made into the individual 401(k) plan accounts of the NEOs, see the Summary Compensation Table above and the accompanying footnote disclosure. The 401(k) plan is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, with the related trust intended to be tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code. As a tax-qualified retirement plan, contributions to the 401(k) plan are deductible by us when made, and contributions and earnings on those amounts are not taxable to the employees until withdrawn or distributed from the 401(k) plan.
Employment Agreements
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generally have no specific term and may generally be terminated by either party upon 15 days’ notice. The employment agreements also set forth each NEO’s initial base salary, eligibility for an annual cash incentive opportunity and certain employee benefits. Upon termination of the NEO’s employment by us without “cause” or by him for “good reason” ​(each, as defined in the applicable employment agreement) (each, a “Qualifying Termination”), each NEO would be entitled to a payment equal to two times, in the case of Mr. Farrell, or one times, in the case of Messrs. Stern and Aggarwal, the NEO’s base salary and continuation of medical benefits on the same terms as an active employee for 24 months, in the case of Mr. Farrell, or 18 months, in the case of Messrs. Stern and Aggarwal, in each case subject to each NEO’s execution of a release of claims in favor of the Company and continued compliance with the restrictive covenants described in the next sentence. The employment agreements also include perpetual nondisclosure and mutual non-disparagement covenants, and non-competition and employee and customer non-solicitation covenants, which continue following termination of employment for 24 months, in the case of Mr. Farrell, or 12 months, in the case of Messrs. Stern and Aggarwal.
Long-Term Incentive Awards
In 2020, Messrs. Farrell, Stern and Aggarwal were granted 11,914.61, 3,655.62 and 3,655.62 stock options, respectively, to purchase shares of our common stock, each with an exercise price of $1,000 per share and subject to the terms of our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (which is described in “—Equity Plans — 2019 Equity Incentive Plan” below) and the applicable award agreement. One half of the stock options are subject to a five-year time-based vesting schedule, with 20% vesting on September 4, 2020 and the remainder vesting in 16 equal installments every three months thereafter. The other half of the stock options vest over a five-year performance period commencing in 2019, with 20% of the stock options eligible to vest each year of the performance period based upon the achievement of certain EBITDA (as defined by our Board of Directors) targets and 100% of the stock options eligible to vest based upon achievement of a specified return on investment by our principal stockholder in connection with certain transactions.
In the event the NEO terminates employment for any reason, all unvested stock options are forfeited, unless the NEO is terminated by the Company for “cause” ​(as defined in the applicable award agreement), in which case both vested and unvested stock options are forfeited, or terminated by the Company without “cause”, in which case the stock options remain outstanding and eligible to vest in the event a “change in control” ​(as defined in the applicable award agreement) occurs within 90 days of termination.
In the event of a change in control of the Company, all unvested time-based stock options will vest and any unvested performance-based stock options are eligible to vest based on our principal stockholder’s return on investment from the transaction. In the event our principal stockholder’s aggregate ownership of the Company falls below certain levels, any unvested performance-based stock options will be forfeited.
 
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table presents information regarding outstanding equity awards held by our NEOs as of December 31, 2020.
Option Awards
Name
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable (#)
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable (#)(1)
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)(2)
Option Exercise
Price ($)
Option
Expiration Date
Stephen C. Farrell
3,573 4,766 3,575 $ 1,000 3/2/2030
Kyle Stern
1,098 1,462 1,096 $ 1,000 3/2/2030
Arjun Aggarwal
1.098 1,462 1,096 $ 1,000 3/2/2030
(1)
Reflects time-based stock options that vest as described above in “—Long-Term Incentive Awards.”
(2)
Reflects performance-based stock options that vest as described above in “—Long-Term Incentive Awards.”
Emerging Growth Company Status
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company we will be exempt from certain requirements related to executive compensation, including the requirements to hold a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and to provide information relating to the ratio of total compensation of our Chief Executive Officer to the median of the annual total compensation of all of our employees, each as required by the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010, which is part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
The payments and benefits that would be payable to each NEO upon a Qualifying Termination are described above in the section entitled “ Employment Agreements” and in connection with a change in control are described above in the Section entitled “— Long-Term Incentive Awards.”
Equity Plans
2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”) was adopted by our Board of Directors in September 2019. Our 2019 Plan provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, RSUs and other share-based awards (including stock appreciation rights (“SARs”)). Awards may be granted to our officers, employees, directors, independent contractors and consultants of the Company, its parent or any subsidiary who are key employees or service providers.
As of December 31, 2020, we had 55,386 shares of our common stock available for issuance under our 2019 Plan. As of December 31, 2020, stock options to purchase 44,614 shares of our common stock with a weighted-average exercise price of $1,000 per share were outstanding. Shares of our common stock underlying forfeited or canceled awards will again be available for issuance under the 2019 Plan, but shares of our common stock used to pay any exercise price or applicable tax withholding obligation with respect to an award will not.
Our 2019 Plan is administered by a committee consisting of at least two members of our Board of Directors or, if no such members are designated, our Board of Directors. The committee has the authority to grant, and establish the terms and conditions of, awards; cancel and re-grant, accelerate vesting or adjust the exercise price of a previously granted award; interpret the 2019 Plan (including correcting any defects
 
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or inconsistencies); prescribe, amend and rescind any rules and regulations related to the 2019 Plan; and make all other determinations and findings necessary or advisable for the administration of the 2019 Plan. The committee has the broadest possible discretion in administering the 2019 Plan and all interpretations and other decisions made in good faith by the committee are final and binding. The committee may delegate its authority to officers of the Company or other committees of our Board of Directors to the extent permitted by law.
In the event of any corporate transaction or distribution (including a stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin off or other change in our capital structure), appropriate adjustments will be made to (1) the number or class of shares reserved for issuance under the 2019 Plan, (2) the number or class of shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2019 Plan and (3) the exercise price, as applicable, or other terms and conditions of any outstanding awards. The committee may also, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment in full satisfaction of an outstanding award or cancel for no consideration any underwater stock options.
In the event of a “change in control” ​(as defined in the 2019 Plan), the 2019 Plan provides the committee with full discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or appropriate with respect to an award, including providing for (1) full or partial vesting, (2) assumption or substitution, (3) cash-out of a vested award (including the cancelation for no consideration of any underwater stock option) or (4) cancelation of an unvested award for no consideration.
Awards granted under our 2019 Plan generally may not be transferred or assigned in any manner other than by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, unless otherwise permitted by the committee. Shares of our common stock issued in respect of an award also generally may not be transferred or assigned in any manner unless otherwise provided in the Stockholders Agreement. For more information on the Stockholders Agreement, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”
The committee may amend or waive any award or related award agreement without a participant’s consent unless such amendment or waiver would adversely impact the rights of the participant.
Our 2019 Stock Plan will terminate on September 4, 2029, unless it is terminated earlier by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors may amend or terminate the 2019 Plan at any time and stockholder approval will only be required if required by applicable law.
Post-Offering Compensation
2021 Equity Incentive Plan
We plan to adopt the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) pursuant to which equity-based and cash incentives may be granted to current or prospective directors, officers, employees and consultants. We expect our Board of Directors to adopt, and our stockholders to approve, the 2021 Plan prior to the completion of this offering. The 2021 Plan is intended to replace the 2019 Plan and, once the 2021 Plan is effective, no further grants will be made under the 2019 Plan. The following is a summary of certain terms and conditions of the 2021 Plan.
The 2021 Plan will provide for the grant of nonqualified stock options, incentive (qualified) stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted share awards, restricted stock units, performance awards, cash incentive awards and other equity-based awards (including deferred share units and fully vested shares).
Our Compensation Committee will administer the 2021 Plan and will have the authority to determine the terms and conditions of any agreements evidencing awards granted under the 2021 Plan and to establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules or regulations relating to the 2021 Plan as it deems appropriate. Our Compensation Committee will have full discretion to administer and interpret the 2021 Plan and to establish such rules, regulations and procedures, and to determine, among other things, the circumstances under which the awards may be vested, exercised or settled. With respect to director awards, our Board of Directors may, at its discretion, grant or administer such awards, or may delegate such authority to a committee of our Board of Directors.
 
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Any current or prospective directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company or its affiliates who are selected by our Compensation Committee will be eligible for awards under the 2021 Plan. As of the date of this prospectus, approximately            would be eligible.
The number of shares of our common stock initially reserved for issuance under the 2021 plan will be       . The maximum amount payable to any non-employee director under the 2021 Plan for any single calendar year is $      .
Shares of our common stock underlying forfeited or canceled awards will again be available for issuance under the 2021 Plan, but shares of our common stock used to pay any exercise price or applicable tax withholding obligation with respect to an award will not.
If there is a change in the Company’s corporate capitalization in the event of an extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares or other securities or property), recapitalization, rights offering, stock split, reverse stock split, split-off or spin-off, our Compensation Committee will equitably adjust any or all of the following: (1) the number and kind of securities reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan, (2) the number and kind of securities covered by awards then outstanding under the 2021 Plan and (3) the exercise price, if applicable, with respect to any award. In addition, upon any reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, repurchase or exchange of securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase securities of the Company or other similar corporate transaction or event affecting the shares or the financial statements of the Company or any affiliate, or any changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations or other requirements of any governmental body or securities exchange, accounting principles or law, then our Compensation Committee may, in such manner as it may deem appropriate or desirable, (1) make any of the adjustments described above; (2) adjust any performance goal, target or measure, as applicable; (3) make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding award in consideration for the cancelation of such award; or (4) provide for the cancelation, substitution, termination or acceleration of vesting of any award.
Unless otherwise provided in an award agreement, in the event of a “change in control” ​(as defined in the 2021 Plan) in which no provision is made for the acquirer’s assumption of or substitution for awards, then any outstanding unvested or unexercisable award will automatically become vested and exercisable immediately prior to such change in control, with any applicable performance conditions deemed achieved at target or actual performance as determined by our Compensation Committee.
Awards granted under our 2021 Plan generally may not be transferred or assigned in any manner other than by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, unless otherwise permitted by the committee.
Awards may be subject to clawback or forfeiture to the extent required by applicable law or the rules and regulations of the NYSE or other applicable securities exchange, or if so required pursuant to a written policy adopted by the Company or the provisions of an award agreement.
The 2021 Plan will have a term of ten years. Our Board of Directors may amend, modify or terminate the 2021 Plan at any time, subject to stockholder approval of any amendment to increase the number of shares of our common stock reserved under the plan (other than certain adjustments upon changes in capitalization), to change the class of individuals eligible to participate or to reprice options or stock appreciation right in a manner that requires stockholder approval. No amendment, modification or termination may materially and adversely affect the rights of any participant of any award without the consent of the participant. Our Compensation Committee may amend, modify or terminate any award granted or related award agreement without a participant’s consent unless such amendment, modification or termination would materially and adversely affect the rights of any participant. In addition, any such amendment or modification to reprice options or stock appreciation right in a manner that requires stockholder approval will be subject to such stockholder approval.
 
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Other than compensation arrangements for our executive officers and directors which are described elsewhere in this prospectus, below we describe transactions since January 1, 2018 to which we were or will be a participant and in which:

the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000; and

any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our outstanding voting securities, or any member of the immediate family of, or person sharing the household with, the foregoing persons (each, a “related person”), had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Other than as described below under this section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions,” since January 1, 2018, we have not entered into any transactions, nor are there any currently proposed transactions, between us and a related person where the amount involved exceeds, or would exceed, $120,000, and in which any related person had or would have a direct or indirect material interest. We believe the terms of the transactions described below were comparable to terms we could have obtained in arm’s-length dealings with unrelated third parties.
Agreements to be Entered in Connection with this Offering
Stockholders Agreement
On September 4, 2019, in connection with the Merger, we entered into a stockholders’ agreement (the “2019 Stockholders’ Agreement”) with TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P. and the persons listed on the signature pages thereto as “Management Shareholders.” The 2019 Stockholders’ Agreement contains agreements among the parties thereto with respect to the election of directors, permitted transferees, tag-along rights, drag-along rights, rights of first offer, preemptive rights, registration rights and other actions requiring the approval of stockholders.
In connection with this offering, the 2019 Stockholders’ Agreement will be terminated and we will enter into a new stockholders agreement with TPG (the “Stockholders Agreement”), the form of which will be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The Stockholders Agreement will govern the relationship between us and TPG following this offering. The Stockholders Agreement will, among other things, require us to take all necessary action to cause our Board of Directors to include individuals designated by TPG in the slate of nominees recommended by our Board of Directors for election by our stockholders. In addition, TPG will have nomination rights with respect to committees of our Board of Directors. These nomination rights are described in the sections of this prospectus entitled “Management — Composition of our Board of Directors” and “Management — Board Committees.”
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with this offering, we intend to enter into a Registration Rights Agreement with TPG, pursuant to which we will grant TPG the right, under certain circumstances and subject to certain restrictions, to require us to register under the Securities Act shares of our common stock. The Registration Rights Agreement will provide for customary “demand” registrations and “piggyback” registration rights.
Indemnification Agreements
In connection with this offering, we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors. These agreements will require us to indemnify these individuals and, in certain cases, affiliates of such individuals, to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us or at our direction, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.
 
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Historical Related Party Transactions
W. Carl Whitmer Investment
On March 9, 2021, in connection with the appointment of W. Carl Whitmer to our Board of Directors, we offered Mr. Whitmer a one-time opportunity to invest in shares of our common stock at a price per share of common stock equal to the current fair market value as of the time of Mr. Whitmer’s appointment to our Board of Directors, subject to a minimum investment amount by Mr. Whitmer of $100,000 and Mr. Whitmer entering into a joinder to the 2019 Stockholders’ Agreement. On April 1, 2021, we entered into a Subscription Agreement with Mr. Whitmer, pursuant to which Mr. Whitmer purchased 200 shares of our common stock for an aggregate investment amount of $250,000, and Mr. Whitmer entered into a joinder to the 2019 Stockholders’ Agreement.
TPG Management Services Agreement
On September 4, 2019, in connection with the Merger, we entered into a Management Services Agreement (the “MSA”) with TPG. Under the MSA, TPG agreed to provide certain financial, strategic advisory and consulting services in exchange for (i) reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by TPG and (ii) an aggregate annual retainer fee of 1% of our consolidated EBITDA of the previous fiscal year. Additional services may be provided in exchange for the fees structured within the MSA. We paid management and consulting fees of $0.6 million, $0.2 million, and $0 for the year ended December 31, 2020, the period from June 13, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2019 through September 3, 2019, respectively. We also paid TPG $0.3 million for services provided in connection with the 2020 Incremental Term Loan for the year ended December 31, 2020, and no payment was made in the period from June 13, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2019 through September 3, 2019. There was no amount payable to TPG as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. We also paid TPG a fee of $1.0 million for services provided in connection with establishing the 2021 Incremental Term Loan for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
The MSA will terminate pursuant to its terms upon the completion of this offering, and we will pay a one-time fee of $     million to TPG, as well as certain other expenses of TPG, in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
New Mountain Capital Advisory Arrangement
On October 5, 2016, Convey Health Parent, Inc., Convey Health Intermediate, Inc. and Convey Health Solutions, Inc. entered into an arrangement with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. (“NMC”), at the time our principal stockholder, pursuant to which NMC agreed to provide certain advisory services. Under the arrangement, we incurred management and consulting fees of $0.1 million from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019. The NMC Advisory Agreement terminated on September 4, 2019 in connection with the Merger.
Eir Partners Consulting Agreement
On October 5, 2016, Convey entered into a Consulting Agreement (the “Eir Consulting Agreement”) with Eir Partners, LLC (“Eir”), at the time majority owned by a member of the board of directors of Convey. Under the terms of the Eir Consulting Agreement, Eir provides consulting services for the purpose of analyzing and reviewing potential sellers in the marketplace for the benefit of Convey as agreed to from time-to-time. As compensation for such services, the Company remits to Eir $10 thousand monthly, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Eir in the performance of its duties under the Eir Consulting Agreement. The Eir Consulting Agreement may be terminated by either party upon providing 10 days’ advance written notice and, unless terminated, automatically renews for additional terms of one year. For the year ended December 31, 2020 and the period from January 1 to September 3, 2019, $0.1 million was paid for services rendered during each period. The cash paid for the period from June 13, 2019 to December 31, 2019, and the three months ended March 31, 2021, was immaterial. In connection with the Merger, the majority owner of Eir left our Board of Directors. The Eir Consulting Agreement is still active.
 
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Policy on Related Party Transactions
Upon the completion of this offering, we will adopt a written policy (the “Related Party Transactions Policy”) with respect to the review, approval and ratification of material related party transactions involving the Company, as well as material transactions in which there is an actual or, in some cases, perceived conflict of interest involving the Company. Under the Related Party Transactions Policy, our Audit Committee will be responsible for reviewing and approving related person transactions. The Related Party Transactions Policy in general will cover certain transactions, arrangements or relationships, or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships, in which we are or will be a participant and a related party has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. Upon receiving notice of a potential related party transaction, our Chief Compliance Officer will assess whether the proposed transaction is a related party transaction and, if so, report the related party transaction to our Audit Committee for consideration at its meetings. Our Audit Committee will review all of the relevant facts and circumstances available to it with respect to the related party transaction, and a decision as to whether to approve such related party transaction will be made by our Audit Committee after opportunity for discussion and review of all such information. When applicable, our Audit Committee will request further information and, from time to time, will request guidance or confirmation from internal or external counsel or auditors. Related party transactions must be approved or ratified by our Audit Committee based on full information about the proposed transaction and the related party’s interest.
All related party transactions described in this “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” section occurred prior to the adoption of the Related Party Transactions Policy and, as such, these transactions were not subject to the approval and review procedures set forth in the Related Party Transactions Policy.
 
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PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of May 11, 2021 and as adjusted to reflect the issuance and sale of shares of our common stock in this offering, for:

the selling stockholder and each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock;

each of our named executive officers and directors as of the end of fiscal year 2020; and

all of our executive officers and directors as a group.
The following table assumes:

486,878.1261 shares of common stock outstanding immediately prior to the completion of this offering; and

         shares of common stock outstanding immediately after the completion of this offering.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to such securities. A security holder is also deemed to be, as of any date, the beneficial owner of all securities that such security holder has the right to acquire within 60 days after such date through (1) the exercise of any option or warrant, (2) the conversion of a security, (3) the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement or (4) the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement. Except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the following table, to our knowledge all persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by them, subject to applicable community property laws. Except as otherwise indicated, the address for each stockholder listed below is c/o Convey Holding Parent, Inc., 100 SE 3rd Ave #1400, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394.
Shares Beneficially Owned
Prior to this Offering
Shares Beneficially Owned
After this Offering
(No exercise of option)
Shares Beneficially
Owned After this Offering
(Full exercise of option)
Name of Beneficial Owner
Number
Percentage
Number
Percentage
Number
Percentage
Selling Stockholder/5% Stockholders:
TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P.(1)
447,350.6394 91.9%     %     %
Named Executive Officers and Directors:
Stephen C. Farrell(2)
9,165.2986 1.9%
Arjun Aggarwal(3)
5,888.8344 1.2%
Kyle Stern(4)
5,888.8344 1.2%
Dr. Sharad S. Mansukani(5)
3,646.5584 *
Todd B. Sisitsky(6)
0.0000 *
Katherine Wood(7)
0.0000 *
W. Carl Whitmer(8)
200.0000 *
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group
(10 persons)(9)
35,902.5351 7.2%     %     %
*
Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
(1)
The selling stockholder is TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P. The general partner of TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, is TPG GenPar VIII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, whose general partner is TPG GenPar VIII Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, whose sole member is TPG Holdings I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, whose general
 
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partner is TPG Holdings I-A, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, whose sole member is TPG Group Holdings (SBS), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, whose general partner is TPG Holdings (SBS) Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, whose sole member is TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, Inc., a Delaware corporation. David Bonderman and James G. Coulter are the sole shareholders of TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, Inc. and may therefore be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P. Messrs. Bonderman and Coulter disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P. except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. The address of TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P. and Messrs. Bonderman and Coulter is c/o TPG Global, LLC, 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, TX 76102.
(2)
Includes 4,467.9788 shares underlying stock options that are currently exercisable as of May 11, 2021 or vest within 60 days of May 11, 2021.
(3)
Includes 1,370.8575 shares underlying stock options that are currently exercisable as of May 11, 2021 or vest within 60 days of May 11, 2021.
(4)
Includes 1,370.8575 shares underlying stock options that are currently exercisable as of May 11, 2021 or vest within 60 days of May 11, 2021.
(5)
Dr. Sharad S. Mansukani, who is the Chairman of our Board of Directors, is a Senior Advisor of TPG. Dr. Mansukani has no voting or investment power over the shares held by TPG. Includes 2,006.2500 shares underlying stock options that are currently exercisable as of May 11, 2021 or vest within 60 days of May 11, 2021.
(6)
Todd B. Sisitsky, who is one of our directors, is a Partner of TPG. Mr. Sisitsky has no voting or investment power over the shares held by TPG. The address of Mr. Sisitsky is c/o TPG Global, LLC, 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, TX 76102.
(7)
Katherine Wood, who is one of our directors, is a Principal of TPG. Ms. Wood has no voting or investment power over the shares held by TPG. The address of Ms. Wood is c/o TPG Global, LLC, 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, TX 76102.
(8)
Includes 0.0000 shares underlying stock options that are currently exercisable as of May 11, 2021 or vest within 60 days of May 11, 2021.
(9)
Includes 12,566.9250 shares underlying stock options that are currently exercisable as of May 11, 2021 or vest within 60 days of May 11, 2021.
 
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DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS
The following is a summary of the material terms of certain indebtedness of us and our subsidiaries. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements governing the terms of such indebtedness, which have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Overview
On September 4, 2019, in connection with the Merger, Convey entered into the First Lien Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) with Cannes CHS Merger Sub, Inc., Convey Health Parent, Inc., Ares Capital Corporation, as administrative agent and as collateral agent, SunTrust Bank, as priority revolving agent and as an issuing bank and a swing line lender, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto. The Credit Agreement provides for senior secured credit facilities consisting of (1) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $225.0 million (the “Term Facility” and the loans thereunder, the “Term Loans”) and (2) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $40.0 million (the “Revolving Facility”). The Revolving Facility includes a letter of credit sub-facility (subject to a sublimit not to exceed $10.0 million) and a swing line loan sub-facility (subject to a sublimit not to exceed $10.0 million).
The Credit Agreement includes an uncommitted incremental facility, which provides that Convey has the right at any time to request term loan increases, additional term loan facilities, revolving commitment increases and/or additional revolving credit facilities, in an aggregate principal amount, together with the aggregate principal amount of permitted incremental equivalent debt under the Credit Agreement, not to exceed (a) the sum of the greater of (i) $46.9 million and (ii) 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of Convey and its restricted subsidiaries for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Convey (calculated on a pro forma basis), plus (b) certain additional amounts, including an unlimited amount subject to pro forma compliance with a leverage ratio test.
On April 8, 2020, Convey amended the Credit Agreement to establish an incremental term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $25.0 million (the “2020 Incremental Term Facility” and the loans thereunder, the “2020 Incremental Term Loans”; the 2020 Incremental Term Facility, the Term Facility and the Revolving Facility are collectively referred to as the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”).
On February 12, 2021, Convey further amended the Credit Agreement to establish incremental term loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to $78.0 million (the “2021 Incremental Term Loans”), which 2021 Incremental Term Loans were added to, and comprise a single class with, the Term Loans.
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 the aggregate principal amount of the Term Facility was $221.6 million and $222.2 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans was $24.8 million. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 our borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility was $39.5 million.
Interest Rate and Fees
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement (other than borrowings of swing line loans) bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at Convey’s election, either (a) LIBOR for the relevant interest period (subject to a floor of 1.00% per annum) plus an applicable margin or (b) a base rate plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for Term Loans (including 2021 Incremental Term Loans) is equal to (i) prior to the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement), 6.00% per annum for LIBOR borrowings and 5.00% per annum for base rate borrowings and (ii) on and after the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date, 5.25% per annum for LIBOR borrowings and 4.25% per annum for base rate borrowings. The applicable margin for 2020 Incremental Term Loans is equal to 9.00% per annum for LIBOR borrowings and 8.00% per annum for base rate borrowings. The applicable margin for loans under the Revolving Facility is subject to adjustment from time to time based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined below) at such time, and ranges from (A) 3.50% to 3.75% per annum for LIBOR borrowings
 
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and (B) 2.50% to 2.75% per annum for base rate borrowings. Borrowings of swing line loans bear interest at the interest rate applicable to base rate borrowings under the Revolving Facility.
In addition to paying interest on the outstanding principal of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, Convey is required to pay a commitment fee in respect of any unused commitments under the Revolving Facility at a rate that is subject to adjustment from time to time based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio at such time and ranges from 0.375% to 0.500% per annum. Convey is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees and certain other agency fees.
The Credit Agreement provides for the replacement of LIBOR with a successor or alternative index rate in the event LIBOR is phased-out.
Voluntary Prepayments
Convey may, at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay any outstanding loans or reduce any outstanding commitments under the Credit Agreement, in whole or in part (in minimum amounts set forth in the Credit Agreement), without premium or penalty other than (a) reimbursement of customary “breakage” costs in the case of certain prepayments of LIBOR borrowings and (b) payment of any applicable prepayment premium.
Mandatory Prepayments
The Credit Agreement requires Convey to prepay outstanding term loans, subject to certain exceptions and limitations, with (1) 50% of Convey’s annual excess cash flow, subject to certain step-downs based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio; (2) 100% of the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales or casualty events; and (3) 100% of the net cash proceeds of certain incurrences or issuances of indebtedness.
Amortization of Principal and Maturity
Convey is required to make scheduled quarterly payments in respect of the Term Loans (including the 2021 Incremental Term Loans) (a) commencing with the quarter ended December 31, 2019, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on September 4, 2019 and (b) commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2021, in an aggregate principal amount equal to $0.8 million, with the balance paid at maturity of the Term Loans (including the 2021 Incremental Term Loans) on September 4, 2026 (or, if such day is not a business day, the business day immediately succeeding such day). Convey is required to make scheduled quarterly payments in respect of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2020, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all 2020 Incremental Term Loans outstanding on April 8, 2020, with the balance paid at maturity of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans on September 4, 2026 (or, if such day is not a business day, the business day immediately succeeding such day). Convey is required to repay the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Facility, and the aggregate principal amount of each swing line loan under the Revolving Facility, at maturity of the Revolving Facility on September 4, 2024 (or, if such day is not a business day, the business day immediately succeeding such day).
Guarantees and Collateral
All obligations under the Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed by Convey Health Parent, Inc. and certain of Convey’s subsidiaries. All obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions and limitations, by first priority security interests in substantially all the assets of Convey and each guarantor (including all the equity interests of Convey).
Covenants and Other Matters
The Credit Agreement includes negative covenants that, subject to certain exceptions and limitations, restrict the ability of Convey and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur liens; incur debt; make investments or loans; engage in mergers, acquisitions and asset sales; declare dividends or other distributions, redeem or repurchase equity interests or make other restricted payments; alter the businesses
 
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Convey and its restricted subsidiaries conduct; enter into agreements restricting distributions by Convey’s restricted subsidiaries; modify certain terms of certain junior indebtedness; and engage in certain transactions with affiliates.
In addition, the Credit Agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, and contains a restriction on the activities of Convey Health Parent, Inc. If any such event of default occurs (subject to certain exceptions and limitations), the lenders under the Credit Agreement will be entitled to exercise various remedies, including the acceleration of amounts due under the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement contains a financial covenant that requires Convey to maintain, as of the last day of each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Convey, a First Lien Net Leverage Ratio not to exceed 7.40 to 1.00 if, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of Convey, there are outstanding revolving loans and letters of credit (excluding (a) undrawn letters of credit in an aggregate face amount up to $10.0 million and (b) letters of credit (whether drawn or undrawn) to the extent reimbursed, cash collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable issuing bank on or prior to the date that is three business days following the end of the applicable period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Convey) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Facility at such time. The financial covenant is subject to equity cure rights and may be amended or waived with the consent of the lenders holding a majority of the commitments under the Revolving Facility.
The “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any test period, the ratio of (1) consolidated first lien secured debt outstanding as of the last day of such test period, minus the amount of unrestricted cash on such last day to (2) consolidated EBITDA of Convey and its restricted subsidiaries for such test period, in each case on a pro forma basis consistent with the Credit Agreement. For more information on the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, see our Credit Agreement, which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
 
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The following description summarizes the most important terms of our capital stock. We will adopt an amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws in connection with this offering, and the provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws that will be in effect upon the completion of this offering and relevant sections of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) are summarized below. The forms of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The following descriptions of our capital stock and provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws and provisions of the DGCL are summaries and are qualified by reference to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws that will be in effect upon the completion of this offering, as well as to the relevant provisions of the DGCL.
Authorized Capital Stock
Upon the completion of this offering, our authorized capital stock will consist of     shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share and      shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of May 11, 2021, we had 486,878.1261 shares of common stock outstanding, held of record by 41 stockholders, and no shares of preferred stock outstanding. Following the completion of this offering, assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder, we will have      shares of common stock outstanding and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.
Common Stock
Holders of our common stock will be entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. Our common stockholders will not be entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor if our Board of Directors, in its discretion, determines to issue dividends and only then at the times and in the amounts that our Board of Directors may determine. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive their ratable share of our net assets available after payment of all debts and other liabilities, subject to the prior preferential rights and payment of liquidation preferences, if any, of any outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders of our common stock will have no preemptive, subscription or redemption rights. There will be no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of our common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate in the future.
Preferred Stock
Our Board of Directors will have the authority, subject to the limitations imposed by Delaware law and the listing rules of the NYSE, without any further vote or action by our stockholders, to issue preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations, powers, preferences, limitations and rights of the shares of each series, including:

dividend rates;

conversion rights;

voting rights;

terms of redemption and liquidation preferences; and

the number of shares constituting each series.
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of preferred stock may be entitled to receive a preference payment in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up before any payment is made to the holders of shares of our common stock.
Our Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock.
Registration Rights
We intend to enter into a Registration Rights Agreement with certain of our existing stockholders in connection with this offering pursuant to which such stockholders will have specified rights to require us to register all or a portion of their shares under the Securities Act. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements to be Entered in Connection with this Offering — Registration Rights Agreement.”
Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated Bylaws and Delaware Law
Certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws and the DGCL may discourage or make more difficult a takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider to be in his, her or its best interest. These provisions may also adversely affect the prevailing market price for shares of our common stock. We believe that the benefits of increased protection give us the potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us, which may result in an improvement of the terms of any such proposal in favor of our stockholders, and outweigh any potential disadvantage of discouraging those proposals.
Authorized but Unissued Shares of Capital Stock
Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock will be available for future issuance without shareholder approval, subject to the applicable provisions of the DGCL and rules of the NYSE. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans.
One of the effects of the existence of authorized but unissued common stock or preferred stock may be to enable our Board of Directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of the Company by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management and possibly deprive our stockholders of opportunities to sell their shares of common stock at a price higher than the prevailing market price.
Classified Board of Directors
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that our Board of Directors will be divided into three classes of directors, with the classes to be as nearly equal in number as possible, and with the directors serving three-year staggered terms. Accordingly, approximately one-third of our Board of Directors will be elected each year. See “Management — Composition of our Board of Directors.” These provisions may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in control of us or our management.
Vacancies
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that any vacancies on our Board of Directors will be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director or by the stockholders; provided, however, that after the first time when our principal stockholder ceases to beneficially own, in the aggregate, at least         % of our
 
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outstanding common stock, any newly created directorship on our Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancy occurring in our Board of Directors may only be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director (and not by the stockholders).
Additionally, the Stockholders Agreement will provide that our principal stockholder may fill any vacancy occurring in our Board of Directors if such vacancy was caused by the departure of our principal stockholder’s director designee. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements to be Entered in Connection with this Offering — Stockholders Agreement.”
Special Meetings of Stockholders
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called at any time only by      and, until the date that our principal stockholder ceases to beneficially own     % or more of the voting power of our outstanding shares of common stock, holders of at least     % of the voting power of our outstanding shares of common stock. Our amended and restated bylaws will prohibit the conduct of any business at a special meeting other than as specified in the notice for such meeting.
Stockholder Action by Written Consent
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will preclude stockholder action by written consent once our principal stockholder ceases to beneficially own at least     % of the voting power of our outstanding shares of common stock.
Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations
Our amended and restated bylaws will establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of our Board of Directors or a committee of our Board of Directors. In order for any matter to be “properly brought” before a meeting, a stockholder will have to comply with advance notice requirements and provide us with certain information. Generally, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders. Our amended and restated bylaws will also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. Our amended and restated bylaws will allow the chairman of the meeting at a meeting of the stockholders to adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings which may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the rules and regulations are not followed. These provisions will not apply to our principal stockholder until the first time when it ceases to beneficially own, in the aggregate, at least    % of our outstanding common stock. These provisions may also defer, delay or discourage a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to influence or obtain control of us.
Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will provide that our Board of Directors is expressly authorized to amend, alter, repeal or replace, in whole or in part, our amended and restated bylaws without a stockholder vote in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. For as long as our principal stockholder beneficially owns, in the aggregate, at least    % in voting power of our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, any amendment, alteration, rescission or replacement of our amended and restated bylaws by our stockholders will require the affirmative vote of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of our stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on such amendment, alteration, rescission or replacement. At any time when our principal stockholder beneficially owns, in the aggregate, less than    % in voting power of our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, any amendment, alteration, rescission or replacement of specified provisions of
 
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our amended and restated bylaws by our stockholders will require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.
The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, is required to amend a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, unless the corporation’s certificate of incorporation requires a greater percentage. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that at any time when our principal stockholder beneficially owns, in the aggregate, less than    % in voting power of our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, certain specified provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may be amended, altered, rescinded or replaced only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in voting power of all the then outstanding shares of our stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will contain a provision opting out of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for three years following the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things, a merger, an asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with its affiliates and associates, owns, or did own within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock.
However, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will contain similar provisions to Section 203 of the DGCL providing that we may not engage in a “business combination” with any “interested stockholder” for three years following the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that our principal stockholder and its affiliates and any of their respective direct or indirect transferees and any group as to which such persons are a party do not constitute “interested stockholders” for purposes of this provision.
Certain Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Delaware Law
Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal and Payment
Under the DGCL, with certain exceptions, our stockholders will have appraisal rights in connection with a merger or consolidation in which we are a constituent entity. Pursuant to the DGCL, stockholders who properly demand and perfect appraisal rights in connection with such merger or consolidation will have the right to receive payment of the fair value of their shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, if any, on the amount determined to be the fair value, from the effective time of the merger or consolidation through the date of payment of the judgment.
Stockholders’ Derivative Actions
Under the DGCL, any of our stockholders may bring an action in our name to procure a judgment in our favor, also known as a derivative action, provided that the stockholder bringing the action is a holder of our shares at the time of the transaction to which the action relates or such stockholder’s stock thereafter devolved by operation of law. To bring such an action, the stockholder must otherwise comply with Delaware law regarding derivative actions.
Exclusive Forum
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will require, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (2) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or stockholder of the Company to the Company or the Company's stockholders, (3) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any
 
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provision of the DGCL or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws or (4) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case, may be brought only in specified courts in the State of Delaware. As described below, this provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or Exchange Act, or rules and regulations thereunder.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also will provide that the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action against us or any of our directors, officers, employees or agents and arising under the Securities Act. However, Section 22 of the Securities Act provides that federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction over lawsuits brought pursuant to the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent the exclusive forum provision restricts the courts in which claims arising under the Securities Act may be brought, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a provision. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also provides that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the foregoing provision; provided, however, that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. This provision does not apply to claims brought under the Exchange Act.
We recognize that the forum selection clause in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may impose additional litigation costs on stockholders in pursuing any such claims, particularly if the stockholders do not reside in or near the State of Delaware. Additionally, the forum selection clause in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may limit our stockholders’ ability to bring a claim in a forum that they find favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, employees and agents even though an action, if successful, might benefit our stockholders. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware may also reach different judgments or results than would other courts, including courts where a stockholder considering an action may be located or would otherwise choose to bring the action, and such judgments may be more or less favorable to us than our stockholders. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Common Stock and This Offering — Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation after this offering will designate courts in the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, and also provide that the federal district courts will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, each of which could limit our stockholders’ ability to choose the judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, stockholders or employees.”
Corporate Opportunities
The DGCL permits corporations to adopt provisions renouncing any interest or expectancy in certain opportunities that are presented to the corporation or its officers, directors or stockholders. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Delaware law, renounce any interest or expectancy that we have in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, specified business opportunities that are from time to time presented to our officers, directors or stockholders or their respective affiliates, other than those officers, directors, stockholders or affiliates who are our or our subsidiaries’ employees. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, our principal stockholder or any of its affiliates or any director who is not employed by us or his or her affiliates will have no duty to refrain from (1) engaging in the same, similar or competing business activities or lines of business as us or our affiliates or (2) doing business with any of our or our affiliates' clients or customers, or making investments in competing businesses of us or our affiliates. In addition, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in the event that our principal stockholder or any non-employee director acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for itself or himself or herself, or their or his or her affiliates or for us or our affiliates, such person will have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to us or any of our affiliates and they may take any such opportunity for themselves or offer it to another person or entity. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will not renounce our interest in any business opportunity that is expressly offered to a non-employee director solely in his or her
 
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capacity as a director or officer of the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no business opportunity will be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for us unless we would be permitted to undertake the opportunity under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we have sufficient financial resources to undertake the opportunity and the opportunity would be in line with our business.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will include provisions that limit the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except to the extent that such limitation is not permitted under the DGCL. Such limitation shall not apply, except to the extent permitted by the DGCL, to (1) any breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, (2) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) any unlawful payment of a dividend or unlawful stock repurchase or redemption, as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL, or (4) any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit. These provisions will have no effect on the availability of equitable remedies such as an injunction or rescission based on a director’s breach of his or her duty of care.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws will provide for indemnification, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, of any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or, at the request of the Company, serves or served as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or any other enterprise, against all expenses, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and other losses actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding. In addition, we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors pursuant to which we will agree to indemnify each such director to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.
Listing
We have applied to list our common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “CNVY.”
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Upon the completion of this offering, the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock will be American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC. The transfer agent’s address is 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219.
 
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Prior to this offering, there was no market for shares of our common stock. Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market could adversely affect market prices prevailing from time to time. Furthermore, because only a limited number of shares of our common stock will be available for sale shortly after this offering due to existing contractual and legal restrictions on resale as described below, there may be sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market after the restrictions lapse. This may adversely affect the prevailing market price and our ability to raise equity capital in the future.
Upon the completion of this offering, assuming the initial public offering price of $     per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, we will have     shares of common stock outstanding. Of the shares of common stock outstanding following this offering, the     shares of common stock (     shares of common stock if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder) sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any such shares of common stock held by our “affiliates”, as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, which would be subject to the limitations and restrictions described below under “— Rule 144.”
The remaining shares of common stock that will be outstanding are “restricted shares” as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Restricted shares may be sold in the public market only if registered or if they qualify for an exemption from registration under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
Rule 144
In general, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as currently in effect, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who is not deemed to be or have been one of our affiliates for purposes of the Securities Act at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale and who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than an affiliate, is entitled to sell such shares without registration, subject to compliance with the public information requirements of Rule 144. If such a person has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least one year, including the holding period of a prior owner other than an affiliate, then such person is entitled to sell such shares without complying with any of the requirements of Rule 144.
In general, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as currently in effect, our affiliates, or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates, who have met the six-month holding period for beneficial ownership of “restricted shares” of our common stock, are entitled to sell, within any three-month period, a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:

1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately      shares immediately after this offering; and

the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on the NYSE during the four calendar weeks preceding the date of filing a Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities Pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act with respect to the sale.
Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.
Rule 701
In general, under Rule 701, any of our employees, directors, officers, consultants or advisors who purchased shares from us in connection with a compensatory stock or option plan or other written agreement before the effective date of a registration statement under the Securities Act are entitled to sell such shares 90 days after such effective date in reliance on Rule 144. An affiliate of ours can resell shares in reliance on Rule 144 without having to comply with the holding period requirement, and non-affiliates of ours can resell shares in reliance on Rule 144 without having to comply with the current public information and holding period requirements.
 
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The SEC has indicated that Rule 701 will apply to typical stock options granted before we become subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, along with the shares acquired upon exercise of such options, including exercises after we become subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
Equity Incentive Plans
We intend to file with the SEC, as soon as practicable following the completion of this offering, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 registering an aggregate number of shares of common stock underlying equity awards we will make to our employees and certain other qualifying individuals, and the resale of those shares of common stock. The Form S-8 will become effective upon filing and shares of common stock so registered will become freely tradable upon such effectiveness, subject to any restrictions imposed on such resale pursuant to the lock-up agreements entered into with the underwriters for this offering.
Lock-Up Agreements
We, the selling stockholder, our executive officers and directors and certain of our other existing security holders will agree not to sell or transfer any common stock or securities convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for common stock for 180 days after the date of this prospectus, subject to certain limited exceptions, without first obtaining the written consent of BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. The lock-up restrictions and specified exceptions are described in more detail in “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).”
Certain of our employees, including our executive officers and directors, may enter into written trading plans that are intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. Sales under these trading plans would not be permitted until the expiration of the lock-up agreements described above.
Following the lock-up periods set forth in the agreements described above, and assuming that BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC do not release any parties from these agreements, all of the shares of our common stock that are restricted securities or are held by our affiliates as of the date of this prospectus will be eligible for sale in the public market in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
Registration Rights Agreement
We intend to enter into a Registration Rights Agreement with certain of our existing stockholders in connection with this offering pursuant to which such parties will have specified rights to require us to register all or a portion of their shares under the Securities Act. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements to be Entered in Connection with this Offering — Registration Rights Agreement.”
 
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CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES TO
NON-U.S. HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK
The following are the material U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our common stock acquired in this offering by a “Non-U.S. Holder” that does not own, and has not owned, actually or constructively, more than 5% of our common stock. A “Non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of our common stock (other than an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is not, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, any of the following:

an individual citizen or resident of the United States;

a corporation (or any other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

a trust if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable United States Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.
You are not a Non-U.S. Holder if you are a nonresident alien individual present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition, or if you are a former citizen or former resident of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If you are such a person, you should consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our common stock.
If an entity or arrangement that is treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes holds the common stock, the United States federal income tax treatment of a partner will generally depend on the status of the partner and the tax treatment of the partnership. A partner in a partnership holding the common stock should consult its tax advisor with regard to the United States federal income tax treatment of an investment in the common stock.
This discussion is based on the Code, administrative pronouncements, judicial decisions and final, temporary and proposed Treasury regulations, changes to any of which subsequent to the date of this prospectus may affect the tax consequences described herein, possibly with retroactive effect. This discussion does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of your particular circumstances, including alternative minimum tax and Medicare contribution tax consequences, and does not address any aspect of state, local or non-U.S. taxation, or any taxes other than income and estate taxes. In addition, it does not represent a detailed description of the U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences applicable to you if you are subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws (including if you are a foreign pension fund, “controlled foreign corporation” or “passive foreign investment company”).
You should consult a tax advisor regarding the United States federal tax consequences of acquiring, holding and disposing of common stock in your particular circumstances, as well as any tax consequences that may arise under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction.
Dividends
If we make a distribution of cash or other property (other than certain distributions of our stock) in respect of our common stock, the distribution generally will be treated as a dividend to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under United States federal income tax principles. Any portion of a distribution that exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits will generally be treated first as a tax-free return of capital, on a share-by-share basis, to the extent of your tax basis in our common stock (and will reduce your basis in such common stock), and, to the extent such portion exceeds your tax basis in our common stock, the excess will be treated as gain from the taxable disposition of the common stock, the tax treatment of which is discussed below under “— Gain on Disposition of Common Stock”.
 
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Except as described below, if you are a Non-U.S. Holder of common stock, dividends paid to you are subject to withholding of United States federal income tax at a 30% rate or at a lower rate if you are eligible for the benefits of an income tax treaty that provides for a lower rate. Even if you are eligible for a lower treaty rate, the applicable withholding agent will generally be required to withhold at a 30% rate (rather than the lower treaty rate) on dividend payments to you, unless you have furnished to us:

a valid U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-8 or an acceptable substitute form upon which you certify, under penalties of perjury, your status as a non-United States person and your entitlement to the lower treaty rate with respect to such payments; or

in the case of payments made outside the United States to an offshore account (generally, an account maintained by you at an office or branch of a bank or other financial institution at any location outside the United States), other documentary evidence establishing your entitlement to the lower treaty rate in accordance with U.S. Treasury regulations.
If you are eligible for a reduced rate of United States withholding tax under a tax treaty, you may obtain a refund of any amounts withheld in excess of that rate by timely filing a refund claim with the IRS.
If dividends paid to you are “effectively connected” with your conduct of a trade or business within the United States, and, if required by a tax treaty, the dividends are attributable to a permanent establishment that you maintain in the United States, the applicable withholding agent is not required to withhold tax from the dividends, provided that you have furnished a valid IRS Form W-8ECI or an acceptable substitute form upon which you represent, under penalties of perjury, that:

you are a non-United States person; and

the dividends are effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business within the United States and are includible in your gross income.
“Effectively connected” dividends are taxed at rates applicable to United States citizens, resident aliens and domestic United States corporations. If you are a corporate Non-U.S. Holder, “effectively connected” dividends that you receive may, under certain circumstances, be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate or at a lower rate if you are eligible for the benefits of an income tax treaty that provides for a lower rate.
Gain on Disposition of Common Stock
Subject to the discussions below under “— Backup Withholding and Information Reporting” and “— FATCA Withholding,” if you are a Non-U.S. Holder, you generally will not be subject to United States federal income tax or withholding tax on gain that you recognize on a disposition of common stock unless:

the gain is “effectively connected” with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and the gain is attributable to a permanent establishment that you maintain in the United States, if that is required by an applicable income tax treaty as a condition for subjecting you to United States taxation on a net income basis;

we are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation” ​(as described below), at any time within the five-year period preceding the disposition or your holding period, whichever period is shorter, you are not eligible for a treaty exemption, and either (1) our common stock is not regularly traded on an established securities market prior to the beginning of the calendar year in which the sale or disposition occurs or (2) you owned or are deemed to have owned, at any time within the five-year period preceding the disposition or your holding period, whichever period is shorter, more than 5% of our common stock.
If you are a Non-U.S. Holder and the gain from the taxable disposition of shares of our common stock is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by a tax treaty, the gain is attributable to a permanent establishment that you maintain in the United States), you will generally be taxed on such gain in the same manner as a U.S. person. You should consult
 
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your tax adviser with respect to other U.S. tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our common stock, including the possible imposition of a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or a lower treaty rate) if you are a corporation.
We will be a United States real property holding corporation at any time that the fair market value of our “United States real property interests,” as defined in the Code and applicable Treasury regulations, equals or exceeds 50% of the aggregate fair market value of our worldwide real property interests and our other assets used or held for use in a trade or business (all as determined for the U.S. federal income tax purposes). We believe that we are not, and do not anticipate becoming in the foreseeable future, a United States real property holding corporation.
FATCA Withholding
Pursuant to sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, commonly known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), a 30% withholding tax (“FATCA withholding”) may be imposed on certain payments to you (including if you are an investment fund) or to certain foreign financial institutions and other non-U.S. persons receiving payments on your behalf if you or such persons fail to comply with certain information reporting requirements. Payments of dividends that you receive in respect of common stock could be affected by this withholding if you are subject to the FATCA information reporting requirements and fail to comply with them or if you hold common stock through a non-U.S. person (e.g., a foreign bank or broker) that fails to comply with these requirements (even if payments to you would not otherwise have been subject to FATCA withholding). You should consult your own tax advisors regarding the relevant U.S. law and other official guidance on FATCA withholding.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
Information returns are required to be filed with the IRS in connection with payments of dividends on our common stock. Unless you comply with certification procedures to establish that you are not a U.S. person, information returns may also be filed with the IRS in connection with the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of our common stock. You may be subject to backup withholding on payments on our common stock or on the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of our common stock unless you comply with certification procedures to establish that you are not a U.S. person or otherwise establish an exemption. Your provision of a properly executed applicable IRS Form W-8 certifying your non-U.S. status will permit you to avoid backup withholding. Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not additional taxes and may be refunded or credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
Federal Estate Taxes
Individual Non-U.S. Holders and entities the property of which is potentially includible in such an individual’s gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes (for example, a trust funded by such an individual and with respect to which the individual has retained certain interests or powers) should note that, absent an applicable treaty exemption, our common stock will be treated as U.S.-situs property subject to U.S. federal estate tax.
 
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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)
BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as representatives of each of the underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an underwriting agreement among us, the selling stockholder and the underwriters, we and the selling stockholder have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each of the underwriters has agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase from us, the number of shares of common stock set forth opposite its name below.
Underwriter
Number
of Shares
BofA Securities, Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Barclays Capital Inc.
TPG Capital BD, LLC
Truist Securities, Inc.
Canaccord Genuity LLC.
Total
    
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, the underwriters have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the shares sold under the underwriting agreement if any of these shares are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the nondefaulting underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated.
We and the selling stockholder have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.
The underwriters are offering the shares, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, including the validity of the shares, and other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, such as the receipt by the underwriters of officer’s certificates and legal opinions. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.
Commissions and Discounts
The representatives have advised us that the underwriters propose initially to offer the shares to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and to dealers at that price less a concession not in excess of $     per share. After the initial offering, the public offering price, concession or any other term of this offering may be changed.
The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discounts and commissions and proceeds before expenses to us and the selling stockholder. The information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder.
Per Share
Without Option
With Option
Initial public offering price
$      $      $     
Underwriting discounts
and commissions payable by:
By us
$ $ $
By the selling stockholder
$ $ $
Proceeds to us, before expenses
$ $ $
Proceeds to the selling stockholder, before expenses
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The expenses of this offering, not including the underwriting discounts and commissions, are estimated at $     and are payable by us.
Option to Purchase Additional Shares
We and the selling stockholder have granted an option to the underwriters, exercisable for 30 days after the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to            additional shares of our common stock from us and the selling stockholder at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. If the underwriters exercise this option, each will be obligated, subject to conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, to purchase a number of additional shares proportionate to that underwriter’s initial amount reflected in the above table.
No Sales of Similar Securities
We, the selling stockholder, our executive officers and directors and certain of our other existing security holders will agree not to sell or transfer any common stock or securities convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for common stock for 180 days after the date of this prospectus without first obtaining the written consent of BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Specifically, we and these other persons will agree, with certain limited exceptions, not to directly or indirectly:

offer, pledge, sell or contract to sell any common stock,

sell any option or contract to purchase any common stock,

purchase any option or contract to sell any common stock,

grant any option, right or warrant for the sale of any common stock,

lend or otherwise dispose of or transfer any common stock,

request or demand that we file or make a confidential submission of a registration statement related to the common stock, or

enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic consequence of ownership of any common stock whether any such swap or transaction is to be settled by delivery of shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise.
This lock-up provision applies to common stock and to securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for common stock. It also applies to common stock owned now or acquired later by the person executing the agreement or for which the person executing the agreement later acquires the power of disposition.
The restrictions described in the second preceding paragraph do not apply to us in the following cases: (a) the sale of our common stock to the underwriters pursuant to the underwriting agreement; (b) the issuance by us of shares of common stock upon the exercise or vesting of an option or other equity award or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date of this prospectus and referred to in this prospectus; (c) the filing of any registration statement on Form S-8 relating to any shares of common stock issued or options to purchase common stock granted pursuant to employee benefit plans of us referred to in this prospectus; (d) the issuance of any shares of common stock pursuant to any non-employee director stock plan or dividend reinvestment plan referred to in this prospectus; (e) any shares of common stock or other securities (including securities convertible into shares of common stock) in connection with the acquisition by us or any of our subsidiaries of the securities, businesses, properties or other assets of another person or entity or pursuant to any employee benefit plan assumed by us in connection with any such acquisition; or (f) any shares of common stock or other securities (including securities convertible into shares of common stock) in connection with joint ventures, commercial relationships or other strategic transactions; provided that, in the case of clauses (e) and (f), the aggregate number of shares of common stock issued in all such acquisitions and transactions does not exceed      % of the outstanding shares of our common stock following this offering and any recipients of such shares of common stock shall deliver a “lock-up” agreement to BofA Securities, Inc, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
The restrictions described in the third preceding paragraph do not apply to the selling stockholder, our executive officers and directors and our other existing security holders in the following cases: (a) transactions
 
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relating to lock-up securities acquired in open market transactions or in this offering, in each case, upon the completion of this offering; (b) transfers of the lock-up party’s lock-up securities as a bona fide gift or gifts; (c) transfers of the lock-up party’s lock-up securities (i) as a result of the operation of law through estate, other testamentary document or intestate succession, (ii) to any immediate family member of the lock-up party or any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the lock-up party or any immediate family member of the lock-up party, (iii) pursuant to a qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement, provided that such shares remain subject to the terms of the lock-up agreement, and, in the case of clause (c)(iii) only, if the lock-up party is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of common stock during the restricted period, the lock-up party shall include a statement in such report to the effect that such transfer occurred by operation of law or by court order, including pursuant to a domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement, provided further that no other public announcement or filing shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the restricted period; (d) transfers of the lock-up party’s lock-up securities pursuant to an order of a court or regulatory agency or to comply with any regulations related to the lock-up party’s ownership of lock-up securities, provided that in the case of any transfer pursuant to this clause (d), any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of common stock shall state that such transfer is pursuant to an order of a court or regulatory agency or to comply with any regulations related to the ownership of common stock unless such a statement would be prohibited by any applicable law, regulation or order of a court or regulatory authority; (e) distributions of the lock-up party’s lock-up securities to partners, members, nominees, stockholders or holders of similar equity interests in the lock-up party not involving a disposition of value; (f) transfers of the lock-up party’s lock-up securities to a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, investment fund or other entity of which the lock-up party and the immediate family of the lock-up party are the legal and beneficial owner of all the outstanding equity securities or similar interests, or, in the case of an investment fund, that is managed by, or is under common management with, the lock-up party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, transfers of the lock-up party’s lock-up securities to any fund managed by the same manager or managing member or general partner or management company or by an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such manager or managing member or general partner or management company as the lock-up party or who shares a common investment advisor with the lock-up party), provided that if the lock-up party is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during the restricted period, the lock-up party shall include a statement in any such report regarding the circumstances of the transfer; (g) exercise or settlement of stock options, restricted stock units or other equity awards pursuant to any plan or agreement granting such an award to an employee or other service provider of us or our affiliates, which plan or agreement is described in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or the final prospectus relating to this offering (and any related transfer to us of lock-up securities necessary to generate such amount of cash needed for the payment of taxes, including estimated taxes, due as a result of such settlement or exercise whether by means of a “net settlement” or “cashless basis”), provided that any remaining common stock received upon such exercise or settlement will be subject to the restrictions set forth in the lock-up agreement, provided further if the lock-up party is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during the Restricted Period, the lock-up party shall include a statement in any such report to the effect that (i) such transfer is in connection with the vesting or settlement of restricted stock units or incentive units, or the “net” or “cashless” exercise of options or other rights to purchase shares of Common Stock, as applicable, and (ii) the transaction was only with us; (h) dispositions to us upon exercise of our right to repurchase or reacquire the lock-up party’s lock-up securities in the event the lock-up party ceases to provide services to us pursuant to agreements in effect on the date of the lock-up agreement, including, without limitation, our equity incentive plans, which plan or agreement is described in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or the final prospectus relating to this offering, that permit us to repurchase or reacquire, at cost, such securities upon termination of the lock-up party’s services to us, provided that any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act relating to such disposition shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the shares were repurchased or reacquired by us; (i) transfers of lock-up securities pursuant to a bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to all holders of common stock involving a “change of control” of us, made to all holders of common stock involving a change of control of us which occurs after the consummation of this offering, is open to all holders of our capital stock and has been approved by our Board of Directors, provided that if such change of control is not consummated, such shares shall remain subject to all of the restrictions set forth in the lock-up agreement; 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by us, the establishment of a trading plan on behalf of a shareholder, officer or director of us pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of common stock, provided that (i) such plan does not provide for the transfer of shares of common stock during the restricted period and (ii) the entry into such plan is not publicly disclosed, included in any announcement or filing under the Exchange Act or otherwise, during the restricted period; (k) pledges to any third-party pledgee in a bona fide transaction as collateral to secure obligations pursuant to lending or other arrangements, between such third parties (or their affiliates or designees) and the lock-up party and/or its affiliates or any similar arrangement relating to a financing agreement for the benefit of the lock-up party and/or its affiliates, provided that the terms of such pledge shall provide that the underlying lock-up securities may not be transferred to the pledgee until the expiration of the restricted period; or (l) the transfer of the lock-up party’s lock-up securities pursuant to the terms of the underwriting agreement; provided that in the case of any gift, transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) above, each donee, transferee or distributee shall sign and deliver a lock-up agreement; provided further that in the case of any gift, transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (a), (b), (c)(i), (c)(ii), (e) or (k) above, no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of common stock or other securities, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the restricted period, other than a filing on Form 5 made after the expiration of the restricted period.
Listing
We expect the shares to be approved for listing on the NYSE under the symbol “CNVY.” In order to meet the requirements for listing on that exchange, the underwriters have undertaken to sell a minimum number of shares to a minimum number of beneficial owners as required by that exchange.
Before this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. The initial public offering price will be determined through negotiations between us, the selling stockholder and the representatives. In addition to prevailing market conditions, the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price are:

the valuation multiples of publicly traded companies that the representatives believe to be comparable to us,

our financial information,

the history of, and the prospects for, our company and the industry in which we compete,

an assessment of our management, its past and present operations, and the prospects for, and timing of, our future revenues,

the present state of our development, and

the above factors in relation to market values and various valuation measures of other companies engaged in activities similar to ours.
An active trading market for the shares may not develop. It is also possible that after this offering the shares will not trade in the public market at or above the initial public offering price.
The underwriters do not expect to sell more than 5% of the shares in the aggregate to accounts over which they exercise discretionary authority.
Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids
Until the distribution of the shares is completed, SEC rules may limit underwriters and selling group members from bidding for and purchasing our common stock. However, the representatives may engage in transactions that stabilize the price of the common stock, such as bids or purchases to peg, fix or maintain that price.
In connection with this offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell our common stock in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, purchases on the open market to cover positions created by short sales and stabilizing transactions. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than they are required to purchase in this offering. “Covered” short sales are sales made
 
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in an amount not greater than the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares described above. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their option to purchase additional shares or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to close out the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the option granted to them. “Naked” short sales are sales in excess of such option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of our common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for or purchases of shares of common stock made by the underwriters in the open market prior to the completion of this offering.
The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives have repurchased shares sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.
Similar to other purchase transactions, the underwriters’ purchases to cover the syndicate short sales may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our common stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our common stock. As a result, the price of our common stock may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. The underwriters may conduct these transactions on the NYSE, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.
Neither we, the selling stockholder nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our common stock. In addition, neither we, the selling stockholder nor any of the underwriters make any representation that the representatives will engage in these transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.
Electronic Distribution
In connection with this offering, certain of the underwriters or securities dealers may distribute prospectuses by electronic means, such as e-mail.
Conflicts of Interest
An affiliate of TPG Capital BD, LLC, an underwriter in this offering, will own in excess of 10% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock following this offering and is participating as a selling stockholder in this offering. As a result of the foregoing relationship, TPG Capital BD, LLC is deemed to have a “conflict of interest” within the meaning of Rule 5121. Accordingly, this offering will be made in compliance with the applicable provisions of Rule 5121. Pursuant to Rule 5121, the appointment of a qualified independent underwriter is not necessary in connection with this offering. In accordance with paragraph (c) of Rule 5121, no sales of the shares will be made to any discretionary account over which TPG Capital BD, LLC exercises discretion without the prior specific written approval of the account holder.
Other Relationships
Some of the underwriters and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions.
In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriters and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.
 
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Selling Restrictions
European Economic Area
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (each a “Member State”), no offer of shares which are the subject of this offering has been, or will be, made to the public in that Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the shares which has been approved by the competent authority in that Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation, except that offers of shares may be made to the public in that Member State at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation:
a.   to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined under the Prospectus Regulation;
b.   to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined under the Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or
c.   in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation,
provided that no such offer of shares shall require the Issuer or any representative to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation.
Each person in a Member State who initially acquires any shares or to whom any offer is made will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed to and with the Company and the representatives that it is a qualified investor within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation.
In the case of any shares being offered to a financial intermediary as that term is used in Article 5(1) of the Prospectus Regulation, each such financial intermediary will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that the shares acquired by it in the offer have not been acquired on a non-discretionary basis on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in circumstances which may give rise to an offer to the public other than their offer or resale in a Relevant Member State to qualified investors, in circumstances in which the prior consent of the representatives has been obtained to each such proposed offer or resale.
The Company, the representatives and their affiliates will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations, acknowledgements and agreements.
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any shares in any Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for any shares, and the expression “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.
This selling restriction is in addition to any other selling restrictions set out below.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom
In relation to the United Kingdom, no shares of common stock have been offered or will be offered pursuant to this offering to the public in the United Kingdom prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the shares that either (i) has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority, or (ii) is to be treated as if it had been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority in accordance with the transitional provision in Regulation 74 of the Prospectus (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, except that offers of shares may be made to the public in the United Kingdom at any time under the following exemptions under the UK Prospectus Regulation:

to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation;

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in any other circumstances falling within section 86 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”), provided that no such offer of shares shall require the Issuer or any representative to publish a prospectus pursuant to section 85 of the FSMA or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the UK Prospectus Regulation.
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any shares in any relevant state means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the expression “UK Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
In addition, in the United Kingdom, this document is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer subsequently made may only be directed at persons who are “qualified investors” ​(as defined in Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation) (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19 (5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”) and/or (ii) who are high net worth companies (or persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated) falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”) or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public of the shares in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the FSMA.
Each person in the UK who acquires any shares in the Offer or to whom any offer is made will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed to and with the Company, the Underwriters and their affiliates that it meets the criteria outlined in this section.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland
The shares may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (“SIX”) or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This document has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the shares or this offering may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.
Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to this offering, the Company or the shares have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of shares will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA (FINMA), and the offer of shares has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes (“CISA”). The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of shares.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial Centre
This prospectus relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus. The shares to which this prospectus relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus you should consult an authorized financial advisor.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Australia
No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), in relation to this offering.
 
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This prospectus does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act 2001 (the “Corporations Act”), and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act.
Any offer in Australia of the shares may only be made to persons (the “Exempt Investors”) who are “sophisticated investors” ​(within the meaning of section 708(8) of the Corporations Act), “professional investors” ​(within the meaning of section 708(11) of the Corporations Act) or otherwise pursuant to one or more exemptions contained in section 708 of the Corporations Act so that it is lawful to offer the shares without disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act.
The shares applied for by Exempt Investors in Australia must not be offered for sale in Australia in the period of 12 months after the date of allotment under this offering, except in circumstances where disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act would not be required pursuant to an exemption under section 708 of the Corporations Act or otherwise or where the offer is pursuant to a disclosure document which complies with Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. Any person acquiring shares must observe such Australian on-sale restrictions.
This prospectus contains general information only and does not take account of the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. It does not contain any securities recommendations or financial product advice. Before making an investment decision, investors need to consider whether the information in this prospectus is appropriate to their needs, objectives and circumstances, and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Hong Kong
The shares have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold in Hong Kong, by means of any document, other than (a) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance; or (b) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance. No advertisement, invitation or document relating to the shares has been or may be issued or has been or may be in the possession of any person for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Japan
The shares have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948, as amended) and, accordingly, will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan, or for the benefit of any Japanese Person or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to any Japanese Person, except in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines promulgated by relevant Japanese governmental or regulatory authorities in effect at the relevant time. For the purposes of this paragraph, “Japanese Person” shall mean any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Singapore
This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, the shares were not offered or sold or caused to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will not be offered or sold or caused to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and this prospectus or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares, has not been circulated or distributed, nor will it be circulated or distributed, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289) of Singapore, as modified or amended from time to time (the “SFA”)) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or
 
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any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA, or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:
a.
corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor,
securities or securities-based derivatives contracts (each term as defined in Section 2(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the shares pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except:
b.
to an institutional investor or to a relevant person, or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) or Section 276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA; where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; where the transfer is by operation of law; or as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Canada
The shares may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the shares must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.
Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.
Pursuant to section 3A.3 (or, in the case of securities issued or guaranteed by the government of a non-Canadian jurisdiction, section 3A.4) of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.
 
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of our common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for the underwriters by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York.
 
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EXPERTS
The financial statements of Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. and subsidiaries (Successor) as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the period from June 13, 2019 (date of inception) through December 31, 2019 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The financial statements of Convey Health Parent, Inc. and subsidiaries (Predecessor) for the period from January 1, 2019 through September 3, 2019 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
 
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act for the shares of our common stock being offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which is part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement or the exhibits thereto. For further information about us and the common stock offered hereby, you should refer to the registration statement and the exhibits thereto, which are available on the website of the SEC referred to below. References in this prospectus to any of our contracts or other documents are not necessarily complete, and each such reference is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement.
Upon the completion of this offering, we will be subject to the reporting and information requirements of the Exchange Act and, as a result, will file periodic and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. We expect to make our periodic reports and other information filed with or furnished to the SEC available, free of charge, through our website at www.conveyhealthsolutions.com as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports and other information are filed with or furnished to the SEC. Additionally, the SEC maintains an Internet site that contains such periodic and current reports, proxy statements and other information filed electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the websites referenced in this prospectus is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus, and you should not rely on any such information in making the decision whether to purchase shares of our common stock. We have included the website addresses referenced in this prospectus only as inactive textual references and do not intend them to be active links to such website addresses.
 
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SUCCESSOR) AND CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (Predecessor)
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Successor) (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, of shareholders’ equity and of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2020 and for the period from June 13, 2019 (date of inception) to December 31 2019, including the related notes and financial statement schedule as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 and for the period from June 13, 2019 (date of inception) to December 31, 2019 listed in the accompanying index (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2020 and for the period from June 13, 2019 (date of inception) to December 31, 2019 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hallandale Beach, Florida
March 24, 2021
We have served as the Company’s, or its Predecessor’s, auditor since 2020.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Convey Health Parent, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, of shareholders’ equity and of cash flows of Convey Health Parent, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Predecessor) (the “Company”)for the period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019, including the related notes and financial statement schedule for the period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 listed in the accompanying index (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hallandale Beach, Florida
March 24, 2021
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.
 
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CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
December 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 45,366 $ 15,971
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $610 and $108 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively
50,589 49,100
Inventories, net
11,094 3,298
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
15,220 10,211
Restricted cash
3,560 1,615
Total current assets
125,829 80,195
Property and equipment, net
20,667 16,837
Intangible assets, net
238,842 258,446
Goodwill
455,206 455,006
Restricted cash
160 3,760
Other assets
2,364 2,536
Total assets
$ 843,068 $ 816,780
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 21,308 $ 7,368
Accrued expenses
67,159 41,607
Capital lease obligations, current portion
361 104
Deferred revenue, current portion
6,466 7,465
Term loans, current portion
2,500 2,250
Total current liabilities
97,794 58,794
Capital leases obligations, net of current portion
1,129 374
Deferred taxes, net
26,561 28,678
Term loans, net of current portion
239,290 217,250
Other long-term liabilities
8,144 41,811
Total liabilities
372,918 346,907
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized and 486,678 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019
5 5
Additional paid-in capital
493,355 486,673
Accumulated other comprehensive income
78 21
Accumulated deficit
(23,288) (16,826)
Total shareholders’ equity
470,150 469,873
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$ 843,068 $ 816,780
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CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SUCCESSOR)
CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (PREDECESSOR)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
June 13, 2019
(date of inception)
to December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Net revenues:
Services
$ 147,191 $ 51,153 $ 92,445
Products
135,723 29,262 48,293
Net revenues
282,914 80,415 140,738
Operating expenses:
Cost of services(1)
84,144 28,844 48,196
Cost of products(1)
87,153 17,841 29,210
Selling, general and administrative
79,955 21,753 40,521
Depreciation and amortization
28,032 9,188 13,359
Transaction related costs
3,949 14,784 2,511
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(10,770) 19,671
Total operating expenses
272,463 92,410 153,468
Operating income (loss)
10,451 (11,995) (12,730)
Other income (expense):
Interest income
7
Interest expense
(18,860) (5,762) (6,213)
Total other expense, net
(18,853) (5,762) (6,213)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
(8,402) (17,757) (18,943)
Income tax benefit
1,904 858 23,288
Net (loss) income from continuing operations
(6,498) (16,899) 4,345
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
36 73 (696)
Net (loss) income
$ (6,462) $ (16,826) $ 3,649
(Loss) income per common share – Basic:
Continuing operations
$ (13.35) $ (59.44) $ 3.04
Discontinued operations
0.07 0.26 (0.49)
(Loss) income per common share
$ (13.28) $ (59.18) $ 2.55
(Loss) income per common share – Diluted:
Continuing operations
$ (13.35) $ (59.44) $ 2.81
Discontinued operations
0.07 0.26 (0.49)
(Loss) income per common share
$ (13.28) $ (59.18) $ 2.32
Net (loss) income
$ (6,462) $ (16,826) $ 3,649
Foreign currency translation adjustments
57 21 (15)
Comprehensive (loss) income
$ (6,405) $ (16,805) $ 3,634
(1)
Excludes amortization of intangible assets and depreciation, which are separately stated below.
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CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SUCCESSOR)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except for number of shares)
Common stock
Additional Paid-
in Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
Accumulated
Deficit
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
Shares
Amount
Successor, June 13, 2019 (date of inception)
$ $ $ $ $
Common shares issued related to
the Merger
486,678 5 486,673 486,678
Foreign currency translation adjustments
21 21
Net loss
(16,826) (16,826)
Successor, December 31, 2019
486,678 5 486,673 21 (16,826) 469,873
Share based compensation
6,682 6,682
Foreign currency translation adjustments
57 57
Net loss
(6,462) (6,462)
December 31, 2020
486,678 $ 5 $ 493,355 $ 78 $ (23,288) $ 470,150
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CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (PREDECESSOR)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except for number of shares)
Common stock
Additional Paid-
in Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
Retained
Earnings
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
Shares
Amount
Predecessor, December 31, 2018
1,431,305 $ 14 $ 157,365 $ (62) $ 13,703 $ 171,020
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASC 606
175 175
Share based compensation
300 300
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(15) (15)
Net income
3,649 3,649
Predecessor, September 3, 2019
1,431,305 $ 14 $ 157,665 $ (77) $ 17,527 $ 175,129
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CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SUCCESSOR)
CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (PREDECESSOR)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
For the year
ended December 31,
2020
Period from
June 13, 2019
(date of inception)
to December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss) income
$ (6,462) $ (16,826) $ 3,649
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation expense
4,192 1,365 2,057
Amortization expense
23,840 7,823 11,302
Provision for bad debt
542 132 (171)
Deferred income taxes
(2,317) (917) (23,615)
Gain from disposal of assets
397 159
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(10,770) 19,671
Writeoff of capitalized software costs
69
Amortization of debt issuance costs
1,056 309 399
Share-based compensation
6,682 300
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
(2,031) (11,575) (1,899)
Inventory
(7,796) (1,665) 2,191
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(4,653) (2,639) 33
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
29,659 6,016 12,566
Deferred revenue
(845) 3,586 (1,395)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
31,563 (14,391) 25,247
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition, net of cash received
(3,758) (626,292)
Purchases of property and equipment, net
(5,159) (1,429) (9,799)
Capitalized software development costs
(4,355) (2,129) (2,488)
Net cash used in investing activities
(13,272) (629,850) (12,287)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt
25,000 225,000
Payment of debt issuance cost
(1,148) (6,105)
Principal payment on term loan
(2,438) (563) (613)
Payment on capital leases
(118) (117) (716)
Proceeds from capitalization
447,351
Payment of contingent consideration
(11,867)
 
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CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SUCCESSOR)
CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (PREDECESSOR)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(in thousands)
For the year
ended December 31,
2020
Period from
June 13, 2019
(date of inception)
to December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
9,429 665,566 (1,329)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
20 21 (15)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
27,740 21,346 11,616
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
21,346 18,264
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$ 49,086 $ 21,346 $ 29,880
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the end of the period
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 45,366 $ 15,971 $ 21,458
Restricted cash
3,560 1,615 3,068
Restricted cash, non-current
160 3,760 5,355
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$ 49,086 $ 21,346 $ 29,881
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for taxes
$ 50 $ 13 $ 66
Cash paid for interest
$ 15,288 $ 4,277 $ 5,858
Non-cash investing and financial activities:
Contingent consideration payable to former owners and working capital payable
$ $ 6,562 $
Common stock issued in exchange to Parent for the acquisition
$ $ 39,327 $
Capitalized software and property and equipment, net included in accounts payable
$ 3,672 $ 468 $ 1,269
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Business
Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, “we”, “us”, “our”, “CHP” or the “Company”) provides technology enabled solutions to payors within the large and growing government sponsored health plan market. Our platform combines proprietary modular technology and end-to-end solutions to serve as an extension of our clients’ operations and core systems. Our clients are primarily Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Employer Group Waiver Plans, as well as Pharmacy Benefit Managers. CHP is a United States (“U.S.”) based holding company incorporated in Delaware. Our principal executive offices are located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
CHP was formed on June 13, 2019 (“Inception”) for the purpose of acquiring Convey Health Solutions, Inc. (“Convey”). On September 4, 2019, Cannes Parent, Inc. (“Cannes”), a direct subsidiary of CHP, entered into an agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Convey through the merger of Cannes Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) and Convey Health Parent, Inc. (“Parent”) (the “Merger”) with Parent surviving as a direct subsidiary of Cannes. The Merger principally occurred through an investment from TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P., which is primarily funded by partners of TPG Partners VIII, L.P. and TPG Healthcare Partners, L.P. or any parallel fund or their alternative investment vehicles (collectively, “TPG”). See Note 4. Acquisitions.
The Merger was accounted for in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), and Cannes was determined to be the accounting acquirer. The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented on a Successor and Predecessor basis.
Predecessor
The period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 reflect the historical financial information for Parent and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Merger (“Predecessor”).
Successor
The period from Inception to December 31, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2020 reflects the historical financial information for CHP and its subsidiaries (“Successor”).
The Successor and Predecessor consolidated financial information presented herein is not comparable due to the impacts of the Merger including the application of acquisition accounting in the Successor financial statements as of September 4, 2019, see Note 4. Acquisitions. Where applicable, a black line separates the Successor and Predecessor periods to highlight the lack of comparability.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CHP and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
COVID — 19 Pandemic
During the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, concerns related to the spread of novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) began to create global business disruptions as well as disruptions in our operations. COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Governments at the national, state and local level in the U.S., and globally, have implemented aggressive actions to reduce the spread of the virus, with such actions including lockdown and shelter in place orders, limitations on non-essential gatherings of people, suspension of all non-essential travel, and ordering certain businesses and governmental agencies to cease non-essential operations at physical locations. The spread of
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
COVID-19 has caused significant volatility in the U.S. and international markets. The impact of COVID-19 on our business resulted in elongated sales cycles, postponement of customer contract renewals, and slower implementation of software solutions for our clients, as well as a reduction in billable hours in one of our reportable segments, the Advisory Services segment. See Note 18. Segment Information.
We have developed and implemented a range of measures to address the risks, uncertainties and operational challenges associated with operating in a COVID-19 environment. We have also increased our interaction with our vendors to continue to monitor and manage inventory levels and are updating our systems regularly to provide current availability information to members. We have taken and will continue to take proactive measures to provide for the well-being of our workforce while continuing to safely run our operations. We have implemented alternative working practices, which include modified work schedules, shift rotation and work at home abilities for appropriate employees to best ensure adequate social distancing. In addition, we increased cleaning protocols throughout our facilities. Certain of these measures have resulted in increased costs.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) in the U.S. includes measures that assist companies in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures consist primarily of cash assistance to support employment levels and deferment of remittance of certain non-income tax expense payments. Additionally, the CARES Act provides for refundable employee retention tax credits and the deferral of the employer-paid portion of social security taxes. We have elected to defer the employer-paid portion of social security payroll taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company deferred a total of $4.0 million of the employer portion of social security tax, of which $2.0 million is included in Accrued expenses, and the remaining $2.0 million is included in Other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The deferred employment tax must be paid over two years. We will continue to assess the impact that various provisions in the CARES Act will have on our business.
We have assessed various accounting estimates and other matters, including those that require consideration of forecasted financial information, in context with the unknown future impacts of COVID-19 using information that is reasonably available to us at this time. While our current assessment of our estimates did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, as additional information becomes available to us, our future assessment of our estimates, including our expectations at the time regarding the duration, scope and severity of the pandemic, as well as other factors, could materially and adversely impact our consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates and judgments are based on historical information currently available to us and based on various other assumptions that we conclude to be reasonable under the circumstances. While management concludes that such estimates are reasonable when considered in conjunction with our consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations and comprehensive loss taken as a whole, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Segments
We operate in two segments in accordance with ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting (“ASC 280”). Operating segments are components of public entities that engage in business activities from which they may earn revenues and incur expenses, and separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) group in deciding how to assess performance and allocate resources. The two reportable segments are Technology Enabled Solutions and Advisory Services. See Note 18. Segment Information.
 
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Foreign Operations
The consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, which is our reporting currency. We translate the results of operations of our subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar using average exchange rates during each period and translate balance sheet accounts using exchange rates at the end of each period. We record currency translation adjustments as a component of equity within Accumulated other comprehensive income and transaction gains and losses in other expense, net in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. Foreign currency translation balances reported within Accumulated other comprehensive income are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income when the operation is disposed of or substantially liquidated.
Revenue Recognition
We account for revenue in accordance with ASU 2014-09 (Topic 606), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). For further discussion of our accounting policies related to revenue see Note 3. Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Share-based Compensation
Our accounting policy for share-based compensation is disclosed in Note 11. Share-based Compensation.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider cash in banks and holdings of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash and cash equivalents. At various times throughout 2020 and 2019 and as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, some accounts held at financial institutions were in excess of the federally insured limit of $250 thousand. We reduce our exposure to credit risk by maintaining our cash deposits with major financial institutions. We have not experienced any losses on these accounts and conclude the credit risk to be minimal.
We also have an immaterial amount of cash held in the Philippines and the Netherlands to fund local operations.
Restricted Cash
As part of the acquisition of HealthScape Advisors, LLC (“HealthScape Advisors”) and Pareto Intelligence LLC (“Pareto Intelligence”) in 2018, the previous shareholders agreed to set aside funds for an incentive compensation plan for employees who remained post acquisition. The payments are paid yearly and the last payment is due in December 2021. The cash for this incentive compensation plan is held as restricted cash. Any such payments have appropriately been accounted for as post business combination expense to the employees within the plan.
Additionally, as a condition of certain facility lease agreements, a certificate of deposit is required to collateralize our lease payments throughout the lease term. These balances have been excluded from our cash and cash equivalent balance and are classified as a restricted cash balance in our consolidated balance sheets.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amounts and do not bear interest. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded to provide for estimated losses resulting from uncollectible accounts and is based principally on specifically identified amounts where collection is determined to be doubtful. Management analyzes the collectability of trade accounts and other receivables and the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts on a regular basis taking into consideration the aging of the account balances, historical bad debt experience, customer concentration, customer credit-worthiness, customer financial condition and credit report and the current economic environment. In addition, an allowance is established when it is probable that a specific receivable is not collectible, and the loss can be reasonably
 
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estimated. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is remote. If the financial condition of our clients were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowance and related bad debt expense may be required.
Inventories
Inventory consists of finished goods and is stated at lower of cost or net realizable value. The cost of inventory is computed using the first in first out method. Inventory is monitored to ensure appropriate valuation. Adjustments of inventories to the lower of cost or net realizable value, if necessary, are based on turnover and assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If assumptions about future demand change and/or actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional adjustments to inventory valuations may be required. As of December 31, 2020, and 2019, we had a reserve for obsolescence of $0.1 million. The reserve is calculated based on several factors, including projections of products not expected to be sold prior to their expiration dates.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method, which best reflects the pattern of use. Maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred. We test for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances that could impact recoverability occur.
Intangible Assets
Purchased intangible assets with finite lives are primarily amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated economic lives of the assets, which best reflects the pattern of use. Our finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over periods between five and twenty years. Trade names are amortized over estimated useful lives between five and twenty years; Customer relationships are amortized over an estimated useful life of eleven years; and Technology is amortized over an estimated useful life of ten years. We test for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances that could impact recoverability occur.
Software Development Costs
Development costs associated with certain solutions offered exclusively through software as a service model are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 350-40, Internal-Use Software (“ASC 350-40”). Under ASC 350-40 qualifying software costs developed for internal use are capitalized when application development begins, it is probable that the project will be completed, and the software will be used as intended. We capitalize direct costs related to application development activities that are probable to result in additional functionality. Capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over 3 to 10 years, which best represents the pattern of the software’s use. We test for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances that could impact recoverability occur.
Cloud Computing Arrangements
We capitalize implementation costs related to cloud computing (i.e. hosting) arrangements that are accounted for as a service contract. Such implementation costs incurred to develop or utilize internal-use software hosted by a third-party vendor are recorded as part of Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Once the installed software is ready for its intended use, such costs are amortized on a straight-line basis, to Selling, general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income over the minimum term of the contract plus contractually-provided renewal periods that are reasonably expected to be exercised.
Long-Lived Assets
We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is
 
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measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.
Acquisitions
We allocate the purchase consideration to the identifiable net assets acquired, including intangible assets and liabilities assumed, based on estimated fair values at the date of the acquisition. The excess of the fair value of the purchase consideration over the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill. During the measurement period, which is up to one year from the acquisition date, we may adjust provisional amounts that were recognized at the acquisition date to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
Determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires significant judgment, including the selection of valuation methodologies which techniques include the royalty method, the multi-period excess earnings method, the cost approach, the market approach, and the probability weighted assessment method as considered necessary. Significant assumptions used in those methodologies include, but are not limited to, growth rates, discount rates, customer attrition rates, expected levels of revenues, earnings, cash flows and tax rates. The use of different valuation methodologies and assumptions is highly subjective and inherently uncertain and, as a result, actual results may differ materially from estimates.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the fair value of acquired businesses in excess of the fair value of the individually identified net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually or whenever indications of impairment exist. Impairment exists when the carrying amount, including goodwill, of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, resulting in an impairment charge for this excess (not to exceed the carrying amount of the goodwill). Our annual impairment testing date is October 1. We can elect to qualitatively assess goodwill for impairment if it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value.
For purposes of the goodwill impairment test, we have determined our business operates in four reporting units: Advanced Plan Administration, Supplemental Benefit Administration, Value Based Payment Assurance, and Advisory Services. Advanced Plan Administration, Supplemental Benefit Administration, and Value Based Payment Assurance reporting units form part of the Technology Enabled Solutions reporting segment.
A qualitative assessment considers macroeconomic and other industry-specific factors, such as trends in short-term and long-term interest rates and the ability to access capital, and company specific factors such as trends in revenue generating activities, and merger or acquisition activity. If we elect to bypass qualitatively assessing goodwill, or it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, management estimates the fair values of each of our reporting units mentioned above and compares it to their carrying values. The estimated fair values of the reporting units are established using an income approach based on a discounted cash flow model that includes significant assumptions about the future operating results and cash flows of each reporting unit, and a market approach which compares each reporting unit to comparable companies in their respective industries.
The impairment is recorded within Operating expenses in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the period the determination is made. There were no impairments recorded during the periods presented.
Debt Issuance Cost
Deferred financing costs relate to our debt instruments, the short-term and long-term portions are reflected as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt. The deferred financing costs are
 
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amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the related debt instrument which approximates the effective interest method. Deferred financing costs incurred with line-of-credit arrangements are recorded as assets on our consolidated balance sheets and amortized over the term of the arrangement. Debt may be considered extinguished when it has been modified and the terms of the new debt instruments and old debt instruments are “substantially different” ​(as defined in the debt modification guidance in ASC Topic 470‑50, Debt — Modifications and Extinguishments (“ASC 470-50”)).
Deferred Initial Public Offering Costs
We have incurred certain costs in connection with our anticipated initial public offering (“IPO”). We capitalize such deferred costs, which primarily consist of incremental legal, professional, and other third-party fees directly attributable to the IPO. The deferred IPO costs will be offset against IPO proceeds upon consummation of an offering. Should the planned IPO be abandoned, the deferred IPO costs will be expensed immediately as a charge to Operating expenses in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, deferred IPO costs were $0.4 million and $0, respectively, and were included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Customer Concentrations
Revenue and Accounts receivable from our major customers are as follows:
Revenues
For the year
ended December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
(in thousands)
Customer A
$ 80,901 $ 20,972 $ 27,814
% of total revenue
28.6% 26.1% 19.8%
Customer B
$ 50,485 $ 17,106 $ 30,650
% of total revenue
17.8% 21.3% 21.8%
Accounts Receivable
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
(in thousands)
Customer A
$ 7,582 $ 10,943
% of total accounts receivable
15.0% 22.3%
Customer B
$ 3,447 $ 5,295
% of total accounts receivable
6.8% 10.8%
Our customer base is highly concentrated. Revenue may significantly decline if we were to lose one or more of our significant customers. However, our risk is reduced due to our significant customers having separate contracts with multiple product delivery solutions.
Contingencies
A liability is contingent if the amount is not presently known but may become known in the future as a result of the occurrence of some uncertain future event. We accrue a liability for an estimated loss if we determine that the potential loss is probable of occurring and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of probability and the determination as to whether the amount of an exposure is reasonably estimable, and accruals are based only on the information available to our management at the time the judgment is made. We expense legal costs, including those legal costs incurred in connection with a loss contingency, as incurred.
 
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Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”)
SG&A expenses includes the total cost of payroll, related benefits and other personnel expense for employees who do not have a direct role with revenue generation activities, including those involved with developing new service offerings. SG&A expenses include all general operating costs including, but not limited to, rent and occupancy costs, telecommunications costs, information technology infrastructure costs, technology development costs, software licensing costs, advertising and marketing expenses and expenses related to the use of certain subcontractors and professional services firms. SG&A expenses do not include depreciation and amortization, which is stated separately in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
Leases
We lease various property and equipment. Amortization of assets accounted for as capital leases is computed utilizing the straight-line method over the shorter of the remaining lease term or the estimated useful life. All other leases, primarily facility leases, are accounted for as operating leases. Rent expense for operating leases, which may have rent escalation provisions or rent holidays, is recorded on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable lease period. The difference between rent expensed and rent paid is recorded as deferred rent. Lease incentives received from landlords are recorded as a deferred rent credit and amortized to rent expense over the term of the lease. Deferred rent is included in other long-term liabilities and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.
Discontinued Operations
We report financial results for discontinued operations separately from continuing operations to distinguish the financial impact of disposal transactions from ongoing operations. Discontinued operations reporting occurs only when the disposal of a component or a group of components represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on our operations and financial results. In our consolidated statements of cash flows, the cash flow from discontinued operations are not separately classified. Unless indicated otherwise, the information in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements relates to continuing operations. See Note 17. Discontinued Operations.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense includes federal, state, and foreign taxes and is based on reported income before income taxes. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. The deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the enacted tax rates expected to apply in the periods in which the deferred tax assets or liabilities are anticipated to be settled or realized.
We regularly review our deferred tax assets for recoverability and establish a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The determination as to whether a deferred tax asset will be realized is made on a jurisdictional basis and is based on the evaluation of positive and negative evidence. This evidence includes historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversal of existing temporary differences and the implementation of tax planning strategies.
We recognize the tax benefit from uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized from uncertain tax positions are measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. No tax benefits are recognized for positions that do not meet this threshold. Interest related to uncertain tax positions is recognized as part of the provision for income taxes and is accrued beginning in the period that such interest would be applicable under relevant tax law until such time that the related tax benefits are recognized.
 
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. There is a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
Level 1 -
Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 -
Includes other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace, such as quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 -
Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
Financial instruments (principally cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses) are carried at cost, which approximates fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. Our long-term credit facility is carried at cost, which approximates fair value due to the variable interest rate associated with the revolving credit facility.
Contingent Consideration
On November 16, 2018, we acquired all outstanding membership units of both HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence. We recognized an earn-out liability, which represented contingent consideration. The former shareholders of HealthScape Advisors were potentially entitled to up to $15.0 million if certain adjusted revenue performance targets for the years ending December 31, 2020 and 2019 were achieved. The former shareholders of Pareto Intelligence were potentially entitled to up to $35.0 million if certain adjusted revenue performance targets for the years ending December 31, 2020 and 2019 were achieved.
The earn-out liability is subject to re-measurement to fair value at each reporting date until the contingency is resolved and the changes in fair value are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income at each reporting period.
The initial fair value of the earn-out liability was determined by employing a Monte-Carlo simulation model. The underlying simulated variable was adjusted revenue discounted by the market price of risk embedded in the revenue metrics. The revenue volatility estimate was based on a study of historical asset volatility and implied volatility for a set of comparable public companies, adjusted by our operating leverage. The earn-out payments were calculated based on simulated revenue metrics and payment thresholds as set forth in the HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence purchase agreement. The calculated payments were further discounted back to present value using cost of debt reflecting our credit risk.
The fair value of the earn-out liability at each reporting date subsequent to the acquisition was measured using a probability weighted approach. Any change in fair value was recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
On September 4, 2019 in connection with the Merger, we recognized a holdback liability, which represented contingent consideration, to the sellers. See Note 4. Acquisitions. The Merger Agreement includes provisions to pay the sellers if the payments relating to earn-outs, assumed in the Merger, from the previous acquisition of HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence fall below a certain threshold. The maximum holdback payments are $7.5 million and $17.5 million for HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence, respectively. The HealthScape Advisors holdback liability is calculated based on the 2019 earn-out payments. The Pareto Intelligence holdback liability is calculated based on the 2019 and 2020 earn-out payments.
 
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The initial fair value of the holdback liabilities and at each reporting date subsequent to the acquisition was measured using a probability weighted approach. Any change in fair value was recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
The following table provides a reconciliation of our Level 3 earn-out and holdback liabilities measured at estimated fair value based on an initial valuation and updated quarterly:
(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2019 (Predecessor)
$ 20,700
Change in fair value of earn-out liabilities
19,671
Balance at September 3, 2019 (Predecessor)
$ 40,371
Balance at Inception (Successor)
$
Acquisition date fair value of earn-out liabilities
40,371
Acquisition date fair value of holdback liabilities
2,804
Balance at December 31, 2019 (Successor)
43,175
Payments against the earn-out liabilities
(11,867)
Change in fair value of holdback liabilities
10,329
Change in fair value of earn-out liabilities
(21,099)
Balance at December 31, 2020
$ 20,538
During the period ended September 3, 2019 (Predecessor), management reassessed the estimate of the earn-out liabilities which resulted in an increase of $19.7 million.
During the period from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor), in connection with the Merger, the earn-out liabilities were fair valued, and the holdback liabilities were established at fair value. See Note 4. Acquisitions.
As of December 31, 2020, the Pareto Intelligence earn-out payment targets were ultimately not met, partly due to the COVID-19 impact on our business. This resulted in a $21.1 million reduction in earn-out liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2020. As a result of this reduction, we increased the liabilities of the holdback payments being made to the former shareholders by $10.3 million.
The current portion of contingent consideration liabilities is included in Accrued expenses and the non-current portion is included in Other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2020, the current portion and the non-current portion of contingent consideration liabilities were $20.5 million and $0, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, the current portion and the non-current portion of contingent consideration liabilities were $8.7 million and $34.5 million, respectively.
Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share
Basic net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders (the numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period (the denominator). Diluted net (loss) income per common share attributable to common shareholders is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period adjusted for the dilutive effects of common stock equivalents. In periods when losses from continuing operations are reported, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
 
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Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders
Net (loss) income from continuing operations
$ (6,498) $ (16,899) $ 4,345
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
36 73 (696)
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders
$ (6,462) $ (16,826) $ 3,649
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic
486,678 284,297 1,431,305
Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding
112,469
Diluted
486,678 284,297 1,543,774
(Loss) income per share:
Basic:
Continuing operations
$ (13.35) $ (59.44) $ 3.04
Discontinued operations
0.07 0.26 (0.49)
Total basic (loss) income per share
$ (13.28) $ (59.18) $ 2.55
Diluted:
Continuing operations
$ (13.35) $ (59.44) $ 2.81
Discontinued operations
0.07 0.26 (0.49)
Total diluted (loss) income per share
$ (13.28) $ (59.18) $ 2.32
For the year ended December 31, 2020, 44,614 of potentially dilutive share-based awards outstanding were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss related to common holders as their effect was anti-dilutive. There were no potentially dilutive share-based awards outstanding from the period from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor). See Note 11. Share-Based Compensation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASC 606. ASC 606 provides a single model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes historical revenue recognition guidance. ASC 606 also requires expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures about the nature, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows rising from contracts with customers. We adopted ASC 606 on January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2019. For such contracts, we recorded the aggregate effect of all modifications when identifying performance obligations and allocating the transaction price in accordance with the practical expedient provided for under the accounting standard, which permits an entity to record the aggregate effect of all contract modifications that occur before the beginning of the earliest period presented in accordance with the new standard when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, determining the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations. As a result of using this approach, the Company recognized a cumulative effect adjustment recorded to accumulated deficit for initial application of the guidance totaling $0.2 million for contracts not completed as of the date of the adoption. The adoption of ASC 606 had no transition impact on cash provided by or used in operating, financing, or investing activities reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
 
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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). Under ASU 2017-04 goodwill impairment is measured as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying value of goodwill. This ASU eliminates existing guidance that requires an entity to determine goodwill impairment by calculating the implied fair value of goodwill by hypothetically assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. This ASU is applied on a prospective basis and is effective for emerging growth companies following private company adoption dates in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption, including adoption in any interim period, permitted. We early adopted this standard on January 1, 2019 and the adoption did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) (“ASU 2018‑13”), which amended the disclosure requirements under ASC 820. This update clarifies and unifies the disclosure of Level 3 fair value instruments. This guidance is effective for all entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and for interim periods within those fiscal years, although early adoption is permitted for either the entire standard or only the provisions that eliminate or modify the requirements. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2020, and the adoption did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (“ASU 2018-15”). ASU 2018-15 addresses the treatment of implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract. The update does not impact the accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract. The update is effective for emerging growth companies following private company adoption dates in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption, including adoption in any interim period, permitted. We early adopted this standard on January 1, 2020, and the adoption resulted in $2.0 million being recorded to Prepaid expenses on our consolidated balance sheets.
Accounting Pronouncements Issued Not Yet Adopted
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”). The guidance specifies that lessees will need to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all their leases except those which meet the definition of a short-term lease. For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or financing. Classification will be based on criteria that are similar to those applied in current lease accounting, but without explicit bright lines. ASU 2016-02, as subsequently amended for various technical issues, is effective for emerging growth companies following private company adoption dates in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it will have on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. Entities will be required to use a model that will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses for trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, loans, and other instruments. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, the losses will be recognized as allowances rather than as reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. ASU 2016-13, as subsequently amended for various technical issues, is effective for emerging growth companies following private company adoption dates for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it will have on our consolidated financial statements.
 
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In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) (“ASU 2019-12”), which is part of the FASB’s overall simplification initiative to reduce the costs and complexity of applying accounting standards while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements. ASU 2019-12 simplifies accounting guidance for intra-period allocations, deferred tax liabilities, year-to-date losses in interim periods, franchise taxes, step-up in tax basis of goodwill, separate entity financial statements, and interim recognition of tax laws or rate changes. ASU 2019-12 is effective for emerging growth companies following private company adoption dates in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it will have on our consolidated financial statements.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) (“ASU 2020-04”), subsequently clarified in January 2021 by ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) (“ASU 2021-01”). The main provisions of this update provides optional expedients and exceptions for contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The guidance in ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 was effective upon issuance and, once adopted, may be applied prospectively to contract modifications and hedging relationships through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 will have on our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
We provide technology enabled solutions and advisory services to assist our clients with workflows across product developments, sales, member experience, clinical management, core operations and business intelligence and analytics. We generate our revenues through our two reporting segments: (i) Technology Enabled Solutions and (ii) Advisory Services.
Technology Enabled Solutions
We assist our clients in managing the compliance and administrative requirements imposed under government sponsored health plans. Our technology solutions are primarily delivered through a web-based customizable application. This application is used to identify, track, and administer contractual services, or benefits provided under a client’s plan to its Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. We also provide analytics over healthcare data to capture and assess gaps in risk documentation, quality, clinical care, and compliance. Our services are provided through three primary solutions:

Advanced Plan Administration Solution provides technology-enabled plan administration services for government-sponsored health plans. Our solution encompasses eligibility and enrollment processing, customer service, premium billing and payment processing, member services, reconciliation and other related services.

Supplemental Benefit Administration Solution provides technology enabled services to manage supplemental benefits provided to members through their Medicare Advantage plans. This solution is currently focused on supplemental benefits. Our services include benefit design and administration, member eligibility and engagement product fulfillment, end to end analytics and reporting, as well as catalog development and distribution.

Value Based Payment Assurance Solution provides payment tools and data analytics to improve revenue accuracy and identify gaps in quality, clinical care and compliance.
Advisory Services
We provide Advisory Services that complement our technology enabled solutions, including sales and marketing strategies, provider network strategies, compliance, Star Ratings, quality, clinical, pharmacy, analytics and risk adjustment.
 
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Five-step approach
Under ASC 606, an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for contracts that are within the scope of the standard, we perform the following five steps:
1) Identify the contract(s) with a customer
A contract with a customer exists when (i) we enter into an enforceable contract with the customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these goods or services, (ii) the contract has commercial substance, and (iii) we determine that collection of substantially all consideration for goods or services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration. We apply judgment in determining the customer’s ability and intention to pay. Our customary business practice is to enter into legally enforceable written contracts with our customers. The majority of our contracts are governed by a master agreement between us and the customer, which sets forth the general terms and conditions of any individual contract between the parties, which is then supplemented by any of the following: software as a service agreement, statement of work, project task orders, or purchase orders. The supplement specifies the different goods and services, the associated prices, and any additional terms for an individual contract. Multiple contracts with a single counterparty entered into at the same time are evaluated to determine if the contracts should be combined and accounted for as a single contract. Typical payment terms are net 30 days.
2) Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the goods or services either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from us, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the goods or services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised goods or services, we must apply judgment to determine whether promised goods or services are capable of being distinct and are distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met the promised goods or services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation.
A customer cannot take possession of our software in the normal course of business, nor is it feasible for a customer to contract with a third party to host the software or for a customer to host the software. Therefore, our license arrangements are accounted for as service obligations, rather than the transfer of intellectual property.
The Company is generally acting as a principal in each arrangement and, thus, recognizes revenue on a gross basis.
3) Determine the transaction price
The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which we will be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to the customer. We assess the timing of transfer of goods and services to the customer as compared to the timing of payments to determine whether a significant financing component exists. As a practical expedient, we do not assess the existence of a significant financing component when the difference between payment and transfer of deliverables is a year or less, which is the case in most of our customer contracts. The primary purpose of our invoicing terms is not to receive or provide financing from or to customers. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, we estimate the amount of variable consideration when it is required.
Typically, outside of our supplemental benefit products, we do not provide our customers with any right of return. We do not constrain the contract price as it is probable that there will not be a significant revenue reversal due to a return.
 
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4) Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. However, if a series of distinct goods or services that are substantially the same qualifies as a single performance obligation in a contract with variable consideration, we must determine if the variable consideration is attributable to the entire contract or to a specific part of the contract. We allocate the variable amount to one or more distinct performance obligations or to one or more distinct services that forms a part of a single performance obligation, when the payment terms of the variable amount relate solely to our efforts to satisfy that distinct performance obligation and it results in an allocation that is consistent with the overall allocation objective of ASC 606. Where variable revenue exists in connection with providing a series of substantially similar services to our customers, we do not estimate variable revenue at the inception of a contract but recognize revenue as services are provided which typically aligns with billing. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price (“SSP”) unless the transaction price is variable and meets the criteria to be allocated entirely to a performance obligation or to a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation. We determine SSP based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the SSP is not observable through past transactions, we estimate the SSP using an expected cost-plus-a-margin approach.
5) Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation
We satisfy performance obligations either over time or at a point in time depending on the nature of the underlying promise. Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised good or service to a customer.
We have elected to exclude from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes (e.g., sales, use, value-added) assessed by government authorities and collected from a customer. Therefore, revenue is recognized net of such taxes.
The following table summarizes the nature and pattern of revenue recognition for our most significant performance obligations:
Performance
Obligation
Revenue Type
Performance Obligation Description
Revenue
Recognition
Pattern
Measure of Progress
Software Solution Software Services We provide our clients access to in house software solutions, which are generally marketed under annual and multi-year arrangements. The solution integrates with the client’s existing technology and the client has access to the software throughout the duration of the contract. Over Time Input method – fixed fees revenue is recognized ratably over the contract term based on time elapsed.
The performance obligation falls under the series guidance.
 
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Performance
Obligation
Revenue Type
Performance Obligation Description
Revenue
Recognition
Pattern
Measure of Progress
Health Plan Support Health Plan 
Management
We provide a service to our clients using our proprietary technology which allows our employees to provide an administration support service to government sponsored health plans. We handle all client member needs through services, including but not limited to, processing paper and electronic enrollments, incomplete application processing, and minimizing retro enrollments. The services are provided throughout the duration of the contract which can be annual or multi-year. Over Time Fees are entirely variable and revenue is recognized in the period to which it relates following the series allocation exception (i.e., the period we have the contractual right to the fee).
The performance obligation falls under the series guidance.
Supplement Benefit Services Health Plan 
Management
We provide a service to our clients by delivering customized solutions with trained staff specific to the client’s needs using our proprietary technology. Services such as inbound member services, grievance and enrollment processing are offered. The service is provided throughout the agreed upon period. Over Time Fees are entirely variable and revenue is recognized in the period to which it relates following the series allocation exception (i.e., the period we have the contractual right to the fee).
The performance obligation falls under the series guidance.
Development Services Software Services We offer additional services to our clients for ad hoc enhancements on their existing software solutions. The service is typically agreed upon on a standalone basis and provided over a set period of time that is usually less than a year. Over Time Input method – revenue is recognized proportionally over the service based on service hours or number of hours worked.
 
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Performance
Obligation
Revenue Type
Performance Obligation Description
Revenue
Recognition
Pattern
Measure of Progress
Consulting Services Consulting Services We provide advisory services to the healthcare industry in various strategic and operational areas. Each individual engagement is a distinct service with a short duration and can be offered on a fixed fee or a time and materials basis. Over Time Input method – revenue is recognized proportionally over the service based on hours.
Input method – for fixed fee arrangements a percentage of completion measure is used.
Shared Savings Analytics Data Analytics We provide a shared savings solution that is derived from an evaluation of healthcare data, delivering insights to optimize outcomes, improve financial performance and ensure compliance. These contracts are multiyear arrangements.
Point in Time
Shared savings recognized on delivery of the report of potential cost savings.
Data Validation Data Analytics We offer an add-on administrational service where clients can opt to have their data inputted to government websites to recover identified savings. Over Time Output method – revenue is recognized proportionally over the service based on number of members’ data processed for potential cost savings.
The length of the service provided is based on the number of members to be processed.
 
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Performance
Obligation
Revenue Type
Performance Obligation Description
Revenue
Recognition
Pattern
Measure of Progress
Subscription Software Access Data Analytics We provide a stand ready solution that gives our clients access to an analytical tool that harmonizes third party, health plan, and clinical datasets, and applies analytic models to inform strategic product, pricing, and market decisions. These multi-year contracts allow the client to access the technology at any time to view the reports. Over Time Input method – fixed fee revenue is recognized ratably over the contract term based on time elapsed.
The performance obligation falls under the series guidance.
Access to a pre-determined number of data analytic assessments per year Data Analytics We offer an alternative subscription service to have a predetermined number of data analytic assessment runs per year over a long-term contract. The contract specifies how many data analytic runs the client can access. Over Time Input method – revenue is recognized as the number of runs are completed.
The performance obligation falls under the series guidance.
Supplemental Benefit Product Sales Product Revenue We provide a service to our clients using our proprietary technology to administer a supplemental benefit program to health insurance companies. This solution is provided on an annual contract and ships supplemental benefit products to client members. This is an end to end service starting with the order processing to shipment of the product.
Point in Time
Recognized upon shipment to members.
Catalog Sales
Product Revenue We offer production and shipment of product catalogs to client members.
Point in Time
Recognized upon shipment to members.
 
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Accounting Policy Elections and Practical Expedients
We contract with customers to deliver and ship tangible products within the normal course of business, such as supplemental benefit products. The control of the products transfers to the customer, in most cases, free on board (FOB) shipping point. We have elected to use the practical expedient allowed under ASC 606 to account for shipping and handling activities that occur after the customer has obtained control of a promised good as fulfillment costs rather than as an additional promised service and, therefore, we do not allocate a portion of the transaction price to a shipping service obligation. We record as revenue any amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling costs and record as cost of revenue the actual shipping costs incurred.
In accordance with ASC 606, if an entity has a right to consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the entity’s performance completed to date, the entity may recognize revenue in the amount to which the entity has a right to invoice (“right-to-invoice” practical expedient). We have elected to utilize this expedient on supplemental benefit products shipped and advisory services that are not based on a fixed fee.
Our standard contract terms allow for the reimbursement by a customer for certain travel expenses necessary to provide on-site services to the customer. Such reimbursed travel expenses are reported on a gross basis. Since such reimbursed travel expenses do not represent a distinct good or service nor incremental value provided to a customer, a performance obligation is deemed not to exist. Where the “right-to-invoice” practical expedient is being applied to variable consideration any client pass-thru charges related to the consulting services performance obligations are also treated under the “right-to-invoice” practical expedient.
Disaggregation of revenue
The following tables present disaggregated revenue by reporting segment:
Year Ended December 31, 2020
(in thousands)
Technology
Enabled
Solutions
Advisory
Services
Total
Product Revenue
$ 135,723 $ $ 135,723
Health Plan Management
76,814 76,814
Consulting Services
4,754 41,578 46,332
Software Services
13,365 13,365
Data Analytics
10,680 10,680
Total
$ 241,336 $ 41,578 $ 282,914
Period from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor)
(in thousands)
Technology
Enabled
Solutions
Advisory
Services
Total
Product Revenue
$ 29,262 $ $ 29,262
Health Plan Management
25,571 25,571
Consulting Services
1,701 13,885 15,586
Software Services
5,384 5,384
Data Analytics
4,612 4,612
Total
$ 66,530 $ 13,885 $ 80,415
 
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Period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 (Predecessor)
(in thousands)
Technology
Enabled
Solutions
Advisory
Services
Total
Product Revenue
$ 48,293 $ $ 48,293
Health Plan Management
45,245 45,245
Consulting Services
1,553 30,806 32,359
Software Services
6,366 6,366
Data Analytics
8,475 8,475
Total
$ 109,932 $ 30,806 $ 140,738
The revenue recognition pattern, point in time or over time, is consistent within all revenue categories with the exception of Data Analytics. Data Analytics includes revenue recognized on both a point in time and over time basis. The amount of point in time revenue within Data Analytics, which pertains to the Shared Savings performance obligation, was $3.8 million, $2.5 million and $4.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2020, period from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor) and period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 (Predecessor), respectively.
Contract Balances
The timing of our revenue recognition, invoicing, and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, and deferred revenue. Accounts receivable includes unbilled receivable balances of $16.0 million and $9.5 million, as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Deferred revenue represents payments received from our customers in advance of recognition of revenue. Deferred revenue that will be recognized during the succeeding 12-month period is recognized as current deferred revenue and the remaining portion is recognized as non-current deferred revenue within Other long-term liabilities. Revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020, period from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor) and period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 (Predecessor) that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the period was $7.4 million, $3.9 million and $6.1 million, respectively.
In connection with the Merger, see Note 4. Acquisitions, deferred revenue was revalued by a reduction of $0.9 million to adjust it to fair value as of the acquisition date.
Assets Recognized from Costs to Obtain a Contract
Sales commission expenses that would not have occurred absent the customer contracts are considered incremental costs to obtain a contract. We have elected to take the practical expedient available to expense the incremental costs to obtain a contract as incurred when the expected benefit and amortization period is one year or less. Sales commission expenses are not material or have a period of benefit of one year or less and are therefore expensed as incurred in line with the practical expedient elected. All other costs to obtain a contract are not considered incremental and therefore are expensed as incurred.
Remaining Performance Obligations
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations (“RPO”) represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes contract liabilities and non-cancelable amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods.
The timing and amount of revenue recognition for our remaining performance obligations is influenced by several factors and therefore the amount of remaining obligations may not be a meaningful indicator of future results. Total RPO equaled $7.7 million as of December 31, 2020, of which we expect to recognize approximately $4.1 million over the next 12 months. The remaining $3.6 million is expected to be recognized in fiscal years 2022, 2023 and 2024 by $2.8 million, $0.7 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
 
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Amounts above only include estimated revenues associated with contracts with customers with fixed pricing with original expected duration of more than one year. This specifically relates to our software solution performance obligation. We have elected not to disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of the end of the reporting period for performance obligations with any of the following conditions: 1) the remaining performance obligation is part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less; 2) the remaining performance obligation has variable consideration that is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation or to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation when that performance obligation qualifies as a series; 3) the remaining performance obligation has variable consideration that is considered constrained; or 4) the unsatisfied performance obligation falls under the right to invoice practical expedient.
NOTE 4. ACQUISITIONS
As discussed in Note 1. Business and Basis of Presentation, the Merger was consummated on September 4, 2019. The Merger was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805. We concluded that Cannes is the acquirer of Parent based on Cannes taking control of greater than 50% of the voting shares of Parent. Further, the business combination was effected primarily by transferring cash and Cannes was the entity that transferred cash to the selling shareholders. The acquisition allowed TPG to expand its investments in the healthcare industry, which is a core focus industry for TPG.
Consideration of approximately $702.1 million was exchanged for all of Parent’s outstanding stock and options. Under ASC 805, transaction costs of the acquirer are not included as a component of consideration transferred but are accounted as an expense in the period in which such costs are incurred, or, if related to the issuance of debt, capitalized as debt issuance costs. Acquisition related transaction costs incurred as part of a business combination can include estimated fees related to the issuance of long-term debt, underwriting fees, as well as advisory, legal and accounting fees.
Acquisition related fees of $14.1 million were paid by TPG on behalf of CHP. As a result, these fees have been pushed down and reflected as an expense in the period from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor). Debt issuance costs of $6.1 million, in connection with the arrangement of debt financing to consummate the Merger, have been reported in the balance sheet as a direct deduction of the associated debt.
Convey incurred $23.0 million in transaction costs related to Parent’s advisors and transaction-based bonuses to Parent’s employees, which was included as part of the purchase consideration. Seller transaction expenses of $21.5 million were contingent on the consummation of the Merger and were recognized “on the line”, and, therefore are not reflected in the Predecessor or Successor statement of operations and comprehensive loss. Unrecognized compensation expenses of $4.1 million associated with stock options that vested upon consummation of the Merger and deferred financing costs of $3.1 million associated with the extinguishment of the Predecessor term loan and the revolving credit facility were also recognized “on the line.”
The following table summarizes the purchase consideration transferred in connection with the Merger and consists of the following:
(in thousands)
Cash consideration
$ 656,174
Contingent consideration payable to former owners and working capital payable
6,562
Equity rollover
39,327
Total consideration
$ 702,063
The fair value of the equity rollover consideration was calculated by valuing each share based on the per share common stock merger consideration.
 
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Contingent consideration of $2.8 million was estimated to be paid to the sellers at the time of the acquisition. The initial fair value of the holdback liability was measured using a probability weighted approach.
The valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was based on fair values as of September 4, 2019, the closing date of the Merger. The allocation of consideration to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed reflect various fair value estimates and analyses, including work performed by third-party valuation specialists.
The following table summarizes the acquisition date fair value of the allocation of the purchase consideration assigned to each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of September 4, 2019, the closing date of the Merger:
Preliminary
allocation
Measurement
period
adjustments
Final allocation
(in thousands)
ASSETS ACQUIRED
Cash
$ 21,459 $         — $ 21,459
Accounts receivable
37,657 37,657
Inventories, net
1,633 1,633
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
8,100 8,100
Restricted cash
8,423 8,423
Property and equipment, net
17,588 17,588
Other assets, net
1,149 1,149
Total identifiable assets acquired
96,009 96,009
Fair value of intangible assets
Tradenames
27,300 27,300
Customer relationships
189,000 189,000
Technology
47,800 47,800
Total fair value of intangible assets acquired
264,100 264,100
Goodwill
455,006 200 455,206
Total Assets Acquired
$ 815,115 $ 200 $   815,315
LIABILITIES ASSUMED
Accounts payable
$ 6,123 $ $ 6,123
Deferred revenue
3,879 3,879
Accrued expenses
25,203 25,203
Capital lease obligations
595 595
Deferred taxes, net
29,595 200 29,795
Contingent consideration from prior acquisitions
40,371 40,371
Other long-term liabilities
7,286 7,286
Total Liabilities Assumed
$   113,052 $ 200 $ 113,252
Total consideration transferred
$ 702,063 $ $ 702,063
Due to a change in our tax estimate we made a measurement period adjustment of $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The preliminary value of net assets acquired and liabilities assumed of $247.1 million were recorded at their fair values. Measurement period adjustments were made which changed the net assets acquired and
 
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liabilities assumed to $246.9 million. Finite-lived intangible assets acquired of $264.1 million related to tradenames, customer relationships, and technology are being amortized on a straight-line basis, which best reflects the pattern of usage. We estimated the fair value of the identifiable intangible assets based upon a third-party valuation. The weighted average useful life of tradenames, customer relationships and technology at the time of acquisition was 19.7 years, 11 years and 10 years, respectively.
The tradenames and technology were valued using the relief from royalty method. Under this method a royalty rate is applied to the revenues associated with the respective trade name and technology to capture value associated with use of the intangible assets as if licensed. The resulting royalty savings are then discounted to present value at rates reflective of the risk and return expectations of the cash flows to derive their respective fair values as of the closing date of the Merger.
The customer relationships were valued utilizing the multi-period excess earnings method. Under this method, revenues, operating expenses and other costs were estimated in order to derive cash flows attributable to the customer relationships. The resulting cash flows were then discounted to present value at rates reflective of the risk and return expectations to arrive at the fair value of the customer relationship as of the closing date of the Merger.
The fair value of property and equipment acquired was determined using the cost approach. The market approach was also utilized for assets with active secondary markets.
The fair value of the deferred revenue was estimated based on the costs to satisfy our remaining obligations, plus a reasonable profit considering the mark-up that a third-party market participant would charge to service the deferred revenue.
Contingent consideration from prior acquisitions was fair valued based on a probability weighted assessment.
Goodwill of $455.2 million as of December 31, 2020, represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net tangible assets and finite-lived intangible assets acquired and it is not deductible for income tax purposes. The goodwill is attributable to the general reputation of the business and the collective experience of management and employees. Goodwill of $88.9 million, $190.2 million, $138.2 million and $37.9 million was assigned to the Advanced Plan Administration, Supplemental Benefits Administration, Value Based Analytics and Advisory Services reporting units, respectively, based on expected benefits from the combination as of the Merger date. See Note 7. Intangibles Assets and Goodwill.
Unaudited Supplemental Pro Forma Information
The pro forma results presented below include the effects of the Merger as if it had occurred on January 1, 2019. The pro forma results for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes (i) the additional depreciation and amortization resulting from the adjustments to the value of property and equipment and intangible assets resulting from purchase accounting, (ii) the additional amortization of the estimated adjustment to decrease the assumed deferred revenue obligations to fair value that would have been charged assuming the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2019, together with the consequential tax effects. The pro forma results also include interest expense associated with debt used to fund the acquisitions and adjustments to exclude interest expense from debt extinguished in the Merger. The pro forma results do not include any anticipated synergies or other expected benefits of the acquisitions. The pro forma information does not purport to be indicative of what our results of operations would have been if the Merger had in fact occurred at the beginning of the period presented and is not intended to be a projection of our future results of operations. Transaction expenses are included within the pro forma results.
The unaudited pro forma combined results, which assumes the Merger was completed on January 1, 2019 are as follows for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019:
(in thousands)
Revenue
Net Loss
2019 supplemental pro forma from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019
$ 220,993 $ (20,815)
 
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NOTE 5. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
December 31
(in thousands)
2020
2019
Prepaid expenses and other advances(1)
$ 6,616 $ 3,842
Inventory purchase advances
2,206
Cloud computing subscription & implementation costs
1,986
Tenant facility lease allowances
789 4,558
Other current assets
3,623 1,811
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
$ 15,220 $ 10,211
(1)
Includes prepaid IT related licenses of $1,492 and $1,646 for the year ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively.
NOTE 6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following:
(in thousands)
Estimated Life
(in years)
December 31
2020
2019
Office and computer equipment
3 – 8 years
$ 10,383 $ 4,879
Leasehold improvements
Up to 10 years
10,572 8,911
Furniture and fixtures
2 – 8 years
3,794 3,501
Software
3 years
1,486 922
26,235 18,213
Less: accumulated depreciation
(5,568) (1,376)
Property and equipment, net
$ 20,667 $ 16,837
Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 totaled $4.2 million and from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor) and from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 (Predecessor) totaled $1.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively.
We lease various equipment and software under capital leases. The depreciation expense associated with the assets under capital leases for the year ended December 31, 2020 totaled $0.1 million and from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor) and from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 (Predecessor) totaled $0.03 million and $0.02 million, respectively. Assets held under capital leases are included in property and equipment as follows:
December 31
(in thousands)
2020
2019
Office and computer equipment
$ 1,682 $ 552
Less: accumulated depreciation
(192) (74)
Total financing leases included in property and equipment
$ 1,490 $ 478
 
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NOTE 7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, goodwill was $455.2 million and $455.0 million, respectively; the activity is as follows:
(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2019 (Predecessor)
$ 159,246
Measurement period adjustments
2,544
Acquisitions
Impairment
Balance at September 3, 2019 (Predecessor)
$ 161,790
Balance at Inception (Successor)
$
Acquisitions
455,006
Impairment
Balance at December 31, 2019 (Successor)
455,006
Measurement period adjustments
200
Acquisitions
Impairment
Balance at December 31, 2020
$ 455,206
The goodwill allocated to the Technology Enabled Solutions and Advisory Services reportable segments is $417.3 million and $37.9 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2020. Goodwill is assessed for impairment on an annual basis and on an interim basis when indicators of impairment exist. We completed our goodwill assessment as of October 1, 2020 and determined goodwill was not impaired.
The fair value of identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31, 2020:
(in thousands)
Weighted
average
remaining
useful
life (years)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
Amortized intangible assets
Tradenames
18.6 $ 27,300 $ (1,940) $ 25,360
Customer relationships
9.7 189,000 (22,909) 166,091
Technology
8.7 47,800 (6,373) 41,427
Capitalized software development costs
2.4 6,405 (441) 5,964
Total intangible assets
$ 270,505 $ (31,663) $ 238,842
The fair value of identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31, 2019:
(in thousands)
Weighted
average
remaining
useful
life (years)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
Amortized intangible assets
Tradenames
19.7 $ 27,300 $ (485) $ 26,815
Customer relationships
10.7 189,000 (5,727) 183,273
Technology
9.7 47,800 (1,594) 46,206
Capitalized software development costs
2.7 2,169 (17) 2,152
Total intangible assets
$ 266,269 $ (7,823) $ 258,446
Amortization expense for Tradenames, Customer relationships and Technology for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $23.4 million and in the period from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor)
 
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and during the period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 (Predecessor) totaled $7.8 million and $10.6 million, respectively.
Amortization expense for Capitalized software development costs for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $0.4 million and during the period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 (Predecessor) totaled $0.7 million. The amortization expense in the period from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor) was immaterial.
We expect to recognize amortization of all intangible assets over a weighted average period of 10.2 years with no expected residual values. These charges are classified as operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
Expected future amortization expense consists of the following for each of the following years ended December 31:
(in thousands)
2021
$ 23,930
2022
23,916
2023
23,531
2024
23,377
2025
23,297
NOTE 8. ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
December 31
(in thousands)
2020
2019
Contingent consideration
$ 20,538 $ 8,671
Incentive bonus
12,198 9,925
Employee related
11,065 6,039
Sales and use tax
7,469 6,051
Rebates
3,822 2,295
Accrued interest
2,794 1,172
Accrued professional fees
6,389 2,063
Working capital settlement accruals
3,758
Other
2,884 1,633
Total accrued expenses
$ 67,159 $ 41,607
NOTE 9. CREDIT FACILITY
On September 4, 2019, we entered into the First Lien Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for senior secured credit facilities consisting of (i) a $225.0 million closing date term loan (the “Term Facility”) and loans thereunder (the “Term Loans”) and (ii) $40.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”), collectively, (the “Credit Facility”). The Term Facility has a seven-year term which expires on September 4, 2026 and the Revolving Facility has a five-year term which expires on September 4, 2024. We paid debt issuance costs of approximately $6.1 million on the closing date of the Credit Facility, $5.2 million is being amortized over the life of the Term Facility (84 months) and $0.9 million is being amortized over the term of the Revolving Facility (60 months) on a straight-line method. The Revolving Facility includes a letter of credit sub-facility (subject to a sublimit not to exceed $10.0 million) and a swing line loan sub-facility (subject to a sublimit not to exceed $10.0 million).
 
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On April 8, 2020, we amended the Credit Agreement to establish an incremental loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $25.0 million for an incremental term loan request (the “2020 Incremental Term Loan”) bearing interest at the Eurodollar Rate expiring September 4, 2026. We paid debt issuance costs of approximately $1.1 million on the closing date of the 2020 Incremental Term Loan, which is being amortized over the life of the 2020 Incremental Term Loan (77 months) on a straight-line method.
The Credit Agreement includes an uncommitted incremental facility, which provides that Convey has the right at any time to request term loan increases, additional term loan facilities, revolving commitment increases and/or additional revolving credit facilities, in an aggregate principal amount, together with the aggregate principal amount of permitted incremental equivalent debt under the Credit Agreement, not to exceed (a) the sum of the greater of (i) $46.9 million and (ii) 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of Convey and its restricted subsidiaries for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Convey (calculated on a pro forma basis), plus (b) certain additional amounts, including an unlimited amount subject to pro forma compliance with a leverage ratio test.
Interest Rate and Fees
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement (other than borrowings of swing line loans) bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our election of either (i) the LIBOR for the relevant interest period (subject to a floor of 1.00% per annum) plus an applicable margin, as defined in the Credit Agreement, or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin, as defined in the Credit Agreement. We elected to use the LIBOR rate for the Term Loans and the Revolving Facility. The Credit Agreement provides for the replacement of LIBOR with a successor or alternative index rate in the event LIBOR is phased-out.
In addition to paying interest on the outstanding principal of the Credit Facility, we are required to pay a commitment fee in respect of any unused commitments under the Revolving Facility at a rate that is subject to adjustment based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, (maximum debt to Earnings Before Interest, Income Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”), as defined in the Credit Agreement) at such time and ranges from 0.375% to 0.500% per annum. We are also required to pay customary letter of credit fees and certain other agency fees.
Covenants
The Credit Facility contains a financial covenant that requires us to maintain as of the last day of each period of four consecutive quarters of the Company, a First Lien Net Leverage Ratio not to exceed 7.4 to 1.0 if, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, there are outstanding revolving loans and letters of credit (excluding (i) undrawn letters of credit in an aggregate face amount up to $10.0 million and (ii) letters of credit (whether drawn or undrawn) to the extent reimbursed, cash collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable issuing bank on or prior to the date that is three business days following the end of the applicable period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Convey) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Facility at such time.
Prepayments and Mandatory Prepayment
Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, we are permitted to voluntarily prepay outstanding loans or commitments in whole or part without premium or penalty other than certain exceptions described in the Credit Agreement; however, the Credit Agreement requires us to prepay outstanding term loans, subject to certain exceptions and limitations with (i) 50% of our annual excess cash flow, subject to certain step-downs based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio; (ii) 100% of the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales or casualty events; and (iii) 100% of the net cash proceeds of certain incurrences or issuances of indebtedness.
Scheduled Repayments
We are required to make scheduled quarterly payments on the Term Loans (i) each calendar quarter equal to 0.25% of the closing aggregate principal amount beginning on December 31, 2019, in an amount
 
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equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding on September 4, 2019 with the balance due upon maturity date and (ii) in respect of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2020, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loan outstanding on April 8, 2020, with the balance due on maturity. We are required to repay the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Facility, and the aggregate principal amount of each swing line loan under the Revolving Facility, at maturity of the Revolving Facility on September 4, 2024.
Guarantees and Collateral
All obligations under the Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed by Parent and certain subsidiaries. All obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions and limitations, by first priority security interests in substantially all the assets of the Company and each guarantor (including all the equity interests of Convey).
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, unamortized deferred financing costs for the Term Loans totaled $5.2 million and $4.9 million costs, respectively. Amortization of deferred financing costs for the year ended December 31, 2020 totaled $0.9 million and $0.2 million from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor) and $0.3 million from January 1 to September 4, 2019 (Predecessor).
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, unamortized deferred financing costs associated with the Revolving Facility totaled $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and were included in Other assets in the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. Amortization of deferred financing costs was approximately $0.2 million, $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor) and January 1 to September 3, 2019 (Predecessor), respectively.
Amortization of deferred financing costs is included within Interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
The Term Facility accrued interest at 6.25% per annum. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the aggregate principal balance was $222.2 million and $224.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the 2020 Incremental Term Loan accrued interest at 10.0% per annum, and the aggregated principal balance was $24.8 million with no balance outstanding at December 31, 2019.
The Revolving Facility accrued interest at 2.75% per annum. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the available balance was $39.5 million and $40.0 million, respectively. On January 23, 2020, we established an irrevocable transferable letter of credit (“LOC”) in the favor of a lessor totaling $0.5 million. The LOC expires on January 31, 2021; however, per the terms of the agreement, the LOC automatically extends for a one year period upon the expiration date and each anniversary thereafter, unless at least 60 days prior to such expiration date or anniversary written notice is provided that we elect not to extend the LOC.
Debt consists of the following as of December 31:
December 31
(in thousands)
2020
2019
Term loans
$ 246,999 $ 224,437
Less: deferred financing costs
(5,209) (4,937)
Term loans, net of deferred financing costs
241,790 219,500
Less: current portion
(2,500) (2,250)
$ 239,290 $ 217,250
 
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Debt Maturities Schedule
The required principal payments for Term Loans for each of the five years and thereafter following the balance sheet date are as follows:
(in thousands)
2021
$ 2,500
2022
2,500
2023
2,500
2024
2,500
2025
2,500
Thereafter
234,499
Total
$ 246,999
NOTE 10. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Predecessor Period
We are authorized to issue 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of which (i) 2,000,000 shares are designated as voting common stock (the “Predecessor Voting Common Stock”) and (ii) 500,000 shares are designated as non-voting common stock (the “Predecessor Non-Voting Common Stock”). The designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of or applicable to the Predecessor Voting Common Stock and the Predecessor Non-Voting Common Stock shall be identical, except as otherwise required by law and for certain voting privileges. The holders of the Predecessor Voting Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Predecessor Voting Common Stock held.
As part of the Merger, 38 shareholders entered into an equity rollover agreement which permitted the holder to contribute their shares of common stock of the Parent in exchange for common stock of CHP.
For the period ended September 3, 2019 (Predecessor), there were 1,431,305 Predecessor Voting Common Stock shares issued and outstanding.
Successor Period
We are authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of which (i) 915,000 shares are designated as voting common stock (the “Voting Common Stock”) and (ii) 85,000 shares are designated as non-voting common stock (the “Non-Voting Common Stock”). The designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of or applicable to the Voting Common Stock and the Non-Voting Common Stock shall be identical, except as otherwise required by law and for certain voting privileges. The holders of the Voting Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Voting Common Stock held.
For the year ended December 31, 2020 and the period from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor), there were 486,678 Voting Common Stock shares issued and outstanding.
NOTE 11. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Predecessor Period
We granted stock options to key employees under the Convey Health Parent, Inc. 2016 Stock Option Plan (“Predecessor Equity Plan”). The granted options were comprised of time-vesting options and performance-vesting options to acquire Parent’s non-voting Common Stock.
On the effective date of the Merger (See Note 4. Acquisitions), the Predecessor Equity Plan was terminated, and each vested option was settled in cash or equity in the amount of $45.0 million. Outstanding
 
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stock options of 191,706 with a weighted average exercise price of $108.26 were either exercised or forfeited in conjunction with the Merger. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions for additional details. No stock options were granted in the period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 (Predecessor).
Successor Period
On September 4, 2019, the effective date, CHP’s Board of Directors adopted the Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) to enable us to offer directors, officers, other employees and consultants an opportunity to participate in the increased value of the Company. Our Equity Plan provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other share-based awards (including stock appreciation rights (“SARs”)). Under the equity plan, a total of 100,000 shares of CHP Common Stock are authorized for issuance to eligible participants. The Equity Plan is administered by a committee comprised of two or more members of the Board and has the power to: (i) select from among the eligible individuals those persons who shall receive awards; (ii) determine the time or times of receipt and the number of common stock shares covered by the awards; (iii) establish the terms, conditions, performance criteria, restrictions and other aspects of the awards and the provisions of the applicable award agreement; (iv) modify, amend, cancel or suspend awards; and (v) make all other determinations and findings, including factual findings, deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Equity Plan.
The Equity Plan shall automatically terminate on, and no options may be granted under the Equity Plan after, the tenth anniversary of the effective date. No options were granted in the period from Inception through December 31, 2019 (Successor).
In March 2020, pursuant to the Equity Plan, CHP issued option awards to acquire 45,426 shares, respectively, of CHP’s Common Stock having an exercise price of $1,000 per share and a term of ten (10) years. The awards were comprised of time-vesting and performance-vesting options.
The time-vesting options will vest 20% on the first anniversary of the commencement date, defined in each option agreement, and the remainder will vest in 16 equal 3-month installments over the following four years. Upon a change in control the time-vested options will vest fully.
The performance-vesting options are eligible to vest 20% each year subject to the Company meeting certain annual Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Income Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) targets. Each year has been accounted for as a separate tranche. To the extent that any performance-based options have not vested pursuant to achievement of the annual Adjusted EBITDA targets (performance condition), catch-up vesting may occur if at any time prior to or upon the option expiration date of the award, TPG achieves a certain multiple-of-money return (market condition). Upon the consummation of a change in control, (i) the service conditions with respect to all options will be satisfied in full and (ii) all performance-based options that have not become vested pursuant to the achievement of the Adjusted EBITDA targets or do not satisfy the catch-up vesting criteria will be immediately forfeited without any payment or consideration due from us.
The following table reflects our shares that are reserved under the 2019 Equity Plan as of December 31, 2020:
Shares initially reserved under the 2019 Equity Plan
100,000
Time-based stock options granted under the 2019 Equity Plan
(22,713)
Performance-based stock options granted under the 2019 Equity Plan
(22,713)
Stock options forfeited
812
Remaining shares available for future grant
55,386
Compensation expense related to stock options granted to certain employees and non-employee directors is based on the fair value of the awards on the grant date. If the service inception date precedes the grant date, accrual of compensation cost for periods before the grant date is based on the fair value of the
 
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award at the reporting date. In the period in which the grant date occurs, cumulative compensation cost is adjusted to reflect the cumulative effect of measuring compensation cost based on fair value at the grant date rather than the fair value previously used at the service inception date or any subsequent reporting date. Forfeitures are recorded as they occur. We elected to recognize compensation cost related to time-vested options with graded vesting features on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Compensation cost related to performance-vesting option, where a performance condition or a market condition that affects vesting exists, is recognized over the shortest of the explicit, implicit or defined service periods. Compensation cost is adjusted depending on whether or not the performance condition is achieved. If the performance condition is probable or becomes probable of being achieved, the full fair value of the award (i.e., without regard for the market condition) is recognized. If the performance condition is not probable of being achieved, then compensation cost for the value of the award incorporating the market condition is recognized. We currently expect that the performance condition is more probable to be achieved than the market condition.
The following table summarizes the total share-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income:
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
(in thousands)
Selling, general and administrative
$ 6,682 $ $ 300
Total stock-based compensation expense
$ 6,682 $ $ 300
The estimated income tax benefit of stock-based compensation expense included in the provision for income taxes is approximately $1.9 million and $0.08 million, for the year ended December 31, 2020 and period from January 1, 2019 through September 3, 2019 (Predecessor), respectively. There was no income tax benefit for the period from Inception through December 31, 2019 (Successor). No stock-based compensation costs were capitalized in any period.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, period from Inception through December 31, 2019 (Successor) and period from January 1, 2019 through September 3, 2019 (Predecessor), respectively, cash received upon exercise under all share-based compensation arrangements totaled $0 for all periods.
Stock Option Grants
Stock option activity and information about stock options outstanding are summarized in the following table:
Stock Option
Awards
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(Years)
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 (Predecessor)
195,688 $ 188.08 8.18
Granted
Forfeited
(3,962) 141.71
Outstanding at September 3, 2019 (Predecessor)
191,726 $ 108.71 8.24
Outstanding at Inception (Successor)
$
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
 
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Stock Option
Awards
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(Years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 (Successor)
Granted
45,426 1,000.00
Exercised
Forfeited
(812) 1,000.00
Outstanding at December 31, 2020
44,614 $ 1,000.00 9.20
Vested or expect to vest as of December 31, 2020
44,614 $ 1,000.00 9.20
Exercisable at December 31, 2020
14,500 $ 1,000.00 9.20
The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2020 is $0. The weighted average fair value of options in 2020 was $450.96 on the dates of grant.
As of December 31, 2020, there was approximately $13.4 million total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.93 years.
We estimate the fair value of the stock option awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Merton model and/or the Monte-Carlo simulation model. The time-vesting options have a service and performance condition. The time-vesting options have their fair value calculated using the Black-Scholes Merton model. The performance-vesting options have a performance condition and a market condition. Both amounts, with and without the market condition, are calculated at the grant date. The fair value of the options without the market condition is valued using the Black-Scholes Merton model. The fair value of the options with the market condition is valued using the Monte-Carlo simulation model. Option valuation models, including the Black-Scholes Merton model and Monte-Carlo simulation model, require the input of certain assumptions that involve judgment. Changes in the input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates and, ultimately, how much we recognize as stock-based compensation expense. The fair value of the options granted during the year, without the market condition, were estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes Merton model based on the following assumptions:
2020 Grants
Expected term (years)
5.85 to 6.10
Expected volatility
50% to 55%
Risk free interest rate
0.36% to 0.95%
Expected dividend yield
There is no active external or internal market for our common shares. Thus, it was not possible to estimate the expected volatility of our share price in estimating fair value of options granted. Accordingly, as a substitute for such volatility, the Company used the historical volatility of the common stock of other companies in the same industry over a period of time commensurate with the expected term of the options awarded. The expected term for options granted is based on the “simplified” method described in Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107, Share-Based Payment, and SAB No. 110, Share-Based Payment, since the simplified method provides a reasonable estimate in comparison to actual experience. Management had estimated the risk-free interest rate based on U.S. Treasury note rates for the expected term.
Long-Term Incentive Awards
In March 2020, CHP issued fifty-six (56) Long-Term Incentive (LTI) awards with a total grant-date fair value of $1.1 million to employees. These awards vest upon satisfaction of the performance condition as determined by our Board of Directors at its sole discretion, subject to the participants continued
 
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employment or service. The performance condition is satisfied by TPG meeting a certain multiple-of-money return, on a scale, prior to or upon (i) TPG in the aggregate beneficially owning less than 20% of the voting equity securities of the Company or (ii) the date on which a change in control occurs. The awards contain a market condition with an implicit performance condition. No awards have vested as of December 31, 2020 as such events did not occur during the year ended December 31, 2020. No awards have been cancelled. The awards do not expire; on the date the performance condition is met any unvested shares will be forfeited.
LTI Awards
Granted
       56
Forfeited
(2)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020
54
Settlement of the award can be made, as determined by the Board of Directors at its sole discretion, (i) in cash, (ii) common stock, or (iii) in other property acceptable to the Board of Directors. The LTI’s are treated as liability-based awards under ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation, (“ASC 718”) and the Company shall recognize compensation expense for the LTIs upon the liquidity event occurring.
The fair value of the LTI awards granted during the year were estimated on the date of the grant using the Monte-Carlo Simulation analysis based on the following assumptions:
LTI Awards
Expected term (years)
2.25 to 4.25
Expected volatility
60%
Risk free interest rate
0.15% to 0.23%
Expected dividend yield
There is no active external or internal market for our common shares. Thus, it was not possible to estimate the expected volatility of our share price in estimating the fair value of the LTI awards granted. Accordingly, as a substitute for such volatility, we used the historical volatility of the common stock of other companies in the same industry over a period of time commensurate with the expected term of the LTI awards. The expected term for LTI awards granted is estimated based on our expectation for a change of control event. Management had estimated the risk-free interest rate based on U.S. Treasury note rates for the expected term.
NOTE 12. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
We offer our employees a savings plan pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), whereby employees may contribute a percentage of their compensation, not to exceed the maximum amount allowable under the Code. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, we may elect to make matching or other contributions into the savings plan. We made matching contributions of $1.6 million, $0.4 million and $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, the period from Inception through December 31, 2019 (Successor) and the period from January 1, 2019 through September 3, 2019 (Predecessor), respectively, to our employee savings plan.
 
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NOTE 13. TAXES
Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations is summarized as follows:
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(in thousands)
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Pre-tax (loss) income
Domestic
$ (8,524) $ (17,968) $ (19,033)
Foreign
122 211 90
Total pre-tax loss
(8,402) (17,757) (18,943)
Current tax expense:
Federal
State
(689) (78) (3)
Foreign
(303) (9) (17)
Total Current tax expense
(992) (87) (20)
Deferred tax benefit:
Federal
2,342 765 16,119
State
554 180 7,189
Foreign
Total deferred tax benefit
2,896 945 23,308
Total tax benefit (expense):
Federal
2,342 765 16,119
State
(135) 102 7,186
Foreign
(303) (9) (17)
Total benefit for taxes on income
$ 1,904 $ 858 $ 23,288
We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, we determine deferred tax assets and liabilities on the basis of the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities by using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.
We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for the years prior to 2017. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to state income tax examinations for the years prior to 2017. At December 31, 2020, there are no income tax examinations currently in process in the U.S. jurisdictions.
Our subsidiary, Convey Health Solutions Philippines, Inc. (“CHSP”), is subject to income taxes in the Philippines at a favorable rate due to certain tax incentives afforded to our subsidiary by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority. At December 31, 2020, our subsidiary is under examination by the Bureau of Internal Revenue for years 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2019.
 
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Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of our deferred taxes were as follows at December 31:
December 31
(in thousands)
2020
2019
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carry forward
$ 13,997 $ 16,947
General business credits
4,078 3,350
Accrued compensation
5,921 2,273
Stock-based compensation
1,870
Foreign tax credit
268 268
Deferred revenue
260 1,051
Allowance for refunds, claim denials and returns
171 30
Accrued liabilities
1,707 246
Intangible assets
648 700
Deferred rent
367 199
Accrued Taxes
3,264 1,693
Interest Expense
2,349
Tenant Improvement Allowance
1,431 474
Uniform Capitalization
532 51
Other
121 30
Total deferred tax assets
$ 34,635 $ 29,661
Deferred tax liabilities:
Identifiable Intangible assets
$ (50,827) $ (54,685)
Accrued compensation
(97)
Property and equipment
(5,687) (2,919)
Software development costs
(1,669) (605)
Change in Fair Value on Contingent liability
(3,013)
Other
(33)
Total deferred tax liabilities
$ (61,196) $ (58,339)
Net deferred tax liability
$ (26,561) $ (28,678)
The total of all deferred tax assets is $34.6 million and $29.7 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The total of all deferred tax liabilities is $61.2 million and $58.3 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had no unrecognized tax benefits. A valuation allowance is established when it is “more likely than not” that all, or a portion, of net deferred tax assets will not be realized. Based on our review of available evidence, the Company has determined that all deferred tax assets will be realized and therefore has not established any valuation allowances.
As a result of the Merger, an analysis was completed in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 382 (“Section 382”) to determine the limitations associated with our use of preexisting Net Operating Loss (“NOL”) carryforwards in future periods. The annual limitation is based on a number of factors including the value of our stock (as defined for tax purposes) on the date of the ownership change, our net unrealized built in gain position on that date and the effect of any subsequent ownership changes, if any. We retained a third party to complete the required Section 382 analysis who determined that at September 4, 2019 approximately $66.9 million of the NOL carryforwards will be available to future tax periods in varying increments annually. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $50.0 million of federal
 
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NOL carryforwards which begin to expire in 2023 and $52.6 million of combined NOL carryforwards in various states which will begin to expire in 2023.
The CARES Act, among other things, permits NOL carryovers and carrybacks to offset 100% of taxable income for taxable years beginning before 2021. In addition, the CARES Act allows NOLs incurred in 2018, 2019 and 2020 to be carried back to each of the five preceding taxable years to generate a refund of previously paid income taxes. Consequently, we have filed NOL carryback claims for the years 2016 and 2017. Furthermore, the CARES Act contains modifications on the limitation of business interest for tax years beginning in 2019 and 2020. The modifications to Internal Revenue Code Section 163(j) increase the allowable business interest deduction from 30% of adjusted taxable income to 50% of adjusted taxable income. This modification significantly increases the allowable interest expense deduction and results in significantly less taxable income for the year-ended 2020, resulting in less utilization of net operating losses in that year. As a result of the CARES Act, it is anticipated that we will fully utilize all interest expense that was deferred with no additional disallowed interest expense in 2020. Finally, the CARES Act included a retroactive technical correction as if it were included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act originally. The CARES Act permits Qualified Improvement Property to qualify for 15-year depreciation and therefore also be eligible for 100 percent first-year bonus depreciation.
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at the federal statutory rate compared to the effective tax rate is as follows:
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(in thousands)
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Income tax expense at the statutory rate
$ 1,764 $ 3,729 $ 3,978
Increase in income taxes resulting from:
Foreign Jurisdiction rate different than the statutory
(277) 35 2
State taxes, net of federal
(159) 242 5,837
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
654
Transaction bonuses deduction for tax not for book
2,713
Tax credits
272 (71) 72
Option Holder Compensation
9,300
Buyer Transaction Costs not Deductible for Tax
(2,953)
70% Success based deductible transaction Costs
1,185
Prior Year Adjustments
(170)
Carryback Due To CARES Act
154
Fair value contingency
375
Disallowed Fringe Benefits
(140) (43) (59)
Other
(85) (81) (224)
Income tax benefit
$ 1,904 $ 858 $ 23,288
 
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NOTE 14. TRANSACTION RELATED COSTS
The following table represents the components of Transaction related costs as reported in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income:
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(in thousands)
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Mergers and acquisitions related costs
$ 1,526 $ 14,784 $ 2,511
Public company readiness costs
2,423
Total
$ 3,949 $ 14,784 $ 2,511
NOTE 15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Leases
We lease office space, warehouse and distribution space, and equipment under non-cancelable operating and capital leases expiring at various dates through 2029. Lease terms generally range from two to seven years with one to two renewal options for extended terms which are taken into consideration when evaluating the overall term of the lease. In most cases, we are required to make additional payments under facility operating leases for taxes, insurance, and other operating expenses incurred during the operating lease period. Certain of these leases contain rent concessions and payment escalations, in which case rent expense, including the impact of the concessions and/or escalations, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
Rent expense under all operating leases was approximately $7.8 million, $2.5 million, and $5.3 million, for the year ended December 31, 2020, period from Inception through December 31, 2019 (Successor) and period from January 1, 2019 through September 3, 2019 (Predecessor), respectively.
The remaining aggregate commitment for lease payments under the operating lease for the facilities as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:
(in thousands)
Capital Leases
Operating Leases
2021
$ 474 $ 7,752
2022
529 6,420
2023
402 6,275
2024
122 5,897
2025
89 3,856
Thereafter
5,750
Total
$ 1,616 $ 35,950
Less: amounts representing interest
$ 126
Net present value of capital lease obligations
$ 1,490
Employment Agreements
We have employment agreements with various executives. The agreements have open-ended terms providing that employment shall continue until terminated by either party in accordance with the agreement. In addition to salary, bonuses, and benefits, the agreements also provide for termination benefits if the agreements are terminated by us for reasons other than cause or by the executives for good reason.
Inventory Purchases
As of December 31, 2020, we have contractual commitments to purchase inventory from certain manufacturers totaling $6.5 million.
 
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Legal Proceedings
We are involved in various lawsuits, claims, inquiries, and other regulatory and compliance matters, most of which are routine to the nature of our business. When it is probable that a loss will be incurred and where a range of the loss can be reasonably estimated, the best estimate within the range is accrued. When the best estimate within the range cannot be determined, the low end of the range is accrued. The ultimate resolution of these claims could affect future results of operations should our exposure be materially different from our estimates or should liabilities be incurred that were not previously accrued. Potential insurance reimbursements are not offset against potential liabilities.
Because of the uncertainties associated with claims resolution and litigation, future expenses to resolve these matters could be higher than the liabilities we have accrued; however, we are unable to reasonably estimate a range of potential expenses. If information were to become available that allowed us to reasonably estimate a range of potential expenses in an amount higher or lower than what we have accrued, we would adjust our accrued liabilities accordingly. Additional lawsuits, claims, inquiries, and other regulatory and compliance matters could arise in the future. The range of expenses for resolving any future matters would be assessed as they arise; until then, a range of potential expenses for such resolution cannot be determined. Based upon current information, we concluded that the impact of the resolution of these matters would not be, individually or in the aggregate, material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
On July 11, 2017, Ronnie Kahululani Solis (“Solis”) filed suit in the Los Angeles Superior Court against one of our former subsidiaries, Gorman Health Group, LLC, which merged into Convey Health Solutions, Inc. effective September 1, 2020, for damages for negligence and negligence per se arising out of an incident that occurred on March 3, 2017. Solis alleges damages in excess of $6.0 million stemming from an accident involving a vehicle and a motorcycle. The vehicle was being operated by a Gorman employee in the scope of his employment. The Company and Solis are continuing to discuss terms of settlement. The Company is covered by insurance up to $6.0 million. The expected range of the likely verdict is $1.0 million to $2.5 million based on jury awards in similar cases. We recorded a $1.0 million accrual in relation to this matter and a $1.0 million receivable for the anticipated insurance proceeds upon settlement. The amounts recorded are based on the low end of the range as no better estimate within the range can be determined.
Sales Tax Accrual
On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in South Dakota v. Wayfair. The State of South Dakota alleged that U.S. constitutional law should be revised to permit South Dakota to require remote sellers to collect and remit sales tax in South Dakota in accordance with South Dakota’s sales tax statute. Under the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling, the longstanding Quill Corp v. North Dakota sales tax case was overruled, and states may now require remote sellers to collect sales tax under certain circumstances. Consequently, we began collecting sales tax in 21 states that it deemed in accordance with the new statute. Pursuant to South Dakota’s statute, we are not required to pay sales tax retroactively.
ASC Topic 450, Contingencies, (“ASC 450”) requires an estimated loss to be accrued by a charge to income if it is probable that a liability has been incurred or when there is at least a reasonable possibility that a liability may have been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. We recognized liabilities for contingencies related to state sales and use tax deemed probable and estimable totaling $7.5 million and $6.1 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. These are included in accrued liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.
NOTE 16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
TPG Management Service Agreement
On September 4, 2019, in connection with the Merger, we entered into a management services agreement (“MSA”) with TPG. Under the MSA, TPG agreed to provide certain financial, strategic advisory services, and consulting services in exchange for (i) reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by TPG and (ii) an
 
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aggregate annual retainer fee of 1% based on our previous year’s consolidated EBITDA determined by CHP’s Board of Directors. Additional services may be provided in exchange for the fees structured within the MSA. We paid management and consulting fees of $0.6 million, $0.2 million, and $0 for the year ended December 31, 2020, period from Inception through December 31, 2019 (Successor) and period from January 1, 2019 through September 3, 2019 (Predecessor), respectively. We also paid TPG $0.3 million in incremental term loan arranger fees for the year ended December 31, 2020, and no payment was made in the period from Inception through December 31, 2019 (Successor) and period from January 1, 2019 through September 3, 2019 (Predecessor). There was no amount payable to TPG as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. In the event the MSA is terminated by an IPO or business combination and TPG continues to hold at least 10% of equity of the Company upon closing of such transaction, we are required to pay TPG the net present value of the remaining portion of management and consulting fees that would have been incurred until three years after the date of such termination, as well as certain other expenses of TPG.
New Mountain Capital Advisory Agreement
On October 5, 2016, the Predecessor entered into an arrangement with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. (“NMC”) to which NMC agreed to provide certain advisory services. Under the arrangement, we incurred management and consulting fees of $0.1 million from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019 (Predecessor). The arrangement terminated September 4, 2019, upon the Merger.
EIR Partners Consulting Agreement
On October 5, 2016, the Predecessor entered into a Consulting Agreement with EIR Partners, LLC (“EIR”), a member of the Company’s former Board of Directors, and current shareholder. Under the terms of the Consulting Agreement, EIR provides consulting services for the purpose of analyzing and reviewing potential sellers in the marketplace for the benefit of Convey as agreed to from time-to-time. As compensation for service, the Company remits to EIR $10 thousand monthly, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of the duties under the Consulting Agreement. The Consulting Agreement may be terminated by either party upon providing 10 days advance written notice and unless terminated, automatically renews for additional terms of one year. For the year ended December 31, 2020 and the period from January 1 to September 3, 2019 (Predecessor), $0.1 million was paid for services rendered during each period. The cash paid for the period from Inception to December 31, 2019 (Successor) was immaterial. The Consulting Agreement is still active with the Company.
NOTE 17. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On February 9, 2018, in order to focus on our Technology Enabled Solutions and Advisory Services, we announced a plan to abandon our Business Processing Outsourcing (“BPO”) unit which provided labor resources to fulfill a wide range of plan administration functions based on client requirements. According to the plan of abandonment, clients were notified on February 15, 2018 that we would no longer provide BPO services; however, we offered to assist the client during the approximate one year wind down period. Services were provided through the first quarter of 2019 and final billings were sent to the remaining clients during March of 2019. In addition, one of BPO clients required further assistance with data storage for a short period of time after final billings were sent. We entered into a services agreement (“Service Agreement”) with this client to grant access to our data storage in exchange for a monthly flat fee of $0.03 million. All run-off operations of our BPO unit ceased in the first quarter of 2020. The Service Agreement ended in the first quarter of 2020. We abandoned the BPO unit as we were unable to sell the line due to competitive pricing and the ease of transition to competitors.
The abandonment of the BPO unit qualified for reporting as a discontinued operation, as the abandonment represented a strategic shift of the Company’s operations and financial results in accordance with ASC Topic 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements — Discontinued Operations (“ASC 205-20”). In addition, the operations and cash flows of BPO were distinguishable operationally, and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest of the Company.
 
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The operating results of our discontinued operations through the date of abandonment are as follows:
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(in thousands)
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Major line items constituting income from discontinued operations
Service revenue
$ 50 $ 98 $ 3,301
Cost of services
5 2,550
Selling, general and administrative
(8) 1,718
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before provision for
income taxes
50 101 (967)
Provision expense (benefit) for income taxes
14 28 (271)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
$ 36 $ 73 $ (696)
Accounts receivable related to discontinued operations of $0 and $43 thousand, as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Supplemental cash flow information and adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash flow from operating activities for discontinued operations on the BPO unit are below:
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(in thousands)
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Operating activities:
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
$ 36 $ 73 $ (696)
Decrease in accounts receivable
$ 43 $ $ 2,808
Decrease in deferred revenue
$ $ $ (64)
There were no other significant operating or investing non-cash items for the year ended December 31, 2020, period from Inception through December 31, 2019 (Successor) and period from January 1, 2019 through September 3, 2019 (Predecessor).
No interest was allocated to discontinued operations as there was no associated debt with the BPO unit during the year ended December 31, 2020, period from Inception through December 31, 2019 (Successor) and period from January 1, 2019 through September 3, 2019 (Predecessor).
NOTE 18. SEGMENT INFORMATION
ASC 280 establishes the standards for reporting information about segments in financial statements. In applying the criteria set forth in ASC 280, we have determined that we have two reportable segments: Technology Enabled Solutions and Advisory Services. These reportable segments reflect the change in our operating structure and the manner in which the CODM group assesses information for decision-making purposes. The CODM group consists of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
The key factors used to identify these reportable segments are the organization and alignment of our internal operations and the nature of our products and services. This reflects how the CODM group monitors performance, allocates resources, and makes strategic and operational decisions.
In addition to the reportable segments, we have the “Unallocated” classification which includes those profit and loss items not allocated to either reportable segment. Unallocated includes corporate costs, primarily relating to group wide functions, including but not limited to, finance, tax and legal.
 
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There are no inter-segment sales that require elimination.
Information by Segment
We present reportable segment revenue and Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is the financial measure by which management and the CODM group allocate resources and analyze the performance of the reportable segments.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA represents each segment’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization and is further adjusted to exclude certain items of a significant or unusual nature, including but not limited to, change in fair value of contingent consideration, COVID-19 cost impacts, non-cash stock compensation, and transaction-related costs such as transaction bonuses, merger & acquisition costs, and contract termination costs.
We do not report assets by reportable segment, as this metric is not used by the CODM group to allocate resources to the segments.
The accounting policies applied by each segment are the same as those described in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
Presented in the tables below is revenue and Segment Adjusted EBITDA by reportable segment:
Year Ended December 31, 2020
(in thousands)
Technology
Enabled
Solutions
Advisory
Services
Revenue
$ 241,336 $ 41,578
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$ 66,043 $ 8,204
Period from Inception to December 31,
2019 (Successor)
(in thousands)
Technology
Enabled
Solutions
Advisory
Services
Revenue
$ 66,530 $ 13,885
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$ 14,881 $ 1,445
Period from January 1, 2019 to
September 3, 2019 (Predecessor)
(in thousands)
Technology
Enabled
Solutions
Advisory
Services
Revenue
$ 109,932 $ 30,806
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$ 29,205 $ 6,073
 
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The following table presents a reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated U.S. GAAP (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes:
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(in thousands)
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Technology Enabled Solutions Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$ 66,043 $ 14,881 $ 29,205
Advisory Services Segment Adjusted EBITDA
8,204 1,445 6,073
Total
$ 74,247 $ 16,326 $ 35,278
Unallocated(1)
$ (9,024) $ (66) $ (3,595)
Adjustments to reconcile to U.S. GAAP (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes
Depreciation and amortization
(28,032) (9,188) (13,359)
Interest expense, net
(18,853) (5,762) (6,213)
Income tax provision
1,904 858 23,288
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
10,770 (19,671)
Cost of COVID-19(2)
(10,174)
Consultant lower utilization due to COVID-19(3)
(2,062)
Sales and use tax
(8,194) (1,906) (3,133)
Non-cash stock compensation expense
(6,682) (300)
Transaction related costs
(3,949) (14,784) (2,511)
Acquisition bonus expense – HealthScape and Pareto acquisition
(1,989) (1,663) (3,685)
Other(4)
(4,460) (714) (1,754)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations
$ (6,498) $ (16,899) $ 4,345
(1)
Represents certain corporate costs associated with the executive compensation, legal, accounting, finance and other costs not specifically attributable to the segments.
(2)
Expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic include the following: $3.2 million early hire of employees due to social distancing and work at home protocols; $2.9 million higher pricing from vendors due to supply chain disruptions, product shortages and increases in shipping costs; $2.8 million higher employee costs due to hazard pay for our employees, enhanced sick pay due to illness and quarantine protocols; $0.7 million for COVID-19 training, overtime, temporary resources, and IT costs due to the change in the work environment; and $0.5 million janitorial costs due to enhanced COVID-19 protocols.
(3)
Consultant lower utilization due to COVID-19 reflects the decreased productivity of the Advisory segment in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. The average utilization for consultants in the Company’s Advisory Services segment declined during the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to pre-pandemic comparable periods. The utilization variance was multiplied by the average consultant cost to derive the cost absorbed by the Company. This change in utilization represents consultants’ idle time that otherwise would have been billed to clients if the consulting arrangements would have materialized. In addition, we chose not to reduce our headcount as we expected the lower utilization to be temporary in nature.

The CODM group determined this is a meaningful segment profit measure adjustment because it helps explain a significant impact and Adjusted EBITDA decline to the business due to COVID-19 and it is an amount expected to be temporary in nature.
(4)
These adjustments include individual immaterial adjustments related to legal fees associated with
 
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obtaining the incremental loans, contract termination costs assessed upon the early termination of a facility lease, severance costs incurred as a result of eliminating certain positions, management fees, certain revenue adjustments, contract termination costs, severance, professional fees incurred in the implementation of ASC 606, and consulting costs for the selection of ERP solution.
Geographic Data
We operate principally in the U.S. No revenue was generated outside of the United States. Likewise, over 99.5% of the total consolidated long-lived assets are located in the U.S., whereas less than 0.5% of the total consolidated long-lived assets are located in our operations outside of the U.S.
NOTE 19. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On February 11, 2021, our Board, through a unanimous written consent, adopted a written resolution declaring a special dividend in an aggregate amount of $74.5 million in cash (“Special Dividend”) ultimately to be distributed to the shareholders’ of CHP.
The Special Dividend was paid out in the aggregate amount of $74.5 million on February 18, 2021 after entering into an amendment to the Credit Agreement on February 12, 2021. The amendment to the credit agreement established incremental term loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to $78.0 million (the “2021 Incremental Term Loans”) to pay (i) transaction fees and expenses, and (ii) the Special Dividend. The 2021 Incremental Term Loans bear interest at LIBOR and expire on September 4, 2026.
The Equity Plan provides that in the event of an extraordinary cash dividend the Board of CHP may adjust option awards outstanding including making a provision for a cash payment or adjusting the exercise price of an award. The Board of CHP determined the Special Dividend was an extraordinary cash dividend and it was equitable priced for the following: (i) each holder of vested options outstanding as of February 11, 2021, receive a cash dividend of $148.32 per share of the vested portion of the underlying option, and (ii) the unvested portion of each option be adjusted effective immediately following the Special Dividend; by reducing the exercise price by $148.32 per share. A cash dividend per vested option of $2.3 million was paid to the respective option holders on February 26, 2021.
We have evaluated subsequent events through March 24, 2021, which is the date these consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.
 
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SCHEDULE I — CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC.
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share data)
December 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
ASSETS
Investment in subsidiaries
$ 470,285 $ 469,914
Total assets
$ 470,285 $ 469,914
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Intercompany payables to subsidiaries
$ 135 $ 41
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized and 486,678 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019
5 5
Additional paid-in capital
493,355 486,673
Accumulated other comprehensive income
78 21
Accumulated deficit
(23,288) (16,826)
Total shareholders’ equity
470,150 469,873
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$ 470,285 $ 469,914
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SCHEDULE I — CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. (SUCCESSOR)
CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC. (PREDECESSOR)
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(in thousands)
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries
$ 314 $ (2,721) $ 3,949
Operating expenses
(6,776) (14,105) (300)
Net (loss) income
(6,462) (16,826) 3,649
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries
57 21 (15)
Comprehensive (loss) income
$ (6,405) $ (16,805) $ 3,634
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SCHEDULE I — CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. (SUCCESSOR)
CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC. (PREDECESSOR)
PARENT COMPANY ONLY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
For the year
ended December 31,
2020
Period from
Inception to
December 31,
2019
Period from
January 1, 2019
to September 3,
2019
(Successor)
(Predecessor)
Net cash used in operating activities
$    — $ (14,064) $    —
Cash flows from investing activities
Investment in subsidiaries
(433,287)
Net cash used in investing activities
(433,287)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from capitalization
447,351
Net cash provided by financing activities
447,351
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$ $ $
Non-cash investing and financial activities
Common stock issued in exchange to Parent for the acquisition
$ $ 39,327 $
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Note to Registrant’s Condensed Financial Statements (Parent Company Only)
Basis of Presentation
These condensed parent company financial statements of Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. (Successor) and Convey Health Parent, Inc. (Predecessor) have been prepared in accordance with Rule 12-04 of Regulation S-X, as the restricted net assets of the subsidiaries of Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. (Successor) and Convey Health Parent, Inc. (Predecessor) exceed 25% of the consolidated net assets of the Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. (Successor) and Convey Health Parent, Inc. (Predecessor) as stipulated by Rule 5‑04, Section 1 from Regulation S-X.
The ability to pay dividends by subsidiaries of Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. (Successor) and Convey Health Parent, Inc. (Predecessor) may be restricted due to the terms of the Credit Agreement, as described in Note 9. Credit Facility, in the consolidated financial statements.
These condensed parent company financial statements have been prepared using the same accounting principles and policies described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, with the only exception being that the Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. (Successor) and Convey Health Parent, Inc. (Predecessor) account for investments in their subsidiaries using the equity method. These condensed parent company financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.
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CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 28,938 $ 45,366
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $951 and $610
as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
45,585 50,589
Inventories, net
13,902 11,094
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
14,112 15,220
Restricted cash
3,560 3,560
Total current assets
106,097 125,829
Property and equipment, net
20,049 20,667
Intangible assets, net
234,092 238,842
Goodwill
455,206 455,206
Restricted cash
120 160
Other assets
2,457 2,364
Total assets
$ 818,021 $ 843,068
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 9,889 $ 21,308
Accrued expenses
54,444 67,159
Capital lease obligations, current portion
469 361
Deferred revenue, current portion
6,133 6,466
Term loans, current portion
3,280 2,500
Total current liabilities
74,215 97,794
Capital leases obligations, net of current portion
990 1,129
Deferred taxes, net
25,470 26,561
Term loans, net of current portion
313,838 239,290
Other long-term liabilities
7,809 8,144
Total liabilities
422,322 372,918
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized and 486,678 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31,
2020
5 5
Additional paid-in capital
419,845 493,355
Accumulated other comprehensive income
71 78
Accumulated deficit
(24,222) (23,288)
Total shareholders’ equity
395,699 470,150
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$ 818,021 $ 843,068
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Net revenues:
Services
$ 43,527 $ 34,484
Products
39,104 30,259
Net revenues
82,631 64,743
Operating expenses:
Cost of services(1)
24,021 19,575
Cost of products(1)
26,527 20,988
Selling, general and administrative
20,099 21,120
Depreciation and amortization
7,372 6,842
Transaction related costs
1,086 145
Total operating expenses
79,105 68,670
Operating income (loss)
3,526 (3,927)
Other income (expense):
Interest income
6
Interest expense
(5,467) (4,270)
Total other expense, net
(5,467) (4,264)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
(1,941) (8,191)
Income tax benefit
1,007 1,263
Net loss from continuing operations
(934) (6,928)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
36
Net loss
$ (934) $ (6,892)
Loss per common share – Basic and diluted
Continuing operations
(1.92) (14.24)
Discontinued operations
0.07
Net loss per common share
$ (1.92) $ (14.17)
Net loss
$ (934) $ (6,892)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(7) (2)
Comprehensive loss
$ (941) $ (6,894)
(1)
Excludes amortization of intangible assets and depreciation, which are separately stated below.
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except for number of shares)
(unaudited)
Common stock
Additional
Paid-in Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
Accumulated
Deficit
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
Shares
Amount
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
December 31, 2019
486,678 $ 5 $ 486,673 $ 21 $ (16,826) $ 469,873
Share based compensation
3,223 3,223
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(2) (2)
Net loss
(6,892) (6,892)
March 31, 2020
486,678 5 489,896 19 (23,718) 466,202
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
486,678 $ 5 $ 493,355 $ 78 $ (23,288) $ 470,150
Share based compensation
990 990
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(7) (7)
Dividend
(74,500) (74,500)
Net loss
(934) (934)
March 31, 2021
486,678 $ 5 $ 419,845 $ 71 $ (24,222) $ 395,699
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss
$ (934) $ (6,892)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation expense
1,386 1,032
Amortization expense
5,986 5,810
Provision for bad debt
342 (31)
Provision for inventory reserve
399
Deferred income taxes
(963) (1,556)
Amortization of debt issuance costs
328 231
Share-based compensation
990 3,223
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
4,662 3,158
Inventory
(3,207) (3,559)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
843 6,209
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
(22,100) (1,145)
Deferred revenue
(358) (543)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
(12,626) 5,937
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition, net of cash received
(3,757)
Purchases of property and equipment, net
(3,063) (372)
Capitalized software development costs
(1,287) (985)
Net cash used in investing activities
(4,350) (5,114)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt
78,000
Payment of debt issuance cost
(2,133)
Principal payment on term loan
(821) (563)
Payment on capital leases
(31) (29)
Dividend
(74,500)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
515 (592)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(7) (2)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
(16,468) 229
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
49,086 21,346
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$ 32,618 $ 21,575
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the end of the period
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 28,938 $ 16,240
Restricted cash
3,560 1,615
Restricted cash, non-current
120 3,720
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$ 32,618 $ 21,575
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for taxes
$ 216 $ 2
Cash paid for interest
$ 4,961 $ 2,717
Non-cash investing and financial activities:
Capitalized software and property and equipment, net included in accounts payable
$ 471 $ 232
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
NOTE 1. BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Business
Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, “we”, “us”, “our”, “CHP” or the “Company”) provides technology enabled solutions to payors within the large and growing government sponsored health plan market. Our platform combines proprietary modular technology and end-to-end solutions to serve as an extension of our clients’ operations and core systems. Our clients are primarily Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Employer Group Waiver Plans, as well as Pharmacy Benefit Managers. CHP is a United States (“U.S.”) based holding company incorporated in Delaware. Our principal executive offices are located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
CHP was formed on June 13, 2019 for the purpose of acquiring Convey Health Solutions, Inc. (“Convey”). On September 4, 2019, Cannes Parent, Inc. (“Cannes”), a direct subsidiary of CHP, entered into an agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Convey through the merger of Cannes Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) and Convey Health Parent, Inc. (“Parent”) (the “Merger”) with Parent surviving as a direct subsidiary of Cannes. The Merger principally occurred through an investment from TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P., which is primarily funded by partners of TPG Partners VIII, L.P. and TPG Healthcare Partners, L.P. or any parallel fund or their alternative investment vehicles (collectively, “TPG”).
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and include the accounts of CHP and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. They have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021, are not audited but reflect all adjustments that are of a normal recurring nature and that are considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods shown. Our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020, has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. Our condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2020, which include a complete set of footnote disclosures, including our significant accounting policies. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full fiscal year or for any other future period. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
COVID-19 Pandemic
During the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, concerns related to the spread of novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) began to create global business disruptions as well as disruptions in our operations. COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Governments at the national, state and local level in the U.S., and globally, have implemented aggressive actions to reduce the spread of the virus, with such actions including lockdown and shelter in place orders, limitations on non-essential gatherings of people, suspension of all non-essential travel, and ordering certain businesses and governmental agencies to cease non-essential operations at physical locations. The spread of COVID-19 has caused significant volatility in the U.S. and international markets. The impact of COVID-19 on our business resulted in elongated sales cycles, postponement of customer contract renewals, and slower implementation of software solutions for our clients, as well as a reduction in billable hours in one of our reportable segments, the Advisory Services segment. See Note 17. Segment Information.
 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(unaudited)
We have assessed various accounting estimates and other matters, including those that require consideration of forecasted financial information, in context with the unknown future impacts of COVID-19 using information that is reasonably available to us at this time. While our current assessment of our estimates did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as additional information becomes available to us, our future assessment of our estimates, including our expectations at the time regarding the duration, scope and severity of the pandemic, as well as other factors, could materially and adversely impact our consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates and judgments are based on historical information currently available to us and based on various other assumptions that we conclude to be reasonable under the circumstances. While management concludes that such estimates are reasonable when considered in conjunction with our condensed consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations and comprehensive loss taken as a whole, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Deferred Initial Public Offering Costs
We have incurred certain costs in connection with our anticipated initial public offering (“IPO”). As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, deferred IPO costs were $3.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and were included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Customer Concentrations
Revenue and Accounts receivable from our major customers are as follows:
(in thousands)
Revenues
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Customer A
$ 19,626 $ 17,901
    % of total revenue
23.8% 27.6%
Customer B
$ 16,766 $ 11,018
    % of total revenue
20.3% 17.0%
(in thousands)
Accounts Receivable
March 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Customer A
$ 3,137 $ 7,582
    % of total accounts receivable
6.9% 15.0%
Customer B
$ 4,730 $ 3,447
    % of total accounts receivable
10.4% 6.8%
Our customer base is highly concentrated. Revenue may significantly decline if we were to lose one or more of our significant customers. However, our risk is reduced due to our significant customers having separate contracts with multiple product delivery solutions.
 
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(unaudited)
Contingent Consideration
We recognized an earn-out liability in connection with the November 2018 acquisition of HealthScape Advisors, LLC (“HealthScape Advisors”) and Pareto Intelligence, LLC (“Pareto Intelligence”), which represented contingent consideration.
The initial fair value of the earn-out liability was determined by employing a Monte-Carlo simulation model. The underlying simulated variable was adjusted revenue discounted by the market price of risk embedded in the revenue metrics. The revenue volatility estimate was based on a study of historical asset volatility and implied volatility for a set of comparable public companies, adjusted by our operating leverage. The earn-out payments were calculated based on simulated revenue metrics and payment thresholds as set forth in the HealthScape Advisors and Pareto Intelligence purchase agreement. The calculated payments were further discounted back to present value using cost of debt reflecting our credit risk. The fair value of the earn-out liability at each reporting date subsequent to the acquisition was measured using a probability weighted approach.
In connection with the Merger, we recognized a holdback liability, which represented contingent consideration. The initial fair value of the holdback liabilities and at each subsequent reporting date was measured using a probability weighted approach.
A change in any of the unobservable inputs used can significantly change the fair value of our Level 3 earn-out and holdback liabilities. The fair value of earn-out and holdback liabilities was $20.5 million at both March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020.
Net Loss Per Common Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common shareholders (the numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period (the denominator). Diluted net loss per common share attributable to common shareholders is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period adjusted for the dilutive effects of common stock equivalents. In periods when losses from continuing operations are reported, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)
2021
2020
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
Net loss from continuing operations
$ (934) $ (6,928)
Net income from discontinued operations
36
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$ (934) $ (6,892)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted
486,678 486,678
Loss per share:
Basic and diluted
Continuing operations
$ (1.92) $ (14.24)
Discontinued operations
0.07
Net loss per common share
$ (1.92) $ (14.17)
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, 45,164 and 45,020 of potentially dilutive share-based awards outstanding, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss related to common holders as their effect was anti-dilutive. See Note 10. Share-Based Compensation.
 
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(unaudited)
Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no material changes in our significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the significant accounting policies described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Changes to U.S. GAAP that went into effect in the three months ended March 31, 2021, did not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Accounting Pronouncements Issued Not Yet Adopted
Changes to U.S. GAAP that are not yet effective are not expected to have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
We provide technology enabled solutions and advisory services to assist our clients with workflows across product developments, sales, member experience, clinical management, core operations and business intelligence and analytics. We generate our revenues through our two reporting segments: (i) Technology Enabled Solutions and (ii) Advisory Services.
Technology Enabled Solutions
We assist our clients in managing the compliance and administrative requirements imposed under government sponsored health plans. Our technology solutions are primarily delivered through a web-based customizable application. This application is used to identify, track, and administer contractual services, or benefits provided under a client’s plan to its Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. We also provide analytics over healthcare data to capture and assess gaps in risk documentation, quality, clinical care, and compliance. Our services are provided through three primary solutions:

Advanced Plan Administration Solution provides technology-enabled plan administration services for government-sponsored health plans. Our solution encompasses eligibility and enrollment processing, customer service, member services, premium billing and payment processing, reconciliation and other related services.

Supplemental Benefit Administration Solution provides technology enabled services to manage supplemental benefits provided to members through their Medicare Advantage plans. This solution is currently focused on supplemental benefits. Our services include benefit design and administration, member eligibility and engagement product fulfillment, end to end analytics and reporting, as well as catalog development and distribution.

Value Based Payment Assurance Solution provides payment tools and data analytics to improve revenue accuracy and identify gaps in quality, clinical care and compliance.
Advisory Services
We provide Advisory Services that complement our technology enabled solutions, including sales and marketing strategies, provider network strategies, compliance, Star Ratings, quality, clinical, pharmacy, analytics and risk adjustment.
Revenues are recognized when goods and services are transferred to our clients in exchange for the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive. To determine the appropriate recognition of revenue for transactions, we perform the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the
 
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(unaudited)
performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
Disaggregation of revenue
The following tables present disaggregated revenue by reporting segment:
(in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
Technology
Enabled
Solutions
Advisory
Services
Total
Product Revenue
$ 39,104 $ $ 39,104
Health Plan Management
23,942 23,942
Consulting Services
1,038 13,049 14,087
Software Services
2,730 2,730
Data Analytics
2,768 2,768
Total
$ 69,582 $ 13,049 $ 82,631
(in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
Technology
Enabled
Solutions
Advisory
Services
Total
Product Revenue
$ 30,259 $ $ 30,259
Health Plan Management
19,615 19,615
Consulting Services
793 10,053 10,846
Software Services
2,046 2,046
Data Analytics
1,977 1,977
Total
$ 54,690 $ 10,053 $ 64,743
The revenue recognition pattern, point in time or over time, is consistent within all revenue categories with the exception of Data Analytics which includes revenue recognized on both a point in time and over time basis. The amount of point in time revenue within Data Analytics was $1.4 million and $0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Contract Balances
The timing of our revenue recognition, invoicing, and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, and deferred revenue. Accounts receivable includes unbilled receivable balances of $16.0 million, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Deferred revenue represents payments received from our customers in advance of recognition of revenue. Deferred revenue that will be recognized during the succeeding 12-month period is recognized as current deferred revenue and the remaining portion is recognized as non-current deferred revenue within Other long-term liabilities. Revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the period was $3.9 million and $3.1 million, respectively.
Remaining Performance Obligations
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations (“RPO”) represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes contract liabilities and non-cancelable amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods.
 
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(unaudited)
The timing and amount of revenue recognition for our remaining performance obligations is influenced by several factors and therefore the amount of remaining obligations may not be a meaningful indicator of future results. Total RPO equaled $8.7 million as of March 31, 2021, of which we expect to recognize approximately $4.3 million over the next 12 months. The remaining $4.4 million is expected to be recognized in fiscal years 2022, 2023 and 2024 by $3.2 million, $1.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
NOTE 4. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
(in thousands)
March 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Prepaid expenses and other advances
$ 5,949 $ 6,616
Inventory purchase advances
39 2,206
Cloud computing subscription & implementation costs
2,701 1,986
Tenant facility lease allowances
789 789
Deferred IPO costs
3,309 446
Other current assets
1,325 3,177
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
$ 14,112 $ 15,220
NOTE 5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following:
(in thousands)
Estimated Life
(in years)
March 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Office and computer equipment
3 – 8 years
$ 11,130 $ 10,383
Leasehold improvements
Up to 10 years
10,485 10,572
Furniture and fixtures
2 – 8 years
3,794 3,794
Software
3 years
1,531 1,486
26,940 26,235
Less: accumulated depreciation
(6,891) (5,568)
Property and equipment, net
$ 20,049 $ 20,667
Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $1.4 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
We lease various equipment and software under capital leases. The depreciation expense associated with the assets under capital leases for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $0.1 million and $0.02 million, respectively. Assets held under capital leases are included in property and equipment as follows:
(in thousands)
March 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Office and computer equipment
$ 1,682 $ 1,682
Less: accumulated depreciation
(224) (192)
Total financing leases included in property and equipment
$ 1,458 $ 1,490
NOTE 6. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
The carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit as of both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $88.9 million for Advanced Plan Administration, $190.2 million for Supplemental Benefits Administration, $138.2 million for Value Based Analytics and $37.9 million for Advisory Services, respectively.
 
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(unaudited)
The goodwill allocated to the Technology Enabled Solutions and Advisory Services reportable segments is $417.3 million and $37.9 million, respectively as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Goodwill is assessed for impairment on an annual basis and on an interim basis when indicators of impairment exist. There were no indicators of impairment as of March 31, 2021.
The carrying value of identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following at March 31, 2021:
(in thousands)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
Amortized intangible assets
Tradenames
$ 27,300 $ (2,304) $ 24,996
Customer relationships
189,000 (27,205) 161,795
Technology
47,800 (7,568) 40,232
Capitalized software development costs
7,642 (573) 7,069
Total intangible assets
$ 271,742 $ (37,650) $ 234,092
The carrying value of identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31, 2020:
(in thousands)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
Amortized intangible assets
Tradenames
$ 27,300 $ (1,940) $ 25,360
Customer relationships
189,000 (22,909) 166,091
Technology
47,800 (6,373) 41,427
Capitalized software development costs
6,405 (441) 5,964
Total intangible assets
$ 270,505 $ (31,663) $ 238,842
Amortization expense for Tradenames, Customer relationships and Technology for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $5.9 million and $5.8 million, respectively.
Amortization expense for Capitalized software development costs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $0.1 million and $40 thousand, respectively.
NOTE 7. ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
(in thousands)
March 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Contingent consideration
$ 20,538 $ 20,538
Incentive bonus
4,001 12,198
Employee related
10,329 11,065
Sales and use tax
7,230 7,469
Rebates
963 3,822
Accrued interest
2,737 2,794
Accrued professional fees
6,022 6,389
Other
2,624 2,884
Total accrued expenses
$ 54,444 $ 67,159
 
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NOTE 8. CREDIT FACILITY
On September 4, 2019, we entered into the First Lien Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for senior secured credit facilities consisting of (i) a $225.0 million closing date term loan (the “Term Facility”) and loans thereunder (the “Term Loans”) and (ii) $40.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”), collectively, (the “Credit Facility”). The Term Facility has a seven-year term which expires on September 4, 2026 and the Revolving Facility has a five-year term which expires on September 4, 2024. We paid debt issuance costs of approximately $6.1 million on the closing date of the Credit Facility, $5.2 million is being amortized over the life of the Term Facility (84 months) and $0.9 million is being amortized over the term of the Revolving Facility (60 months) on a straight-line method. The Revolving Facility includes a letter of credit sub-facility (subject to a sublimit not to exceed $10.0 million) and a swing line loan sub-facility (subject to a sublimit not to exceed $10.0 million).
On April 8, 2020, we amended the Credit Agreement to establish an incremental loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $25.0 million for an incremental term loan request (the “2020 Incremental Term Loan”) bearing interest at the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) expiring September 4, 2026. We capitalized debt issuance costs of approximately $1.1 million on the closing date of the 2020 Incremental Term Loan, which is being amortized over the life of the 2020 Incremental Term Loan (77 months) on a straight-line basis.
On February 12, 2021, we further amended the Credit Agreement to establish an incremental term loan in an aggregate principal amount equal to $78.0 million (the “2021 Incremental Term Loan”) bearing interest at the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) expiring September 4, 2026. We capitalized debt issuance costs of approximately $2.4 million on the closing date of the 2021 Incremental Term Loan, which is being amortized over the life of the 2021 Incremental Term Loan (67 months) on a straight-line basis.
The Credit Agreement includes an uncommitted incremental facility, which provides that Convey have the right at any time to request term loan increases, additional term loan facilities, revolving commitment increases and/or additional revolving credit facilities, in an aggregate principal amount, together with the aggregate principal amount of permitted incremental equivalent debt under the Credit Agreement, not to exceed (a) the sum of the greater of (i) $46.9 million and (ii) 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of Convey and its restricted subsidiaries for the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Convey (calculated on a pro forma basis), plus (b) certain additional amounts, including an unlimited amount subject to pro forma compliance with a leverage ratio test.
Interest Rate and Fees
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement (other than borrowings of swing line loans) bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our election of either (i) the LIBOR for the relevant interest period (subject to a floor of 1.00% per annum) plus an applicable margin, as defined in the Credit Agreement, or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin, as defined in the Credit Agreement. We elected to use the LIBOR rate for the Term Loans and the Revolving Facility. The Credit Agreement provides for the replacement of LIBOR with a successor or alternative index rate in the event LIBOR is phased-out.
In addition to paying interest on the outstanding principal of the Credit Facility, we are required to pay a commitment fee in respect of any unused commitments under the Revolving Facility at a rate that is subject to adjustment based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, (maximum debt to Earnings Before Interest, Income Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”), as defined in the Credit Agreement) at such time and ranges from 0.375% to 0.500% per annum. We are also required to pay customary letter of credit fees and certain other agency fees.
Covenants
The Credit Facility contains a financial covenant that requires us to maintain as of the last day of each period of four consecutive quarters of the Company, a First Lien Net Leverage Ratio not to exceed 7.4 to
 
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1.0 if, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, there are outstanding revolving loans and letters of credit (excluding (i) undrawn letters of credit in an aggregate face amount up to $10.0 million and (ii) letters of credit (whether drawn or undrawn) to the extent reimbursed, cash collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable issuing bank on or prior to the date that is three business days following the end of the applicable period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Convey in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Facility at such time.
Prepayments and Mandatory Prepayment
Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, we are permitted to voluntarily prepay outstanding loans or commitments in whole or part without premium or penalty other than certain exceptions described in the Credit Agreement; however, the Credit Agreement requires us to prepay outstanding term loans, subject to certain exceptions and limitations with (i) 50% of our annual excess cash flow, subject to certain step-downs based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio; (ii) 100% of the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales or casualty events; and (iii) 100% of the net cash proceeds of certain incurrences or issuances of indebtedness.
Scheduled Repayments
We are required to make scheduled quarterly payments on the Term Loans. Prior to the 2021 Incremental Term Loan, we were required to make quarterly payments (i) commending with the quarter ended December 31, 2019, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding on September 4, 2019 with the balance due upon maturity date and (ii) in respect of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2020, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loan outstanding on April 8, 2020, with the balance due on maturity.
Subsequent to the 2021 Incremental Term Loan, we are required to make quarterly payments (i) commencing with the quarter ended March 31, 2021, in an aggregate principal amount equal to $0.8 million for the Term Facility and the 2021 Incremental Term Loan, with the balance due upon maturity date and (ii) in respect of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loan outstanding on April 8, 2020, with the balance due on maturity. We are required to repay the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Facility, and the aggregate principal amount of each swing line loan under the Revolving Facility, at maturity of the Revolving Facility on September 4, 2024.
Guarantees and Collateral
All obligations under the Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed by Parent and certain subsidiaries. All obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions and limitations, by first priority security interests in substantially all the assets of the Company and each guarantor (including all the equity interests of Convey).
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, unamortized deferred financing costs for the Term Loans totaled $7.1 million and $5.2 million, respectively. Amortization of deferred financing costs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $0.3 million and $0.2 million.
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, unamortized deferred financing costs associated with the Revolving Facility totaled $0.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and were included in Other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amortization of deferred financing costs was approximately fifty thousand for each of the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
Amortization of deferred financing costs is included within Interest expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
 
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(unaudited)
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the average interest rate for the Term Facility was 6.3% and 7.0%, respectively. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the aggregate principal balance was $221.6 million and $222.2 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the average interest rate for the 2020 Incremental Term Loan was 10%. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the aggregated principal balance was $24.8 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the average interest rate for the 2021 Incremental Term Loan was 7.0% and as of March 31, 2021, the aggregated principal balance was $77.8 million.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the average interest rate for the Revolving Facility was 2.75% for each period. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the available balance was $39.5 million. On January 23, 2020, we established an irrevocable transferable letter of credit (“LOC”) in the favor of a lessor totaling $0.5 million. The LOC expires on January 31, 2021; however, per the terms of the agreement, the LOC automatically extends for a one year period upon the expiration date and each anniversary thereafter, unless at least 60 days prior to such expiration date or anniversary written notice is provided that we elect not to extend the LOC. The LOC was automatically extended for a one year period on January 31, 2021.
Debt consists of the following as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
(in thousands)
March 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
Term loans
$ 324,178 $ 246,999
Less: deferred financing costs
(7,060) (5,209)
Term loans, net of deferred financing costs
317,118 241,790
Less: current portion
(3,280) (2,500)
$ 313,838 $ 239,290
NOTE 9. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
We are authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of which (i) 915,000 shares are designated as voting common stock (the “Voting Common Stock”) and (ii) 85,000 shares are designated as non-voting common stock (the “Non-Voting Common Stock”). The designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of or applicable to the Voting Common Stock and the Non-Voting Common Stock shall be identical, except as otherwise required by law and for certain voting privileges. The holders of the Voting Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Voting Common Stock held.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, our Board, through a unanimous written consent, adopted a written resolution declaring a special dividend of $148.32 per common stock totaling $74.5 million in cash (“Special Dividend”) ultimately to be distributed to the shareholders’ of CHP. Of the Special Dividend, $72.2 million was paid to existing shareholders and $2.3 million was paid to outstanding and vested stock option holders. The Special Dividend was paid out during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, there were 486,678 Voting Common Stock shares issued and outstanding.
NOTE 10. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
On September 4, 2019, the effective date, CHP’s Board of Directors adopted the Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) to enable us to offer directors, officers, other employees and consultants an opportunity to participate in the increased value of the Company. Our Equity Plan provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other share-based awards (including stock appreciation rights (“SARs”). The Equity Plan shall automatically terminate on, and no options may be granted under the Equity Plan after, the tenth anniversary of the effective date.
 
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(unaudited)
In March 2020, pursuant to the Equity Plan, CHP issued option awards to acquire 45,426 shares, respectively, of CHP’s Common Stock having an exercise price of $1,000 per share and a term of ten (10) years. The awards were comprised of time-vesting and performance-vesting options.
The time-vesting options will vest 20% on the first anniversary of the commencement date, defined in each option agreement, and the remainder will vest in 16 equal 3-month installments over the following four years. Upon a change in control the time-vested options will vest fully.
The performance-vesting options are eligible to vest 20% each year subject to the Company meeting certain annual Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Income Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) targets. Each year has been accounted for as a separate tranche. To the extent that any performance-based options have not vested pursuant to achievement of the annual Adjusted EBITDA targets (performance condition), catch-up vesting may occur if at any time prior to or upon the option expiration date of the award, TPG achieves a certain multiple-of-money return (market condition). Upon the consummation of a change in control, all performance-based options that have not become vested pursuant to the achievement of the Adjusted EBITDA targets or do not satisfy the catch-up vesting criteria will be immediately forfeited without any payment or consideration due from us.
In March 2021, CHP issued option awards to acquire 550 shares of CHP’s Common Stock with an exercise price of $1,250 per share and a term of ten (10) years. The awards were comprised of time-vesting options which vest 25% on each anniversary date from the vesting commencement date.
The following table reflects our shares that are reserved under the 2019 Equity Plan as of March 31, 2021:
Shares initially reserved under the 2019 Equity Plan
100,000
FY20 Time-based stock options granted under the 2019 Equity Plan
(22,713)
FY20 Performance-based stock options granted under the 2019 Equity Plan
(22,713)
FY21 Time-based stock options granted under the 2019 Equity Plan
(550)
Stock options forfeited
812
Remaining shares available for future grant
54,836
The following table summarizes the total share-based compensation expense included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss:
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2021
2020
Selling, general and administrative
$ 990 $ 3,223
Total stock-based compensation expense
$ 990 $ 3,223
During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, cash received upon exercise under all share-based compensation arrangements totaled $0 for both periods.
Stock Option Modification
On February 15, 2021, CHP’s Board of Directors approved a stock option award modification (the “Modification”) whereby the exercise price of certain previously granted and still outstanding unvested stock option awards held by current employees and certain executives were reduced by $148.32 per award, which represented the cash payment made for the vested awards as part of the Special Dividend. No other terms of the repriced stock options were modified, and the modified stock options will continue to vest according to their original vesting schedules and will retain their original expiration dates. As a result of the modification, 30,114 unvested stock options outstanding with an original exercise price of $1,000 were modified.
 
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There was no incremental stock-based compensation expense as a result of this modification as the fair value of the modified awards immediately after the modification was less than the fair value of the original awards immediately before the modification.
Stock Option Grants
Stock option activity and information about stock options outstanding are summarized in the following table:
Stock Option
Awards
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2020
44,614 $ 1,000.00 9.20
Granted
550 1,250.00 9.90
Exercised
Forfeited
Outstanding at March 31, 2021
45,164 $ 904.15 8.91
Vested or expect to vest as of March 31, 2021
45,164 $ 904.15 8.91
Vested and Exercisable at March 31, 2021
15,615 $ 989.41 8.90
The stock options are equity based awards and their aggregate intrinsic value outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2021 is $0. The weighted average fair value of options granted in 2021 was $728.54.
As of March 31, 2021, there was approximately $12.8 million total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.68 years.
We estimate the fair value of the time-vesting stock option awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Merton model. The time-vesting options have a service condition. Option valuation models, including the Black-Scholes Merton model, require the input of certain assumptions that involve judgment. Changes in the input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates and, ultimately, how much we recognize as stock-based compensation expense. The fair value of the options granted during the year were estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes Merton model based on the following assumptions:
2021 Grants
Expected term (years)
6.24
Expected volatility
60%
Risk free interest rate
1.08%
Expected dividend yield
There is no active external or internal market for our common shares. Thus, it was not possible to estimate the expected volatility of our share price in estimating fair value of options granted. Accordingly, as a substitute for such volatility, the Company used the historical volatility of the common stock of other companies in the same industry over an approximate period of time commensurate with the expected term of the options awarded. The expected term for options granted is based on the “simplified” method described in Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107, Share-Based Payment, and SAB No. 110, Share-Based Payment, since the simplified method provides a reasonable estimate in comparison to actual experience. Management had estimated the risk-free interest rate based on U.S. Treasury note rates for the expected term.
 
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(unaudited)
Long-Term Incentive Awards
In March 2020, CHP issued fifty-six (56) Long-Term Incentive (LTI) awards with a total grant-date fair value of $1.1 million to employees. These awards vest upon satisfaction of the performance condition as determined by our Board of Directors at its sole discretion, subject to the participants continued employment or service. The performance condition is satisfied by TPG meeting a certain multiple-of-money return, on a scale, prior to or upon (i) TPG in the aggregate beneficially owning less than 20% of the voting equity securities of the Company or (ii) the date on which a change in control occurs. The awards contain a market condition with an implicit performance condition. No awards have vested as of March 31, 2021 as such events did not occur during the three months ended March 31, 2020. No awards have been granted or cancelled during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The awards do not expire; on the date the performance condition is met any unvested shares will be forfeited.
LTI Awards
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020
54
Forfeited
(3)
Outstanding as of March 31, 2021
51
Settlement of the award can be made, as determined by the Board of Directors at its sole discretion, (i) in cash, (ii) common stock, or (iii) in other property acceptable to the Board of Directors. The LTI’s are treated as liability-based awards under ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation, (“ASC 718”) and the Company shall recognize compensation expense for the LTIs upon the liquidity event occurring.
NOTE 11. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
We offer our employees a savings plan pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), whereby employees may contribute a percentage of their compensation, not to exceed the maximum amount allowable under the Code. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, we may elect to make matching or other contributions into the savings plan. We made matching contributions of $0.7 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, to our employee savings plan and is included within Selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
NOTE 12. TAXES
Our tax provision or benefit from income taxes for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our global annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment.
Our quarterly tax provision, and our quarterly estimate of our annual effective tax rate, is subject to change resulting from several factors, including variability in forecasting our pre-tax and taxable income and loss due to external changes in market condition changes in statutes, regulations and administrative practices, principles, and interpretations related to tax. Our effective tax rate can be more or less volatile based on the amount of pre-tax income or loss. For example, the impact of discrete items and non-deductible expenses on our effective tax rate is greater when our pre-tax income is lower.
Our income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were $1.0 million and $1.3 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, our effective tax rate of 22.5% was slightly above the U.S. statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to state taxes, tax on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”), disallowed wage expense and fringe benefits, and certain other non-deductible items. These items were primarily offset by tax credits. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, our effective tax rate of 15.0% was below the U.S. statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to state taxes, tax on GILTI, disallowed fringe benefits, and certain other non-deductible items. These items were primarily offset
 
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(unaudited)
by tax credits. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 we did not have any unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period or during the current period. No interest or penalties were recorded as a result of tax uncertainties.
NOTE 13. TRANSACTION RELATED COSTS
The following table represents the components of Transaction related costs as reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss:
(in thousands)
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Mergers and acquisitions related costs
$ 30 $ 145
Public company readiness costs
1,056
Total
$ 1,086 $ 145
NOTE 14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Leases
We lease office space, warehouse and distribution space, and equipment under non-cancelable operating and capital leases expiring at various dates through 2029. Lease terms generally range from two to seven years with one to two renewal options for extended terms which are taken into consideration when evaluating the overall term of the lease. In most cases, we are required to make additional payments under facility operating leases for taxes, insurance, and other operating expenses incurred during the operating lease period. Certain of these leases contain rent concessions and payment escalations, in which case rent expense, including the impact of the concessions and/or escalations, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
Rent expense under all operating leases was approximately $2.1 million and $1.9 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Employment Agreements
We have employment agreements with various executives. The agreements have open-ended terms providing that employment shall continue until terminated by either party in accordance with the agreement. In addition to salary, bonuses, and benefits, the agreements also provide for termination benefits if the agreements are terminated by us for reasons other than cause or by the executives for good reason.
Inventory Purchases
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we have contractual commitments to purchase inventory from certain manufacturers totaling $1.0 million and $6.5 million, respectively.
Legal Proceedings
We are involved in various lawsuits, claims, inquiries, and other regulatory and compliance matters, most of which are routine to the nature of our business. When it is probable that a loss will be incurred and where a range of the loss can be reasonably estimated, the best estimate within the range is accrued. When the best estimate within the range cannot be determined, the low end of the range is accrued. The ultimate resolution of these claims could affect future results of operations should our exposure be materially different from our estimates or should liabilities be incurred that were not previously accrued. Potential insurance reimbursements are not offset against potential liabilities.
 
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(unaudited)
Because of the uncertainties associated with claims resolution and litigation, future expenses to resolve these matters could be higher than the liabilities we have accrued; however, we are unable to reasonably estimate a range of potential expenses. If information were to become available that allowed us to reasonably estimate a range of potential expenses in an amount higher or lower than what we have accrued, we would adjust our accrued liabilities accordingly. Additional lawsuits, claims, inquiries, and other regulatory and compliance matters could arise in the future. The range of expenses for resolving any future matters would be assessed as they arise; until then, a range of potential expenses for such resolution cannot be determined. Based upon current information, we concluded that the impact of the resolution of these matters would not be, individually or in the aggregate, material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
On July 11, 2017, Ronnie Kahululani Solis (“Solis”) filed suit in the Los Angeles Superior Court against one of our former subsidiaries, Gorman Health Group, LLC, which merged into Convey Health Solutions, Inc. effective September 1, 2020, for damages for negligence and negligence per se arising out of an incident that occurred on March 3, 2017. Solis alleges damages in excess of $6.0 million stemming from an accident involving a vehicle and a motorcycle. The vehicle was being operated by a Gorman employee in the scope of his employment. The Company and Solis are continuing to discuss terms of settlement. The Company is covered by insurance up to $6.0 million. The expected range of the likely verdict is $1.0 million to $2.5 million based on jury awards in similar cases. We recorded a $1.0 million accrual in relation to this matter and a $1.0 million receivable for the anticipated insurance proceeds upon settlement. The amounts recorded are based on the low end of the range as no better estimate within the range can be determined.
Sales Tax Accrual
On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in South Dakota v. Wayfair. The State of South Dakota alleged that U.S. constitutional law should be revised to permit South Dakota to require remote sellers to collect and remit sales tax in South Dakota in accordance with South Dakota’s sales tax statute. Under the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling, the longstanding Quill Corp v. North Dakota sales tax case was overruled, and states may now require remote sellers to collect sales tax under certain circumstances. Consequently, we began collecting sales tax in 21 states that it deemed in accordance with the new statute. Pursuant to South Dakota’s statute, we are not required to pay sales tax retroactively.
ASC Topic 450, Contingencies, (“ASC 450”) requires an estimated loss to be accrued by a charge to income if it is probable that a liability has been incurred or when there is at least a reasonable possibility that a liability may have been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. We recognized liabilities for contingencies related to state sales and use tax deemed probable and estimable totaling $7.2 million and $7.5 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These are included in accrued liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
NOTE 15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
TPG Management Service Agreement
On September 4, 2019, in connection with the Merger, we entered into a management services agreement (“MSA”) with TPG. Under the MSA, TPG agreed to provide certain financial, strategic advisory services, and consulting services in exchange for (i) reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by TPG and (ii) an aggregate annual retainer fee of 1% based on our previous year’s consolidated EBITDA determined by CHP’s Board of Directors. Additional services may be provided in exchange for the fees structured within the MSA. We paid management and consulting fees of $0.2 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. We also paid TPG a fee of $1.0 million for services provided in connection with establishing the 2021 Incremental Term Loan. There was no amount payable to TPG as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. In the event the MSA is terminated by an IPO or business combination and TPG continues to hold at least 10% of equity of the Company upon closing of such transaction, we are required
 
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to pay TPG the net present value of the remaining portion of management and consulting fees that would have been incurred until three years after the date of such termination, as well as certain other expenses of TPG.
EIR Partners Consulting Agreement
We have a Consulting Agreement with EIR Partners, LLC (“EIR”), a member of the Company’s former Board of Directors, and current shareholder. Under the terms of the Consulting Agreement, EIR provides consulting services for the purpose of analyzing and reviewing potential sellers in the marketplace for the benefit of the Company as agreed to from time-to-time. As compensation for service, the Company remits to EIR $10 thousand monthly, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of the duties under the Consulting Agreement. The Consulting Agreement may be terminated by either party upon providing 10 days advance written notice and unless terminated, automatically renews for additional terms of one year. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, thirty thousand was paid for services rendered during each period. The Consulting Agreement is still active with the Company.
NOTE 16. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On February 9, 2018, in order to focus on our Technology Enabled Solutions and Advisory Services, we announced a plan to abandon our Business Processing Outsourcing (“BPO”) unit which provided labor resources to fulfill a wide range of plan administration functions based on client requirements. All run-off operations of our BPO unit ceased in the first quarter of 2020. We abandoned the BPO unit as we were unable to sell the line due to competitive pricing and the ease of transition to competitors.
The operating results of our discontinued operations through the date of abandonment are as follows:
(in thousands)
For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
2020
Major line items constituting income from discontinued operations
Service revenue
$ 50
Income from discontinued operations before provision for income taxes
50
Provision expense for income taxes
14
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
$ 36
There were no assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Cash flows from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were insignificant.
NOTE 17. SEGMENT INFORMATION
ASC 280 establishes the standards for reporting information about segments in financial statements. In applying the criteria set forth in ASC 280, we have determined that we have two reportable segments: Technology Enabled Solutions and Advisory Services. These reportable segments reflect the change in our operating structure and the manner in which the CODM group assesses information for decision-making purposes. The CODM group consists of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
The key factors used to identify these reportable segments are the organization and alignment of our internal operations and the nature of our products and services. This reflects how the CODM group monitors performance, allocates resources, and makes strategic and operational decisions.
 
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(unaudited)
In addition to the reportable segments, we have the “Unallocated” classification which includes those profit and loss items not allocated to either reportable segment. Unallocated includes corporate costs, primarily relating to group wide functions, including but not limited to, finance, tax and legal.
There are no inter-segment sales that require elimination.
We present reportable segment revenue and Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is the financial measure by which management and the CODM group allocate resources and analyze the performance of the reportable segments.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA represents each segment’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization and is further adjusted to exclude certain items of a significant or unusual nature, including but not limited to, change in fair value of contingent consideration, COVID-19 cost impacts, non-cash stock compensation, and transaction-related costs such as transaction bonuses, merger & acquisition costs, contract termination costs, management and board of directors fees, costs associated with obtaining the incremental term loans.
We do not report assets by reportable segment, as this metric is not used by the CODM group to allocate resources to the segments.
Presented in the tables below is revenue and Segment Adjusted EBITDA by reportable segment:
(in thousands)
For the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2021
Technology Enabled
Solutions
Advisory
Services
Revenue
$ 69,582 $ 13,049
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$ 16,307 $ 3,338
(in thousands)
For the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2020
Technology Enabled
Solutions
Advisory
Services
Revenue
$ 54,690 $ 10,053
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$ 11,879 $ 681
 
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The following table presents a reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to the condensed consolidated U.S. GAAP loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
(in thousands)
For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Technology Enabled Solutions Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$ 16,307 $ 11,879
Advisory Services Segment Adjusted EBITDA
3,338 681
Total
$ 19,645 $ 12,560
Unallocated(1)
$ (2,048) $ (2,473)
Adjustments to reconcile to U.S. GAAP loss from continuing operations before income taxes
Depreciation and amortization
(7,372) (6,842)
Interest expense, net
(5,467) (4,264)
Income tax provision
1,007 1,263
Cost of COVID-19(2)
(1,185) (864)
Sales and use tax
(1,498) (1,735)
Non-cash stock compensation expense
(990) (3,223)
Transaction related costs
(1,086) (145)
Acquisition bonus expense – HealthScape and Pareto acquisition
(192) (481)
Other(3)
(1,748) (724)
Loss from continuing operations
$ (934) $ (6,928)
(1)
Represents certain corporate costs associated with the executive compensation, legal, accounting, finance and other costs not specifically attributable to the segments.
(2)
Expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic are as follow: Higher pricing from vendors due to supply chain disruptions and product shortages was $0.7 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Higher employee costs due to hazard pay for our employees were $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Other COVID-19 miscellaneous costs were $0.2 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(3)
These adjustments include individual adjustments related to fees associated with obtaining the incremental loans, management fees, board of director related fees, and consulting costs for the selection of ERP solution.
NOTE 18. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On April 21, 2021, we completed a corporate name change from Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. to Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
We have evaluated subsequent events through May 5, 2021, which is the date these condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.
 
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Shares
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Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
Common Stock
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
BofA Securities
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
J.P. Morgan
Barclays
TPG Capital BD, LLC
Truist Securities
Canaccord Genuity
Through and including            , 2021 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.
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Information Not Required in Prospectus
Item 13.   Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table sets forth the various expenses, other than the underwriting discount, payable in connection with the offering contemplated by this registration statement. All of the fees set forth below are estimates except for the SEC registration fee, the FINRA filing fee and the stock exchange listing fee.
Payable by
the registrant
SEC registration fee
$ *
FINRA filing fee
$ *
Exchange listing fee
$ *
Printing and engraving expenses
$ *
Legal fees and expenses
$ *
Accounting fees and expenses
$ *
Transfer agent and registrar fees and expenses
$ *
Miscellaneous fees and expenses
$ *
Total
$     *
*
To be furnished by amendment.
Item 14.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent to the registrant. The DGCL provides that Section 145 is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will provide for indemnification by us of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability(1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide for such limitation of liability.
We maintain standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided (a) to our directors and officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and (b) to us with respect to payments which may be made by us to such officers and directors pursuant to the above indemnification provision or otherwise as a matter of law. Our amended and restated bylaws will provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and must also pay expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition upon delivery of an undertaking by or on behalf of an indemnified person to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under this section or otherwise.
 
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We expect that the underwriting agreement, the form of which will be filed as an exhibit to this registration statement, will provide for indemnification of directors and officers of Convey Holding Parent, Inc. by the underwriters against certain liabilities.
We may enter into customary indemnification agreements with our directors and officers. These agreements will require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.
Item 15.   Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
Within the past three years, we have engaged in the following transactions that were not registered under the Securities Act:

In September 2019, in connection with the Merger, we entered into subscription agreements with certain rollover investors, including certain of our officers and employees, pursuant to which such investors purchased an aggregate of 39,327 shares of our common stock for aggregate total consideration of $39,327,486.74.

In March 2020, pursuant to our 2019 Plan, we issued to certain of our employees and the non-employee Chairman of our Board of Directors option awards to acquire in the aggregate 45,426 shares of our common stock having an exercise price of $1,000 per share. The awards were comprised of time-vesting and performance-vesting options.

In March 2021, in connection with the appointment of Mr. Whitmer to our Board of Directors, we issued to Mr. Whitmer an option award to acquire in the aggregate 550 shares of our common stock having an exercise price of $1,250 per share. The award was comprised of time-vesting options.
None of the foregoing transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions, or any public offering. The sales, offers and issuances of the above securities were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act (and Regulation D promulgated thereunder) or Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering or pursuant to benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701. The recipients of the securities in each of these transactions represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were placed upon the securities issued in these transactions. All recipients had adequate access, through their relationships with us, to information about us. The sales of these securities were made without any general solicitation or advertising.
Item 16.   Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) Exhibits:   The list of exhibits set forth under “Exhibit Index” at the end of this registration statement is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Financial Statement Schedules:   See “Index to Consolidated Financial Statements” included on page F-1 for a list of the financial statements included in this registration statement. All schedules not identified above have been omitted because they are not required, are inapplicable or the information is included in the consolidated financial statements or the related notes contained in this registration statement.
Item 17.   Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
 
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officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1)
For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2)
For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
1.1** Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1** Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Convey Holding Parent, Inc., to be effective upon the completion of this offering
3.2** Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Convey Holding Parent, Inc., to be effective upon the completion of this offering
4.1** Form of Common Stock Certificate of Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
5.1*
10.1*
10.2*
10.3*
10.4** Form of Registration Rights Agreement
10.5** Form of Stockholders Agreement
10.6*†
10.7*†
10.8**† Convey Holding Parent, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
10.9**† Employment Agreement, dated as of            , by and among Stephen C. Farrell, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and Convey Health Parent, Inc.
10.10**† Employment Agreement, dated as of            , by and among Kyle Stern, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and Convey Health Parent, Inc.
10.11**† Employment Agreement, dated as of            , by and among Arjun Aggarwal, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and Convey Health Parent, Inc.
10.12** Form of Indemnification Agreement
21.1*
23.1*
23.2*
24.1*
*
Filed herewith
**
To be filed by amendment.

Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
 
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Fort Lauderdale, State of Florida, on May 21, 2021.
Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
By:
/s/ Stephen C. Farrell
Name: Stephen C. Farrell
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and Director
Signatures and Powers of Attorney
Each of the undersigned officers and directors of Convey Holding Parent, Inc. hereby severally constitutes and appoints Stephen C. Farrell and Timothy Fairbanks, and each of them acting alone, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC and any applicable securities exchange or securities self-regulatory body, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them individually, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
By:
/s/ Stephen C. Farrell
Stephen C. Farrell
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 21, 2021
By:
/s/ Timothy Fairbanks
Timothy Fairbanks
Chief Financial Officer &
Executive Vice President
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 21, 2021
By:
/s/ Susana E. Pichardo
Susana E. Pichardo
Senior Vice President, Accounting
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 21, 2021
By:
/s/ Sharad S. Mansukani
Sharad S. Mansukani
Director
May 21, 2021
By:
/s/ Todd Sisitsky
Todd Sisitsky
Director
May 21, 2021
By:
/s/ Katherine Wood
Katherine Wood
Director
May 21, 2021
By:
/s/ W. Carl Whitmer
W. Carl Whitmer
Director
May 21, 2021
 
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Exhibit 5.1

 

[Letterhead of]

CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP

[New York Office]

 

, 2021

 

Convey Holding Parent, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-1

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel for Convey Holding Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-) (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the registration of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”), and, if the over-allotment option is exercised, the offer and sale by the Company and TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Selling Stockholder”), of additional shares (the “Additional Shares”) to the underwriters (the “Underwriters”) pursuant to the terms of the underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) to be executed by the Company, the Selling Stockholder and BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as Representatives of the Underwriters.

 

In that connection, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion, including, without limitation: (a) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company; (b) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company; and (c) certain resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

In rendering our opinion, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to all questions of fact material to this opinion that have not been independently established, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Company.

 

 

 

 

Based on the foregoing and in reliance thereon, we are of opinion that the Shares and the Additional Shares have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered by the Company and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

We are admitted to practice in the State of New York, and we express no opinion as to matters governed by any laws other than the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Federal laws of the United States of America. The reference and limitation to “General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware” includes the statutory provisions and all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting these laws.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

  

Very truly yours,

  

Convey Holding Parent, Inc.

100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33394

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

The Florida documentary stamp tax required by law in the amount of $2,450 has been paid or will be paid directly to the Department of Revenue.

 

 

 

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of September 4, 2019

 

among

 

CANNES CHS MERGER SUB, INC., 

as the Initial Borrower, which on the Closing Date shall be merged with and into,

 

CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC., 

with Convey Health Solutions, Inc. surviving such merger as the Borrower,

 

CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC., 

as Holdings,

 

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, 

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

 

SUNTRUST BANK, 

as Priority Revolving Agent, Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender,

 

and

 

THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO 

________________

 

ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, and  

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,  

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 

 

 
 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Article I

Definitions and Accounting Terms

 

 

 

SECTION 1.01

Defined Terms

2

SECTION 1.02

Other Interpretive Provisions

108

SECTION 1.03

Accounting Terms

110

SECTION 1.04

Rounding

110

SECTION 1.05

References to Agreements, Laws, etc.

110

SECTION 1.06

Times of Day and Timing of Payment and Performance

111

SECTION 1.07

Pro Forma and Other Calculations

111

SECTION 1.08

Available Amount Transaction

116

SECTION 1.09

Guaranties of Hedging Obligations

116

SECTION 1.10

Currency Generally

116

SECTION 1.11

Letters of Credit

117

SECTION 1.12

LIBOR Discontinuation

117

 

 

 

Article II

The Commitments and Borrowings

 

 

 

SECTION 2.01

The Loans

117

SECTION 2.02

Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans

118

SECTION 2.03

Letters of Credit

121

SECTION 2.04

Swing Line Loans

131

SECTION 2.05

Prepayments

134

SECTION 2.06

Termination or Reduction of Commitments

148

SECTION 2.07

Repayment of Loans

149

SECTION 2.08

Interest

150

SECTION 2.09

Fees

150

SECTION 2.10

Computation of Interest and Fees

151

SECTION 2.11

Evidence of Indebtedness

151

SECTION 2.12

Payments Generally

152

SECTION 2.13

Sharing of Payments

154

SECTION 2.14

Incremental Facilities

155

SECTION 2.15

Refinancing Amendments

164

SECTION 2.16

Extensions of Loans

167

SECTION 2.17

Defaulting Lenders

171

SECTION 2.18

Prepayment Premium

173

 

 

 

Article III

Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

 

 

 

SECTION 3.01

Taxes

173

SECTION 3.02

Illegality

177

SECTION 3.03

Inability to Determine Rates

178

SECTION 3.04

Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans

178

SECTION 3.05

Funding Losses

179

SECTION 3.06

Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation

180

SECTION 3.07

Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances

181

SECTION 3.08

Survival

183

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Article IV

Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

 

 

 

SECTION 4.01

Conditions to Credit Extensions on Closing Date

183

SECTION 4.02

Conditions to Credit Extensions after the Closing Date

186

 

 

 

Article V

Representations and Warranties

 

 

 

SECTION 5.01

Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws

187

SECTION 5.02

Authorization; No Contravention

187

SECTION 5.03

Governmental Authorization

188

SECTION 5.04

Binding Effect

188

SECTION 5.05

Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect

188

SECTION 5.06

Litigation

189

SECTION 5.07

Labor Matters

189

SECTION 5.08

Ownership of Property; Liens

189

SECTION 5.09

Environmental Matters

189

SECTION 5.10

Taxes

189

SECTION 5.11

ERISA Compliance

190

SECTION 5.12

Subsidiaries

190

SECTION 5.13

Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act

190

SECTION 5.14

Disclosure

191

SECTION 5.15

Intellectual Property; Licenses, etc.

191

SECTION 5.16

Solvency

191

SECTION 5.17

USA PATRIOT Act; Anti-Terrorism Laws

191

SECTION 5.18

Collateral Documents

191

 

 

 

Article VI

Affirmative Covenants

 

 

 

SECTION 6.01

Financial Statements

192

SECTION 6.02

Certificates; Other Information

194

SECTION 6.03

Notices

196

SECTION 6.04

Payment of Obligations

196

SECTION 6.05

Preservation of Existence, etc.

196

SECTION 6.06

Maintenance of Properties

197

SECTION 6.07

Maintenance of Insurance

197

SECTION 6.08

Compliance with Laws

197

SECTION 6.09

Books and Records

197

SECTION 6.10

Inspection Rights

197

SECTION 6.11

Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security

198

SECTION 6.12

Further Assurances and Post-Closing Covenant

199

SECTION 6.13

Use of Proceeds

199

SECTION 6.14

[Reserved]

200

SECTION 6.15

Transactions with Affiliates

200

 

 

 

Article VII

Negative Covenants

 

 

 

SECTION 7.01

Liens

204

SECTION 7.02

Indebtedness

204

SECTION 7.03

Fundamental Changes

214

SECTION 7.04

Asset Sales

217

 

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SECTION 7.05

Restricted Payments

219

SECTION 7.06

Change in Nature of Business

229

SECTION 7.07

Burdensome Agreements

229

SECTION 7.08

Accounting Changes

232

SECTION 7.09

Holdings

232

SECTION 7.10

Financial Covenant

233

SECTION 7.11

Modification of Terms of Junior Indebtedness

234

 

 

 

Article VIII

Events of Default and Remedies

 

 

 

SECTION 8.01

Events of Default

234

SECTION 8.02

Remedies upon Event of Default

237

SECTION 8.03

Application of Funds

238

SECTION 8.04

Right to Cure

240

 

 

 

Article IX

The Agents

 

 

 

SECTION 9.01

Appointment and Authorization

241

SECTION 9.02

Rights as a Lender

244

SECTION 9.03

Exculpatory Provisions

244

SECTION 9.04

Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent

246

SECTION 9.05

Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent

246

SECTION 9.06

Reliance by the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent

247

SECTION 9.07

Delegation of Duties

247

SECTION 9.08

Indemnification

248

SECTION 9.09

The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent in Their Individual Capacities

248

SECTION 9.10

No Other Duties, Etc.

249

SECTION 9.11

Resignation by the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent

249

SECTION 9.12

Collateral Matters

251

SECTION 9.13

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

252

SECTION 9.14

Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents

253

SECTION 9.15

Intercreditor Agreements

254

SECTION 9.16

Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements

254

SECTION 9.17

Withholding Tax

255

 

 

 

Article X

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

SECTION 10.01

Amendments, etc.

255

SECTION 10.02

Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies

263

SECTION 10.03

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

265

SECTION 10.04

Costs and Expenses

266

SECTION 10.05

Indemnification by the Borrower

267

SECTION 10.06

Marshaling; Payments Set Aside

267

SECTION 10.07

Successors and Assigns

268

SECTION 10.08

Resignation of Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender

277

SECTION 10.09

Confidentiality

277

SECTION 10.10

Setoff

278

SECTION 10.11

Interest Rate Limitation

279

SECTION 10.12

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

279

SECTION 10.13

Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

279

SECTION 10.14

Survival of Representations and Warranties

280

SECTION 10.15

Severability

280

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SECTION 10.16

GOVERNING LAW

280

SECTION 10.17

WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY

281

SECTION 10.18

Binding Effect

281

SECTION 10.19

Lender Action

281

SECTION 10.20

Use of Name, Logo, etc.

281

SECTION 10.21

USA PATRIOT Act

281

SECTION 10.22

Service of Process

282

SECTION 10.23

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

282

SECTION 10.24

Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations; Subordination of Liens

282

SECTION 10.25

Assumption and Acknowledgment

283

SECTION 10.26

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

284

SECTION 10.27

Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs

284

SECTION 10.28

Purchase Option

285

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SCHEDULES

 

   

1.01(1)

Closing Date Subsidiary Guarantors

1.01(2)

Closing Date Cash Management Banks

1.01(3)

Existing Letters of Credit

1.01(4)

Closing Date Hedge Banks

2.01

Commitments

4.01(1)(c)

Certain Collateral Documents

5.12

Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments

6.12(2)

Post-Closing Matters

7.01

Existing Liens

7.02

Existing Indebtedness

7.05

Existing Investments

10.02

Administrative Agent’s Office, Priority Revolving Agent’s Address and Certain Addresses for Notices

 

EXHIBITS

 

   

 

Form of

   

A-1

Committed Loan Notice

A-2

Swing Line Notice

B-1

Term Note

B-2

Revolving Note

B-3

Swing Line Note

C

Compliance Certificate

D-1

Assignment and Assumption

D-2

Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption

E

First Lien Guaranty

F

First Lien Pledge and Security Agreement

G-1

Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement

G-2

First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement

H-1

United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Non-Partnership Lenders)

H-2

United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Partnership Lenders)

H-3

United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Non-Partnership Participants)

H-4

United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Partnership Lenders)

I

Solvency Certificate

J

Discount Range Prepayment Notice

K

Discount Range Prepayment Offer

L

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice

M

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice

N

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice

O

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer

P

Specified Discount Prepayment Response

Q

Intercompany Note

R-1

Letter of Credit Report

R-2

Swing Line Report

v

 

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of September 4, 2019 by and among Cannes CHS Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub” or the “Initial Borrower”) (which on the Closing Date shall be merged with and into Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (such merger, the “Closing Date Merger”), with Convey Health Solutions, Inc. surviving such Closing Date Merger as the “Borrower”), Convey Health Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Holdings”), Ares Capital Corporation, as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”) under the Loan Documents and as collateral agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Collateral Agent”) under the Loan Documents, SunTrust Bank, as Priority Revolving Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Priority Revolving Agent”) and as an Issuing Bank and a Swing Line Lender, and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

 

In connection with the Acquisition, on the Closing Date, (i) Convey Merger Sub, Inc., the parent company of Merger Sub, shall be merged with and into Convey Health Parent, Inc., with Convey Health Parent, Inc. surviving such merger, (ii) Convey Health Intermediate, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc., with Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc. surviving such merger, (iii) Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc., with Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc surviving such merger, (iv) Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Parent, Inc., with Convey Health Parent, Inc. surviving such merger and (v) the Closing Date Merger shall occur (clauses (i) through (v) above, collectively, the “Reorganization”).

 

The Borrower has requested that (a) the Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of $225.0 million of Closing Date Term Loans and $40.0 million of Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date as senior secured credit facilities and (b) from time to time on and after the Closing Date, the Lenders lend to the Borrower and the Issuing Banks issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, each to provide working capital for, and for other general corporate purposes of, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, pursuant to the Revolving Commitments hereunder and pursuant to the terms of, and subject to the conditions set forth in, this Agreement.

 

The proceeds of the Closing Date Term Loans and the Closing Date Revolving Borrowings, together with cash on hand and proceeds of the Equity Contribution, will be used on the Closing Date to fund the Transactions.

 

The Lenders have indicated their willingness to make Loans, and the Issuing Banks have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

 

Article I

 

Definitions and Accounting Terms

 

 SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement (including the introductory paragraph hereof and the preliminary statements hereto), the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

 

Acceptable Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(2).

 

Acceptable Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice” means a notice of the Borrower’s acceptance of the Acceptable Discount in substantially the form of Exhibit M.

 

Acceptance Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(2).

 

Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person,

 

 (1)       Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred by such other Person in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person, and

 

 (2)       Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

 

Acquisition” means the acquisition of the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 19, 2019, by and among, inter alios, New Mountain Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as representative, the Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company (together with the schedules and exhibits thereto), as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified, waived or supplemented from time to time.

 

Additional Lender” means, at any time, any bank, other financial institution or institutional lender or investor that, in any case, is not an existing Lender and that agrees to provide any portion of any (a) Incremental Loan in accordance with Section 2.14, (b) Other Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.15 or (c) Replacement Loans pursuant to Section 10.01; provided that each Additional Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, in each case solely to the extent that any such consent would be required from the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, under Section 10.07(2)(c)(ii) for an assignment of Loans to such Additional Lender, and in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments, the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, in each case solely to the extent such consent would be required for any assignment to such Additional Lender under Section 10.07(2)(c).

 

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Additional Letter of Credit Facility” means any facility established by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary to obtain letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers acceptances or other similar instruments required by customers, suppliers or landlords or otherwise required in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice.

 

Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

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

 

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by (i) other than in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Administrative Agent and (ii) in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

 

Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 6.15(1).

 

Affiliated Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is an Investor or an Affiliate of an Investor (other than (a) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (b) any Debt Fund Affiliate or (c) any natural person) at such time.

 

Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(8)(vi).

 

Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(8)(iv).

 

Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(4).

 

Agent-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any other Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable (each, a “Distressed Agent”), (a) that such Distressed Agent is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, (b) a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Agent or any substantial part of such Distressed Agent’s assets or (c) such Distressed Agent is subject to a forced liquidation, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Agent or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that an Agent-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, or any Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable,.

 

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Agent-Related Persons” means, in respect of any Agent, such Agent’s (or in the case of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent’s and the Collateral Agent’s) respective Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, attorney-in-fact, partners, trustees and advisors of such Persons and of such Persons’ Affiliates.

 

Agent Vote Requirements” has the meaning defined in Section 10.01.

 

Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Supplemental Administrative Agents (if any).

 

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

 

Agreement” means this First Lien Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

AHYDO Payment” means any mandatory prepayment or redemption pursuant to the terms of any Indebtedness that is intended or designed to cause such Indebtedness not to be treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i) of the Code.

 

All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees (including, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities Fees), a Eurodollar Rate floor or Base Rate floor (with such increased amount being determined in the manner described in the final proviso of this definition), or otherwise, in each case, incurred or payable by the Borrower ratably to all lenders of such Indebtedness; provided that OID and upfront fees (including, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities 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 incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees, success fees, advisory fees, ticking fees, consent or amendment fees and any similar fees (regardless of how such fees are computed and whether shared or paid, in whole or in part, with or to any or all lenders) and any other fees not generally paid ratably to all lenders of such Indebtedness (but, for the avoidance of doubt, All- In Yield shall include, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities Fees); provided further that, with respect to any Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Eurodollar Rate floor or Base Rate floor, (1) to the extent that the Reference Rate on the date that the All-In Yield is being calculated is less than such floor, the amount of such difference shall be deemed added to the Applicable Rate for such Loans of such Class for the purpose of calculating the All-In Yield and (2) to the extent that the Reference Rate on the date that the All-In Yield is being calculated is greater than such floor, then the floor shall be disregarded in calculating the All-In Yield.

 

Annual Financial Statements” means (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 (including all notes thereto), consisting of the consolidated balance sheets as of such dates and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended and (ii) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (including all notes thereto) consisting of the consolidated balance sheets as of such dates and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, for the period from October 5, 2016 to December 31, 2016 and, with respect to the predecessor company of the Company, for the period from January 1, 2016 to October 4, 2016.

 

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Applicable Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(2).

 

Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Weighted Average Life to Maturity.”

 

Applicable Percentage” means, in respect of any Revolving Facility, with respect to any Revolving Lender under such Revolving Facility at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of such Revolving Facility represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.17. If the commitment of each Revolving Lender under a Revolving Facility to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Banks to make L/C Credit Extensions under such Revolving Facility have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility have otherwise expired in full, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Lender in respect of such Revolving Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Lender in respect of such Revolving Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.

 

Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to:

 

(1)       with respect to Closing Date Term Loans, (i) 5.25% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 4.25% for Base Rate Loans.

 

(2)       with respect to Revolving Loans and unused Revolving Commitments under the Closing Date Revolving Facility and Letter of Credit fees (a) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.01, (i) 3.75% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and Letter of Credit fees, (ii) 2.75% for Base Rate Loans and (iii) 0.50% for the Commitment Fee Rate for unused Revolving Commitments and (b) thereafter, 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 6.02(1):

 

Pricing

 

First Lien Net

 

Eurodollar Rate
and Letter

 

 

 

 

 

Commitment

 

Level

 

Leverage Ratio

 

 of Credit Fees

 

 

Base Rate

 

 

Fee Rate

 

1

 

> 3.80:1.00

 

3.75

%

 

2.75

%

 

0.500

%

2

  < 3.80:1.00

 

  3.50

%

 

  2.50

%

 

  0.375

%

 

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate 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 6.02(1); provided that, at the option of the Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, “Pricing Level 1” (as set forth above) shall apply as of (x) 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) the first Business Day after an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Facility 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).

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Appropriate Lender “ means, at any time, (1) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (2) with respect to Letters of Credit, (a) the relevant Issuing Banks and (b) the relevant Revolving Lenders and (3) with respect to the Swing Line Facility, (x) the relevant Swing Line Lender and (y) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(1), the Revolving Lenders.

 

Approved Bank” has the meaning specified in clause (4) of the definition of “Cash

Equivalents.”

 

Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (1) such Lender, (2) an Affiliate of such Lender or (3) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

 

Ares” means Ares Capital Management LLC (in its capacity as the manager to one or more managed funds and managed accounts).

 

Ares Lender” means each Lender that is (i) Ares Capital Management LLC, (ii) an Affiliate of Ares Capital Management LLC or (iii) an Approved Fund of a Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition.

 

Arrangers” means Ares and SunTrust Bank, in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers under this Agreement.

 

Asset Sale” means:

 

(1)       the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (including any of the foregoing to a Divided LLC pursuant to an LLC Division), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions of property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”); or

 

(2)       the issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries issued in compliance with Section 7.02 and directors’ qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable Law) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;

 

in each case, other than:

 

(a)       any disposition of:

 

(i)      Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities,

 

(ii)      obsolete, damaged or worn out property or assets, any disposition of property or assets in the ordinary course of business, any disposition of inventory or goods (or other assets) held for sale and any disposition of immaterial assets or property or property or assets no longer used or useful in the ordinary course or the principal business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower),

 

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(iii)      assets no longer economically practicable or commercially reasonable to maintain (as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower),

 

(iv)      improvements made to leased real property to landlords pursuant to customary terms of leases entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, and

 

(v)       assets for purposes of charitable contributions or similar gifts to the extent such assets are not material to the ability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to conduct its business in the ordinary course;

 

(b)       the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 7.03;

 

(c)       any disposition in connection with the making of any Restricted Payment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 7.05, any Permitted Investment or any acquisition otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

 

(d)       any disposition of property or assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary with an aggregate fair market value for any individual transaction or series of related transactions not to exceed the greater of (i) $5.0 million and (ii) 10.7% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of the making of such disposition;

 

(e)        any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such disposition or issuance by any Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall otherwise be permitted by Section 7.05;

 

(f)        to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;

 

(g)       (i) the lease, assignment or sublease, license or sublicense of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (ii) the exercise of termination rights with respect to any lease, sublease, license or sublicense or other agreement;

 

(h)       any issuance, disposition or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness, assets or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary; 

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(i)        foreclosures, condemnation, expropriation, eminent domain or any similar action (including for the avoidance of doubt, any Casualty Event) with respect to assets;

 

(j)        sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Securitization Assets or related assets in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility, sales of receivables in connection with Receivables Financing Transactions, sales pursuant to non-recourse factoring arrangements in the ordinary course of business, or the disposition of an account receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings;

 

(k)       any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, including asset securitizations permitted hereunder;

 

(l)        the sale, lease, assignment, license, sublicense, sublease or discount of inventory, equipment, accounts receivable, notes receivable or other current assets in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or the conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable or other dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection thereof;

 

(m)      the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(n)       any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract rights or other litigation claims in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(o)       the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations;

 

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

 

(q)       the lapse, abandonment or other disposition of intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, which in the reasonable good faith determination of the Borrower, are not material to the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(r)       the granting of a Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01;

 

(s)       the issuance of directors’ qualifying shares and shares of Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable Law;

 

(t)        the disposition of any assets (including Equity Interests) (i) acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, which assets are (x) not used or useful in the ordinary course or the principal business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) non-core assets or assets that are surplus or unnecessary to the business or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) made in connection with the approval of any applicable antitrust authority or otherwise necessary or advisable in the good faith determination of the Borrower to consummate any acquisition permitted hereunder;

 

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(u)       dispositions of property to the extent that such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property;

 

(v)       dispositions of property in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction;

 

(w)      the settlement or early termination of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and the settlement or early termination of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction;

 

(x)       dispositions of property acquired with Excluded Contributions (up to the aggregate amount of Excluded Contributions applied to fund the acquisition of such property);

 

(y)       the sales of property or assets for an aggregate fair market value since the Closing Date not to exceed the greater of (I) $12.0 million and (II) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of the making of such disposition; and

 

(z)       the sales of property or assets for an aggregate fair market value not to exceed the greater of (I) $5.0 million and (II) 11.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) per fiscal year (with unused amounts carried forward to the immediately succeeding fiscal year).

 

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

 

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Assumption” has the meaning specified in Section 10.25.

 

Attorney Costs” means all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel, to the extent documented in reasonable detail and invoiced.

 

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Capitalized Lease Obligation of any Person, the amount thereof that would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.

 

Auction Agent” means (1) the Administrative Agent or (2) any other financial institution or advisor engaged by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to

Section 2.05(1)(e); provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent); provided further that neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates may act as the Auction Agent.

 

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Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(2)(c).

 

Available Incremental Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4)(c).

 

ASU” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03.

 

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” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.

 

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (1) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (2) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) and (3) the Eurodollar Rate on such day for an Interest Period of one (1) month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day). If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Article III hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (1) and (2) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (3) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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

 

Basket” means any amount, threshold, exception or value (including by reference to the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets) permitted or prescribed with respect to any Lien, Indebtedness, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, transaction, action, judgment or amount under any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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

 

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

 

Benefit Plan” means any of (1) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (2) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (3) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.”

 

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

 

Big Boy Letter” means a letter from a Lender acknowledging that (1) an assignee may have information regarding Holdings, the Borrower and any Subsidiary of the Borrower, their businesses, their ability to perform the Obligations or any other material information that has not previously been disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (“Excluded Information”), (2) the Excluded Information may not be available to such Lender, (3) such Lender has independently and without reliance on any other party made its own analysis and determined to assign Term Loans to such assignee pursuant to Section 10.07(8) or (12) notwithstanding its lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (4) such Lender waives and releases any claims it may have against the Administrative Agent, such assignee, Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of the Borrower with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information; or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such assignee, the Administrative Agent and assigning Lender.

 

Board of Directors” means, for any Person, the board of directors or other governing body of such Person or, if such Person does not have such a board of directors or other governing body and is owned or managed by a single Person, the Board of Directors of such Person, or, in either case, any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided, “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Borrower.

 

Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement. Upon consummation of any transaction permitted by Section 7.03(4), “Borrower” shall mean the Successor Borrower.

 

Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment” means any offer by any Borrower Party to make a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a specified discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(B).

 

Borrower Parties” means the collective reference to Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower and “Borrower Party” means any of them.

 

Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Borrower Party of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a specified range of discounts to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(C).

 

Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Borrower Party of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(D).

 

Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period.

 

Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is registered as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act or any other applicable Laws requiring such registration.

 

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Business Day” means any day that is not a Legal Holiday and with respect to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, any day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

Buyer” means Cannes Parent, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capitalized Lease Obligations) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Capital Stock” means:

 

(1)       in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or shares in the capital of such corporation;

 

(2)       in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

 

(3)       in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

 

(4)       any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP in accordance with Section 1.03.

 

Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Captive Insurance Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (or any Subsidiary thereof).

 

Cash Collateral” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Cash Collateralize.”

 

Cash Collateral Account” means an account held in the name of a Loan Party at, and subject to the sole dominion and control of, the Collateral Agent.

 

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Cash Collateralize” means, in respect of an Obligation, to provide and pledge cash or Cash Equivalents in Dollars as collateral, at a location and pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Priority Revolving Agent or the relevant Issuing Bank with respect to any Letter of Credit, as applicable. “Cash Collateral” has a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

Cash Equivalents” means:

 

(1)       Dollars;

 

(2)       (a) Euros, Yen, Canadian Dollars, Sterling or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU; and (b) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary or any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary conducts business, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(3)       readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(4)       certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of three years or less from the date of acquisition, demand deposits, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding three years and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic or foreign commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million in the case of U.S. banks and $100.0 million (or the Dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks (any such bank, an “Approved Bank”);

 

(5)       repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) above or clauses (6), (7) and (8) below entered into with any financial institution or recognized securities dealer meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

 

(6)       commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) and in each case maturing within 36 months after the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(7)       marketable short-term money market and similar liquid funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower);

 

(8)       securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 36 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(9)       readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

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(10)     Indebtedness or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(11)     Investments with average maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower);

 

(12)     securities with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Approved Bank;

 

(13)     investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in money market investment programs which are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or which are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250 million, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such Investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (1) through (12) above;

 

(14)     investment funds investing substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (13) above; and

 

(15)     solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that the Captive Insurance Subsidiary is not prohibited to make in accordance with applicable Law.

 

In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside the United States, Cash Equivalents will also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (15) 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 (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (1) through (15) and in this paragraph.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents will include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that such amounts, except amounts used to pay non-Dollar denominated obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, are expected by the Borrower to be converted into any currency listed in clause (1) or (2) above as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such amounts (and solely to the extent so converted on or prior to such tenth (10th) Business Day).

 

Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement entered into from time to time by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with cash management services for collections, other Cash Management Services and for operating, payroll and trust accounts of such Person, including automatic clearing house services, controlled disbursement services, electronic funds transfer services, information reporting services, lockbox services, stop payment services and wire transfer services.

 

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Cash Management Bank” means (1) any Person set forth on Schedule 1.01(2), (2) any Person that is an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender on the Closing Date or at the time it entered into a Secured Cash Management Agreement, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender or (3) any Person from time to time approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and specifically designated in writing as a “Cash Management Bank” by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

 

Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Cash Management Bank in connection with, or in respect of, any Cash Management Services.

 

Cash Management Services” means (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 Cash Management Agreements.

 

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

 

Catch-Up Management Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 6.15(2)(c).

 

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (1) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty (excluding the taking effect after the Closing Date of a law, rule, regulation or treaty adopted prior to the Closing Date), (2) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (3) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority. It is understood and agreed that (a) the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173), all Laws relating thereto and all interpretations and applications thereof and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, for the purpose of this Agreement, be deemed to be adopted subsequent to the Closing Date.

 

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following after the Closing Date:

 

(1)      at any time prior to the consummation of the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date, the Permitted Holders ceasing to beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13d- 3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower; or

 

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(2)       at any time following the consummation of the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date, (a) any Person (other than a Permitted Holder) or (b) Persons (other than one or more Permitted Holders) constituting a “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act) (excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person and its subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests of the Borrower representing more than forty percent (40%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and the percentage of aggregate ordinary voting power so held is greater than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the Equity Interests of the Borrower beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate by the Permitted Holders (it being understood and agreed that for purposes of measuring beneficial ownership held by any Person that is not a Permitted Holder, Equity Interests held by any Permitted Holder will be excluded); or

 

(3)       the Borrower ceases to be directly or indirectly wholly owned by Holdings (or any successor or Parent Company that has become a Guarantor in lieu of Holdings);

 

unless, in the case of clause (1) or (2) above, the Permitted Holders have, at such time, directly or indirectly, the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower.

 

Charge” means any charge, fee, expense, expenditure, cost, loss, accrual, reserve of any kind and any other deduction included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income.

 

Class” (1) 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, (2) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Closing Date Term Loan Commitments, Revolving Commitments, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Other Revolving Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Commitments in respect of any Class of Replacement Loans, Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series or Other Term Loan Commitments of a given Class of Other Loans, in each case not designated part of another existing Class and (3) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Closing Date Term Loans, Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans, Replacement Loans, Extended Term Loans, Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments, or Other 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 identical terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.

 

Closing Date” means the first date on which all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01, and the Closing Date Term Loans are made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1), which date was September 4, 2019.

 

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Closing Date Loans” means the Closing Date Term Loans and any Closing Date Revolving Borrowing.

 

Closing Date Material Adverse Effect” means a “Material Adverse Effect” as defined in the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Closing Date Merger” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report” means that certain Quality of Earnings Analysis, dated June 12, 2019, prepared by Ernst & Young LLP.

 

Closing Date Refinancing” means the repayment of all outstanding Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

Closing Date Revolving Borrowing” means one or more Borrowings of Revolving Loans on the Closing Date, if any, pursuant to Section 2.01(2) in accordance with the requirements specified or referred to in Section 6.13; provided, that, without limitation, Letters of Credit may be issued on the Closing Date to backstop or replace letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments outstanding on the Closing Date (including deemed issuances of Letters of Credit under this Agreement resulting from an existing issuer of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments outstanding on the Closing Date agreeing to become an Issuing Bank under this Agreement).

 

Closing Date Revolving Facility” means the Revolving Facility made available by the Revolving Lenders as of the Closing Date.

 

Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make a Closing Date Term Loan to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount specified opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption (or Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption) pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16). The initial aggregate amount of the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments is $225.0 million.

 

Closing Date Term Loan Facility” means the Closing Date Term Loans.

 

Closing Date Term Loan Lenders” means the Lenders from time to time of the Closing Date Term Loans, in their capacity as such.

 

Closing Date Term Loans” means the Term Loans made by the Term Lenders on the Closing Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1).

 

Co-Investors” means any of (1) the assignees, if any, of the equity commitments of any Investor who become holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any Parent Company) on the Closing Date in connection with the Acquisition and (2) the transferees, if any, that acquire, within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date, any Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any Parent Company) held by any Investor as of the Closing Date.

 

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Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collateral” means all the “Collateral” (or equivalent term, including “Pledged Collateral”) as defined in any Collateral Document.

 

Collateral Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this

Agreement.

 

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

 

(1)       the Collateral Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered (a) on the Closing Date pursuant to Sections 4.01(1)(c) or 4.01(1)(d) or (b) pursuant to the Security Agreement or Sections 6.11 or 6.12 at such time required by the Security Agreement or by such Sections to be delivered, in each case, duly executed by each Loan Party that is party thereto;

 

(2)       all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by (a) Holdings (or any successor thereto), (b) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a wholly owned Material Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary), which as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Acquisition shall include those that are listed on Schedule 1.01(1) hereto and (c) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that Guarantees (or is the borrower or issuer of) (i) any Junior Indebtedness or (ii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (the Persons in the preceding clauses (a) through (c) (together with any Person joined pursuant to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception) collectively, the “Guarantors”);

 

(3)       except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected security interest, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, on:

 

(a)       all the Equity Interests of the Borrower,

 

(b)       all Equity Interests of each direct, wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that is directly owned by any Loan Party, and

 

(c)        65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each class of each (i) wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco and (ii) wholly owned Material Foreign Subsidiary, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, that is directly owned by a Loan Party (in each case, to the extent such Material Domestic Subsidiary or Material Foreign Subsidiary is not an Excluded Subsidiary (other than by virtue of being a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco or Foreign Subsidiary, as applicable)); and

 

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(4)       except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, including subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, and in each case subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a security interest in substantially all tangible and intangible personal property of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including accounts other than Securitization Assets), inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, applications and registrations of intellectual property filed in the United States, other general intangibles, and proceeds of the foregoing (in each case, other than Excluded Assets), in each case,

 

(a)        that has been perfected (to the extent such security interest may be perfected) by:

 

(i)       delivering certificated securities and instruments, in which a security interest can be perfected by physical control, in each case to the extent expressly required hereunder or the Security Agreement (which shall be limited to any promissory note in excess of $5.0 million, Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor that is owing to any Loan Party (which may be evidenced by the Intercompany Note and pledged to the Collateral Agent) and Equity Interests of the Borrower and its wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries that are Material Subsidiaries constituting “certificated securities” (within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code) otherwise required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents to the extent required under clause (3) above),

 

(ii)      filing financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction, or

 

(iii)     making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office, and

 

(b)       with the priority required by the Collateral Documents; provided that any such security interests in the Collateral shall be subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements to the extent expressly required by this Agreement.

 

The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation, perfection or maintenance of security interests in particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the creation, perfection or maintenance of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that creation, perfection or maintenance 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.

 

There shall be (I) no actions required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction under the Loan Documents in order to create any security interests in any assets or to perfect or make enforceable such security interests in any assets (including any intellectual property registered or applied for in any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (II) no Guaranties or Collateral Documents (including security agreements and pledge agreements) governed under the laws of any non -U.S. jurisdiction. Notwithstanding anything else provided in the Loan Documents, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, elect to join any Foreign Subsidiary, any non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or any Excluded Subsidiary (other than, in each case, an Unrestricted Subsidiary) as a Guarantor subject to, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, (x) the jurisdiction of incorporation of such Foreign Subsidiary being reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in light of legal permissibility and the policies and procedures of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for similarly situated companies (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) and (y) collateral and security provisions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to be negotiated in good faith (such election to so join the “Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception”); provided that the Borrower may subsequently elect to release (a “Guarantor Release Election”) any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary (a “Released Subsidiary”) from its obligations as a Guarantor in its sole discretion (so long as such release (A) shall be subject to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries having capacity to make an Investment in such Released Subsidiary once it is no longer a Guarantor and shall be deemed an Investment in such Released Subsidiary and (B) shall be subject to such Released Subsidiary having capacity to incur any Indebtedness or Liens once it is no longer a Guarantor and shall constitute the incurrence at the time of release of any Indebtedness and Liens of such Released Subsidiary existing at such time) (it being understood and agreed that such right to elect to release any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary in accordance with the immediately preceding clause (A) and (B) shall be in addition to any other right to release any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary from its obligations as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 10.24); provided further that to the extent any Foreign Subsidiary is joined pursuant to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception, any requirements under this Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any related provisions under the Loan Documents as applied to such Foreign Subsidiary (solely to the extent any such provision would not otherwise have applied in respect of such Foreign Subsidiary if it were a Restricted Subsidiary that did not constitute a Loan Party) may be modified (including with respect to the addition of “agreed security principles” or other customary limitations applicable to the provision of guarantees and collateral in the applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction and providing for the granting of collateral customary for secured financings in such non-U.S. jurisdiction) as reasonably determined by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

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No perfection through control agreements or perfection by “control” shall be required with respect to any assets (other than to the extent required under clause (4)(a)(i) above) under the Loan Documents. There shall be no (x) requirement to obtain any landlord waivers, estoppels, collateral access letters or similar rights and agreements or (y) requirement to perfect a security interest in any letter of credit rights, other than by the filing of a UCC financing statement.

 

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, each of the collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Sections 4.01(1)(c), 4.01(d), 6.11 or 6.12 and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

Commitment” means a Revolving Commitment, Incremental Revolving Commitment, Closing Date Term Loan Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment, Other Revolving Commitment, Other Term Loan Commitment, Extended Revolving Commitment of a given Extension Series, or any commitment in respect of Replacement Loans, as the context may require.

 

Commitment Fee Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to the Applicable Rate set forth in the “Commitment Fee Rate” column of the chart in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”

 

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (1) a Borrowing with respect to a given Class of Loans, (2) a conversion of Loans of a given Class from one Type to the other or (3) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans of a given Class, pursuant to Section 2.02(1), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

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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.

 

Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Compensation Period” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(3)(b).

 

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C and which certificate shall in any event be a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower:

 

(1)       certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and is continuing and, if applicable, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto (in each case, other than any Default with respect to which the Administrative Agent has otherwise obtained notice in accordance with Section 6.03(1)),

 

(2)       in the case of financial statements delivered under Section 6.01(1), setting forth reasonably detailed calculations of (a) Excess Cash Flow for each fiscal year commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 and (b) the Net Proceeds received during the applicable period (after the Closing Date in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019) by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event subject to prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) and the portion of such Net Proceeds that has been invested or is intended to be reinvested in accordance with Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii), and

 

(3)       setting forth (a) a calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, (b) if on the last day of the most recently ended Test Period there are outstanding Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit (excluding (i) undrawn Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount up to $10.0 million (with only such Letter of Credit amounts in excess of $10.0 million being considered outstanding for purposes of this clause (3)), (ii) Letters of Credit (whether drawn or undrawn) to the extent reimbursed, Cash Collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank on or prior to the date that is three Business Days following the end of the applicable Test Period and (iii) solely for the first two full fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, any Closing Date Revolving Borrowings drawn to finance a portion of the Transactions or the payment of Transaction Expenses or working capital or purchase price adjustments in connection with the Acquisition) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 35% of the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Commitments under the Priority Revolving Facility, whether such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period is in compliance with the required level for such Test Period and (c) if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period would result in a change in the applicable “Pricing Level” as set forth in the definition of “Applicable Rate,” setting forth a calculation of such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio.

 

Conforming Accounting Report” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(1).

 

Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents, amounts related to current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees, derivative financial instruments and any assets in respect of Hedge Agreements, and excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.

 

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Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding (1) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (2) the current portion of interest, (3) accruals for current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, (4) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves or severance, (5) Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations under this Agreement or any other revolving loans, swingline loans and letter of credit obligations under any other revolving credit facility, (6) the current portion of any Capitalized Lease Obligation, (7) deferred revenue arising from cash receipts that are earmarked for specific projects, (8) liabilities in respect of unpaid earnouts, (9) the current portion of any other long-term liabilities, (10) accrued litigation settlement costs and (11) any liabilities in respect of Hedge Agreements, and, furthermore, excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.

 

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the amortization of intangible assets, deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and the amortization of Capitalized Software Expenditures of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditures” means, for any period, without duplication, cash dividends actually paid by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period with respect to Disqualified Stock (and, solely for purposes of determining Basket capacity under Section 7.05(2)(e) or 7.05(2)(f), Preferred Stock) issued by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (without duplication of any such Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditure otherwise included in, or added to, Consolidated Interest Expense for such period), excluding, in each case (i) “additional dividends” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to any Disqualified Stock and (ii) any payments with respect to commissions, discounts, yield, make-whole premiums or redemption premium costs of such Disqualified Stock.

 

Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period:

 

(1)           increased (without duplication) by the following, in each case (other than clauses (h), (l), (p) and (q ) below) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

 

(a)      total interest expense and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such Hedging Obligations or such derivative instruments, and bank and letter of credit fees, letter of guarantee and bankers’ acceptance fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, together with items excluded from the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” pursuant to the definition thereof; plus

 

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(b)       provision for taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital, including federal, foreign and state income, franchise, excise, value added and similar Taxes, property taxes and similar taxes, and foreign withholding Taxes paid or accrued during such period (including any future Taxes or other levies that replace or are intended to be in lieu of taxes, and any penalties and interest related to Taxes or arising from tax examinations) and the net tax expense associated with any adjustments made pursuant to the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,” and any payments to a Parent Company in respect of such taxes permitted to be made hereunder; plus

 

(c)       Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense for such period; plus

 

(d)       any other non-cash Charges, including any write-offs or write-downs reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period, changes in reserves for earnouts and similar obligations and any non-cash expense relating to the vesting of warrants (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (i) the Borrower in its sole discretion may determine not to add back such non-cash Charge in the current period and (ii) to the extent the Borrower does decide to add back such non-cash Charge, the cash payment in respect thereof, with the exception of any cash payments related to the settlement of deferred compensation balances awarded prior to the Closing Date, in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period); plus

 

(e)       Charges consisting of income attributable to minority interests and non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, excluding cash distributions in respect thereof, and the amount of any reductions in arriving at Consolidated Net Income resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 810, Consolidation; plus

 

(f)       (i) the amount of board of director fees and any management, monitoring, consulting, transaction, advisory and other fees (including transaction and termination fees) and indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period under the Management Services Agreement or otherwise to the extent permitted under Section 6.15 and (ii) the amount of payments made to optionholders of such Person or any Parent Company in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equityholders of such Person or its Parent Companies, which payments are being made to compensate such optionholders as though they were equityholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted hereunder; plus

 

(g)       Charges, including any loss or discount, related to the sale of receivables, Securitization Assets and related assets to any Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Securitization Facility; plus

 

(h)       cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash Charges) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any prior period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (2) below for any previous period and not added back; plus

 

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(i)        any Charges pursuant to any management equity plan, stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan, agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of such Person or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of such Person (other than Disqualified Stock); plus

 

(j)        any net pension or other post-employment benefit Charges representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715—Compensation—Retirement Benefits, and any other items of a similar nature, plus

 

(k)       the amount of earnout obligation expense incurred in connection with (including adjustments thereto) any acquisitions and Investments, whether consummated prior to or after the Closing Date; plus

 

(l)        (i) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions resulting from, or related to, the Transactions that are reasonably identifiable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions either taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 24 months after the Closing Date (or to the extent identified in the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report) and (ii) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions resulting from, or related to, mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, investments, divestitures, dispositions, discontinuance of activities or operations and other specified transactions, restructurings, cost savings initiatives, operational changes and other initiatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, acquisitions occurring prior to the Closing Date) that are reasonably identifiable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions either taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 24 months after such merger or other business combination, acquisition, investment, divestiture, disposition, discontinuance of activities or operations or other specified transaction, restructuring, cost savings initiative, operational change or other initiative is consummated (or undertaken or implemented prior to consummation of the acquisition or other applicable transaction (including any actions taken on or prior to the Closing Date)), in each case, calculated (I) on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, synergies or operating expense reductions had been realized in full on the first day of such period and (II) net of the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions during such period (it is understood and agreed that “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit that is associated with any action taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken, whether prior to or following the Closing Date) (which adjustments may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) pro forma cost savings, synergies or operating expense reduction adjustments made pursuant to Section 1.07); plus

 

(m)      any payments in the nature of compensation or expense reimbursement made to independent board members; plus

 

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(n)       any non-cash increase in expenses resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization of variances) or other inventory adjustments (including any non-cash increase in expenses as a result of last-in first-out and/or first-in first-out methods of accounting);

 

(o)       any loss from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are being held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, if elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of); plus

 

(p)       adjustments, exclusions and add-backs either (i) consistent with Regulation S-X of the SEC or (ii) set forth in any quality of earnings analysis prepared by independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing or any other accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any “Big Four” firm is acceptable) and delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or similar permitted investment; plus

 

(q)       adjustments, exclusions and add-backs (A) identified in (i) the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report or (ii) the Investor model delivered to the Initial Lenders dated June 20, 2019 and (B) of the type identified in (i) the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report or (ii) the Investor model delivered to the Initial Lenders dated June 20, 2019 (excluding, in the case of this clause (B), “run rate adjustments” (X) of the type set forth in clause (l) above and (Y) as detailed in pages 21 through 24 of the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report related to annualized revenue and contribution margin adjustments associated with new client wins, membership growth with existing clients and related “seasonality” adjustments); and

 

(2)           decreased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

 

(a)       non-cash gains for such period (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period other than any such accrual or reserve that has been added back to Consolidated Net Income in calculating Consolidated EBITDA in accordance with this definition),

 

(b)       the amount of any income consisting of losses attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary added to (and not deducted from) Consolidated Net Income in such period; and

 

(c)       any net income from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are being held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, if elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions added back pursuant to clause (l)(ii) above in any Test Period, when aggregated with adjustments, exclusions and add-backs pursuant to clause (q)(B) in such Test Period and any “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to Section 1.07(3) for such Test Period (in each case, excluding any such “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions related to the Transactions), shall not in the aggregate exceed an amount equal to 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (calculated after giving effect to any such addback and all other permitted add-backs and adjustments) for such Test Period on a pro forma basis.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated, including pro forma adjustments, in accordance with Section 1.07.

 

Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, in each case, solely to the extent secured, in whole or in part, by a first priority Lien on the Collateral or on a first priority basis on the assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party securing Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment, in each case that ranks pari passu with the Liens securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies); provided that Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt will not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations), net of cash interest income, with respect to Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness, including commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs under hedging agreements (other than in connection with the early termination thereof);

 

excluding, in each case:

 

(1)      amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and any other amounts of non-cash interest (including as a result of the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting),

 

(2)      interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments, including pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging,

 

(3)      costs associated with incurring or terminating Hedging Obligations and cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates,

 

(4)      commissions, discounts, yield, make-whole premium and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) incurred in connection with any Non-Recourse Indebtedness,

 

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(5)      “additional interest” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to any securities,

 

(6)      any payments with respect to make-whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, including any Indebtedness issued in connection with the Transactions,

 

(7)      penalties and interest relating to Taxes,

 

(8)      accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities not constituting Indebtedness,

 

(9)      interest expense attributable to a Parent Company resulting from push-down accounting,

 

  (10)      any expense resulting from the discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting,

 

  (11)      any interest expense attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto in connection with the Transactions, any acquisition or Investment, and

 

  (12)      annual agency fees paid to any administrative agents and collateral agents with respect to any secured or unsecured loans, debt facilities, debentures, bonds, commercial paper facilities or other forms of Indebtedness (including any security or collateral trust arrangements related thereto), including the Facilities.

 

For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation will be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the net income (loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding (and excluding the effect of), without duplication,

 

(1)      extraordinary, one-time, non-recurring or unusual gains or Charges (including relating to any strategic initiatives and accruals and reserves in connection with such gains or Charges and including legal fees, expenses, settlements and judgments) and special items; restructuring and similar Charges; accruals or reserves (including restructuring and integration costs related to acquisitions and adjustments to existing reserves, and in each case, whether or not classified as such under GAAP); Charges related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of facilities and fixed assets for alternative uses; Public Company Costs; Charges related to the integration, consolidation, opening, pre-opening and closing of facilities and fixed assets; severance and relocation costs and expenses; special compensation Charges, consulting fees; charges in connection with third- party advisory support to implement new accounting standards; signing, retention or completion bonuses and charges, and executive recruiting costs; Charges incurred in connection with strategic initiatives; transition Charges and duplicative running and operating Charges; Charges incurred in connection with acquisitions (or purchases of assets) prior to or after the Closing Date (including integration costs); business optimization Charges (including Charges relating to business optimization programs, new systems design, Charges related to systems establishment, implementation, integration and upgrades and project start-up); accruals and reserves; Charges attributable to the implementation of cost-savings initiatives and operating improvements and consolidations; and curtailments and modifications to pension and post -employment employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities and charges resulting from changes in estimates, valuations and judgments);

 

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(2)       the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period whether effected through a cumulative effect adjustment or a retroactive application, in each case in accordance with GAAP;

 

(3)       Transaction Expenses;

 

(4)       any gain (loss) on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business);

 

(5)       the Net Income for such period of any Person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary and, solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b)(i) of Section 7.05(1), the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of a Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period;

 

(6)       solely for the purpose of determining Excess Cash Flow and the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b)(i) of Section 7.05(1), the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) to the extent that 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, 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 stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived (or the Borrower reasonably believes such restriction could be waived and is using commercially reasonable efforts to pursue such waiver); provided that Consolidated Net Income of a Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents), or the amount that could have been paid in cash or Cash Equivalents without violating any such restriction or requiring any such approval, to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;

 

(7)       effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries) related to the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting (including in the inventory, property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items);

 

(8)       income (loss) from the early extinguishment or conversion of (a) Indebtedness, (b) Hedging Obligations or (c) other derivative instruments;

 

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(9)       any impairment Charges or asset write-off or write-down in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP;

 

(10)     (a) any equity based or non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense arising from grants of stock appreciation, equity incentive programs or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to, and any cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of, Equity Interests by management of such Person or of a Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company, (b) non-cash compensation expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation or Accounting Standards Codification Topic 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees and (c) any income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts;

 

(11)     any Charges during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, Asset Sale, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to the syndication and incurrence of any Indebtedness, including any Facilities hereunder, or the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations), issuance of Equity Interests (including by any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower), recapitalization, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of any Indebtedness, including the Loan Documents) and including, in each case, any such transaction whether consummated on, after or prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or nonrecurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful or consummated (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the effects of expensing all transaction related expenses in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 805, Business Combinations);

 

(12)     accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted in connection with the Transactions, an Investment or an acquisition that are required to be established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions, such Investment or such acquisition, in each case in accordance with GAAP;

 

(13)     any expenses, charges or losses to the extent covered by insurance that are, directly or indirectly, reimbursed or reimbursable by a third party, and any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition, Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement;

 

(14)     any non-cash gain (loss) attributable to the mark to market movement in the valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815—Derivatives and Hedging or mark to market movement of other financial instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 825—Financial Instruments;

 

(15)     any net realized or unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency transaction or translation gains or losses, including those related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from (a) Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk and (b) resulting from intercompany indebtedness) and any other foreign currency transaction or translation gains and losses;

 

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(16)     any adjustments resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 460, Guarantees, or any comparable regulation;

 

(17)     any non-cash rent expense;

 

(18)     any non-cash expenses, accruals or reserves related to adjustments to historical tax exposures;

 

(19)     earnout and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses or otherwise and including in connection with the Transactions) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments;

 

(20)     at the election of the Borrower (provided that once an election is made, it may not be reversed), changes to accrual of revenue so long as consistent with past practices of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (regardless of treatment under GAAP) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow; and

 

(21)     any Charges during such period in connection with sales tax owed but unpaid during any prior period in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3.0 million.

 

In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Consolidated Net Income will include the amount of proceeds received or receivable from business interruption insurance, the amount of any expenses or charges incurred by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are, directly or indirectly, reimbursed or reimbursable by a third party, and amounts that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition, Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 7.05(1) (other than clause (b)(iv) of Section 7.05(1)), there will be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments made by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments from such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances which constitute Restricted Investments by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary, any sale of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such amounts increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under clause (b)(iv) of Section 7.05(1).

 

Consolidated Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, in each case secured by a Lien on the assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that Consolidated Secured Debt will not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

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Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness; provided that Consolidated Total Debt will not include Non -Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

Consolidated Working Capital” means, as at any date of determination, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities.

 

Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other monetary obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent:

 

(1)           to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor;

 

(2)           to advance or supply funds:

 

(a)       for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or

 

(b)       to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; or

 

(3)           to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

 

Contract Consideration” has the meaning specified in clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”

 

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

 

Controlled Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person, other than any Investor, which directly or indirectly is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is organized by such Person (or any Person controlling such Person) primarily for making direct or indirect equity or debt investments in the Borrower or other companies.

 

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Convertible Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrower (which may be guaranteed by the Guarantors) permitted to be incurred hereunder that is either (1) convertible into common equity of the Borrower (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such common equity) or (2) sold as units with call options, warrants or rights to purchase (or substantially equivalent derivative transactions) that are exercisable for common equity of the Borrower or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such common equity).

 

Corrective Extension Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(6).

 

Covered Entity” means any of the following:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

 

Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

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Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (1) Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt, (2) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt or (3) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt; provided that, in each case, such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) to Refinance, in whole or in part, existing Loans (or, if applicable, unused Commitments) or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (“Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt”); provided, further, that (a) the terms of any such Indebtedness (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment or redemption premiums and terms) shall either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if otherwise not consistent with the terms of such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt, not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Loans in effect immediately prior to such Refinancing or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, (A) to the extent that such Indebtedness includes a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and consists solely of a revolving credit facility (whether or not the documentation therefor includes any other facilities) and the applicable Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant is included only for the benefit of such revolving credit facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and (B) to the extent that such Indebtedness includes a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans and does not consist solely of a revolving credit facility (whether or not the documentation therefor includes any other facilities), such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans) or (iii) such terms shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of (I) the lenders of any such Indebtedness that consists of term facilities, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent (or any Lender) to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans or (II) the lenders of any such Indebtedness that consists of revolving credit facilities, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility), (b) any such Indebtedness shall have (i) a maturity date that is no earlier than the earlier of (I) the maturity date of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt and (II) the Latest Maturity Date of (in the case of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consisting of revolving credit facilities) the Closing Date Revolving Facility or (in the case of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consisting of term facilities) the Closing Date Term Loans and (ii) if the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consists of term facilities, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the lesser of (I) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt and (II) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, in each case as of the date of determination, (c) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount (or shall not have a greater accreted value, if applicable) than the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees and premiums (including tender premium) and penalties (if any) thereon and fees, expenses, original issue discount and upfront fees incurred in connection with such Refinancing plus the amount of any other Indebtedness permitted under one or more other Baskets under Section 7.02 (which shall be deemed a utilization of any such Baskets), (d) such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid, within five (5) Business Days after the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained with the Net Proceeds received from the incurrence or issuance of such Indebtedness and (e) any mandatory prepayments of (i) any Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt may not be made except to the extent that prepayments are not prohibited hereunder and, to the extent required hereunder or pursuant to the terms of any Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt, first made or offered to the holders of the Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations and any such Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt and (ii) any Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt in respect of events described in Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i), may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis as compared to any Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations with an earlier maturity date unless the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt was so entitled to participate on a greater than a pro rata basis) with each Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations under Section 2.05(2)(a)(b) and (c)(i), provided, further, that “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be Refinanced with (or which converts into or is exchanged for) long-term indebtedness (and such bridge or other interim credit facility shall be deemed to satisfy clause (b) of the second proviso in this definition so long as (x) such credit facility includes customary “rollover” provisions and (y) assuming such credit facility were to be extended pursuant to such “rollover” provisions, such extended credit facility would comply with clause (b) above) and in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other interim credit facility, clause (e) of the second proviso in this definition shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

 

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Credit Extension” means each of the following: (1) a Borrowing and (2) an L/C Credit Extension.

 

Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1).

 

Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1)(a).

 

Cured Default” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02(9).

 

Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of an Investor that is a bona fide diversified debt fund that is not (1) a natural person or (2) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

Debt Representative” means, with respect to any series of Indebtedness, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent or representative under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

 

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

 

Declined Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(f).

 

Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (1) the Base Rate plus (2) the Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans plus (3) 2.00% per annum; provided that with respect to the outstanding principal amount of any Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan (giving effect to Section 2.02(3)) plus 2.00% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

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 2.17(2), any Lender that (1) has refused (which refusal may be given verbally or in writing and has not been retracted) or failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of L/C Obligations, within one (1) Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (2) has failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent, Priority Revolving Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, (3) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (4) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, that it will comply with its funding obligations or (5) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, either (a) admitted in writing that it is insolvent or (b) become subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event. Any determination by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, as to whether a Lender is a Defaulting Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale, redemption or repurchase of, or collection or payment on, such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

 

Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary thereof or any Parent Company (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, on or promptly after the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (b) of Section 7.05(1).

 

Designated Revolving Commitments” means any commitments to make loans or extend credit on a revolving basis (or delayed draw basis) to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by any Person other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that have been designated in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent as “Designated Revolving Commitments” until such time as the Borrower subsequently delivers an Officer’s Certificate to the Administrative Agent to the effect that such commitments will no longer constitute “Designated Revolving Commitments”; provided that, during such time (including at the time of the incurrence of such Designated Revolving Commitments), (1) except for purposes of the definition of “Applicable Rate,” the First Lien Net Leverage Ratios set forth in Section 2.05(2)(a) and Section 2.05(2)(b) and determining actual compliance with the Financial Covenant, such Designated Revolving Commitments will be deemed an incurrence of Indebtedness on such date and will be deemed outstanding for purposes of calculating the Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio, First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and the availability of any Baskets hereunder and (2) commencing on the date such Designated Revolving Commitments are established after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of the entire committed amount of the Indebtedness thereunder (but without netting any cash proceeds thereof), such committed amount under such Designated Revolving Commitments may thereafter be borrowed (and reborrowed, if applicable), in whole or in part, from time to time, without further compliance with any Basket or financial ratio or test under this Agreement (including the Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio or First Lien Net Leverage Ratio).

 

Discharge” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, the repayment, prepayment, repurchase (including pursuant to an offer to purchase), redemption, defeasance or other discharge of such Indebtedness, in any such case in whole or in part.

 

Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(2).

 

Discount Range” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Discount Range Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

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Discount Range Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1) substantially in the form of Exhibit J.

 

Discount Range Prepayment Offer” means the written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit K, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

 

Discount Range Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Discount Range Proration” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(3).

 

Discounted Prepayment Determination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

Discounted Prepayment Effective Date” means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five (5) Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.05(1)(e)(B), Section 2.05(1)(e)(C) or Section 2.05(1)(e)(D), respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.

 

Discounted Term Loan Prepayment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(A).

 

disposition” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Asset Sale.”

 

Disqualified Institution” means (1) those particular banks, financial institutions, other institutional lenders and other Persons that were identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to the Initial Lenders on or prior to July 9, 2019 (or, (x) after July 9, 2019 and prior to the Closing Date, that are identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to, and with the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of, the Initial Lenders holding a majority of the aggregate Commitments on July 9, 2019 and (y) if after the Closing Date, that are identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to, and with the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of, the Administrative Agent), (2) any competitor of the Borrower or its Affiliates that is identified in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor to (a) the Initial Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date and (b) the Administrative Agent from time to time on or after the Closing Date, (3) any competitor of the Investor, and any Affiliate of such competitor, that (a) is identified in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor to the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date, (b) has a debt platform (or an affiliated debt platform) that the Investor reasonably believes does not have sufficient customary barriers in place regarding not sharing information with Affiliates that are competitors of the Investor as of such date of designation pursuant to clause (3)(a) above and (c) does not have a debt platform (or affiliated debt platform) which would satisfy the criteria in clause (3)(b) above if applied as of July 9, 2019 (including, for each of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (3), their respective Affiliates that are reasonably identifiable as such on the basis of their name) and (4) any Affiliate (other than Affiliates that constitute bona fide diversified debt funds primarily investing in loans) of the Persons described in the preceding clauses (1) or (2) that are either (i) reasonably identifiable as such on the basis of their name or (ii) are identified as such in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor as set forth hereinabove (including, in the case of this clause (ii), within the time periods set forth in clauses (1) or (2) above for the identification of the related Affiliate Disqualified Institution); provided that any Person that is a Lender or Participant and subsequently becomes a Disqualified Institution (but was not a Disqualified Institution at the time it became a Lender or a Participant, as applicable) shall be deemed to not be a Disqualified Institution hereunder (in the case of any such Participant that is not a Lender, solely with respect to the participations held by such Participant). The identity of Disqualified Institutions may be communicated by the Administrative Agent to a Lender upon request, but will not be otherwise posted or distributed to any Person.

 

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Disqualified Stock “ means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than (1) for any Qualified Equity Interests or (2) solely as a result of a change of control, asset sale, casualty, condemnation or eminent domain) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than (1) for any Qualified Equity Interests or (2) solely as a result of a change of control, asset sale, casualty, condemnation or eminent domain), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the then Latest Maturity Date or the date the Loans are no longer outstanding and the Commitments have been terminated; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of future, current or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company or by any such plan to such employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof), such Capital Stock will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s, director’s, officer’s, management member’s, consultant’s or independent contractor’s termination, death or disability; provided further any Capital Stock held by any future, current or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Parent Company, or any other Person in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has an Investment and is designated in good faith as an “affiliate” by the Board of Directors (or the compensation committee thereof), in each case pursuant to any equity subscription or equity holders’ agreement, management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s, director’s, officer’s, management member’s, consultant’s or independent contractor’s termination, death or disability. For the purposes hereof, the aggregate principal amount of Disqualified Stock will be deemed to be equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and maximum fixed repurchase price, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were purchased on any date on which the Consolidated Total Debt, Consolidated Secured Debt or Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt, as applicable, will be required to be determined pursuant to this Agreement, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Stock, such fair market value shall be determined in good faith by the Borrower.

 

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Distressed Agent” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Agent-Related Distress Event.”

 

Distressed Person” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Lender-Related Distress Event.”

 

Divided LLC” means any LLC formed upon the consummation of an LLC Division.

 

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

ECF Payment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(a).

 

ECF Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(a).

 

EEA Financial Institution” means (1) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (2) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (1) of this definition or (3) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (1) or (2) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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

 

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

 

Eligible Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(1).

 

EMU” means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

 

Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and sub-surface strata, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

 

Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws relating to pollution or the protection of the Environment or, to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, worker health.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (1) violation of any Environmental Law, (2) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (3) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (4) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (5) any contract or other written agreement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

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EP ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.”

 

Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement” means, to the extent executed in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral which are intended to rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies), at the option of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent acting together in good faith, either (1) an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1, together with any changes thereto which are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or (2) a customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (but which agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, shall in any event contain provisions substantially similar to Sections 2.01(b), 2.01(f), 2.03(c), 2.10(a)(y), 5.02(d), 5.15 and 5.16 of Exhibit G-1 (the “EP ICA Applicable Provisions”)), which agreement shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies), in each case with such modifications thereto as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree.

 

Equity Contribution” means, collectively, the direct or indirect contribution to the Borrower or any Parent Company, by the Investor, members of management of the Company and the Co-Investors of an aggregate amount of cash and rollover equity (which shall be in the form of common equity or (on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Lenders) other equity) that represents not less than 35% of the Funded Capitalization; provided that, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Investor shall control, directly or indirectly, beneficially not less than a majority of the Voting Stock of Holdings on the Closing Date.

 

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, the Capital Stock of such Person and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock of such Person, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock of such Person.

 

Equity Offering” means any public or private sale of common equity or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Company (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than:

 

(1)       public offerings with respect to the Borrower’s or any Parent Company’s common equity registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8;

 

(2)       issuances to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; and

 

(3)       any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.

 

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

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that together with any Loan Party is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

 

ERISA Event” means (1) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (2) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (3) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan, written notification of any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability or written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or has been determined to be in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (4) the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement in writing of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (5) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, other than for the payment of PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates; (6) an 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 or Multiemployer Plan; (7) a failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) with respect to a Pension Plan, whether or not waived; (8) the application for a minimum funding waiver under Section 302(c) of ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan; (9) the imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA or Section 430(k) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan; (10) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA or Section 430 of the Code); or (11) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction with respect to any Pension Plan maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could result in liability to any Loan Party.

 

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Escrow” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Indebtedness.”

 

Escrowed Proceeds” means the proceeds from the offering of any debt securities or other Indebtedness paid into an escrow account with an independent escrow agent on the date of the applicable offering or incurrence pursuant to escrow arrangements that permit the release of amounts on deposit in such escrow account upon satisfaction of certain conditions or the occurrence of certain events. The term “Escrowed Proceeds” shall include any interest earned on the amounts held in escrow.

 

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

 

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

 

Eurodollar Rate” means:

 

(1) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) from time to time) (in such case, the “LIBOR Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

 

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(2) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits with a term of one (1) month commencing that day;

 

provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further, that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in consultation with the Borrower; provided, further, that if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBOR Rate” for such Interest Period shall be (a) a successor or alternative index rate as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Lender) and the Borrower may reasonably determine or (b) absent such mutual selection by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), a comparable successor or alternative interbank rate for deposits in Dollars that is, at such time, broadly accepted as the prevailing market practice for leveraged loans of this type in lieu of the “LIBOR Rate” as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), in each case of clauses (a) or (b) above, subject to Section 1.12; provided, further, that in no event shall the Eurodollar Rate for Closing Date Term Loans and Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility that bear interest at a rate based on clauses (1) and (2) of this definition be less than 1.00%.

 

Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (1) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

 

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:

 

 

(1)

the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(a)       Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such period,

 

(b)       an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) for such period to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, but excluding any such non-cash charges representing an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period,

 

(c)       decreases in Consolidated Working Capital (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa) and, without duplication, decreases in long-term accounts receivable and increases in the long-term portion of deferred revenue (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa), in each case, for such period (other than any such decreases or increases, as applicable, arising from acquisitions or Asset Sales outside the ordinary course of assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period or the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting),

 

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(d)       the amount deducted as tax expense in determining Consolidated Net Income to the extent in excess of cash Taxes paid in such period and

 

(e)       cash receipts in respect of Hedge Agreements during such fiscal year to the extent not otherwise included in such Consolidated Net Income; over

 

 

(2)

the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(a)       an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits (including, to the extent constituting non-cash credits, amortization of deferred revenue acquired as a result of the Acquisition or any Permitted Acquisition, investment permitted hereunder or any similar transaction) included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (but excluding any non-cash credit to the extent representing the reversal of an accrual or reserve described in clause (1)(b) above) and cash losses, charges (including any reserves or accruals for potential cash charges in any future period), expenses, costs and fees excluded by virtue of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,”

 

(b)       payments in respect of indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnouts, other contingent consideration obligations and other deferred purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary (including the HealthScape Earn-Out Payment and the Pareto Earn-Out Payment), in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(c)       the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (ii) all scheduled principal repayments of Loans, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 7.02 (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof), in each case to the extent such payments are permitted hereunder and actually made and (iii) the amount of any scheduled repayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07 or any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b) (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and any mandatory Discharge of (I) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and (II) any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 7.02 (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof, in each case, to the extent required due to an Asset Sale or Casualty Event that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income for such period and not in excess of the amount of such increase, but excluding (A) all other prepayments of Term Loans, (B) all prepayments of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and all prepayments in respect of any other revolving credit facility, except to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder and (C) payments on any Junior Indebtedness, except in each case to the extent permitted to be paid pursuant to Section 7.05) made during such period, in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

 

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(d)       an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Asset Sales outside the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and the net cash loss on Asset Sales to the extent otherwise added to arrive at Consolidated Net Income,

 

(e)       increases in Consolidated Working Capital (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa) and, without duplication, increases in long-term accounts receivable and decreases in the long-term portion of deferred revenue (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa), in each case, for such period (other than any such increases or decreases, as applicable, arising from acquisitions or Asset Sales outside the ordinary course by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period or the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting),

 

(f)       cash payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the 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,

 

(g)       the amount of Restricted Payments paid in cash during such period, except to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (unless such Indebtedness has been repaid),

 

(h)       the aggregate amount of expenditures (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) paid in cash during such period to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, except to the extent such expenditures (other than expenditures that correspond to a charge added to Excess Cash Flow under clause (1)(b) above with respect to a prior period) were financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(i)        the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment or redemption of Indebtedness to the extent (i) such premium, make-whole or penalty payments were not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and (ii) such prepayments or redemptions reduced Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clause (2)(c) above or reduced the mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.05(2)(a),

 

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(j)        without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in other periods, and at the option of the Borrower, (i) the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period and (ii) any planned cash expenditures by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (the “Planned Expenditures”), in the case of each of the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), relating to Permitted Acquisitions or other investments, Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, acquisitions of intellectual property, any scheduled payment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness that was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred and paid, repurchased or redeemed or permitted tax distributions, in each case, to be consummated or made, as applicable, during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period (except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)); provided that to the extent that the aggregate amount (excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of such Permitted Acquisitions or other investments, Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, acquisitions of intellectual property, permitted scheduled payments, repurchases or redemptions of Indebtedness that were permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred and paid, repurchased or redeemed or permitted tax distributions during such following period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration and Planned Expenditures (excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), the amount of such shortfall shall 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 plus the amount of distributions made in such period under Section 7.05(2)(n), to the extent they exceed the amount of expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,

 

(l)        cash expenditures in respect of Hedging Obligations during such fiscal year to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

(m)      any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period (including the Transaction Expenses), or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, investment, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and related documents with respect to any other Indebtedness) and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful, in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(n)       at the option of the Borrower, any amounts in respect of investments (including Permitted Acquisitions, Investments constituting Permitted Investments and Investments made pursuant to Section 7.05) and Restricted Payments (including related earnouts and similar payments) which could have been deducted pursuant to clause (2)(g) above if made in such period, but which are made after the end of such period and prior to the date upon which a mandatory prepayment for such period would be required under Section 2.05(2)(a) (which amounts, if so deducted in accordance with this clause (n), shall not affect the calculation of Excess Cash Flow in any future period), and

 

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(o)        the aggregate amount of Catch- Up Management Fees paid in cash during such period to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income.

 

Notwithstanding anything else provided in this Agreement, (x) the amounts deducted under clause (2) above shall in no event be duplicative of amounts deducted under clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a) and (y) to the extent an amount is eligible to be deducted under either clause (2) above or clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a), such amounts shall be deemed to have been deducted under clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a) (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, clause (2) above).

 

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

 

Excluded Assets” means (1) (a) any fee-owned real property and (b) any leasehold interest in real property, (2) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement, (3) all commercial tort claims that are not expected to result in a judgment or settlement payment in excess of $5.0 million (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (4) any governmental or regulatory licenses, authorizations, certificates, charters, franchises, approvals and consents (whether Federal, State, or otherwise) to the extent a security interest therein is prohibited or restricted thereby or requires any consent, acknowledgment or authorization from a Governmental Authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such consent, acknowledgment or authorization) other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition, (5) assets to the extent the pledge thereof or grant of security interests therein (a) is prohibited or restricted by any applicable Law, rule or regulation or would require any consent, approval or authorization of any governmental or regulatory authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such any consent, approval or authorization) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC and other applicable Law (other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition), (b) would cause the destruction, invalidation or abandonment of such asset under applicable Law (solely with respect to any intellectual property) or (c) is prohibited by any contract or would require any consent, approval, license or other authorization of any third party (other than Holdings or its Subsidiaries) (provided that such requirement existed on the Closing Date or at the time of the acquisition of such asset, as applicable, and was not incurred in contemplation thereof (other than in the case of capital leases and purchase money financings)) or governmental or regulatory authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such consent, approval, license or other authorization), other than to the extent such prohibition or restriction is ineffective under the UCC and other applicable Law, (6) margin stock and Equity Interests in any Person that is not the Borrower or a wholly owned Material Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Restricted Subsidiary, (7) Equity Interests in Immaterial Subsidiaries and Excluded Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are (x) Excluded Subsidiaries solely pursuant to clause (2) or (3) of the definition of “Excluded Subsidiaries” and (y) directly owned by a Loan Party (provided that if a pledge of the Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary Holdco is required pursuant to this Agreement, the pledge of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary shall be limited to no more than 65% of the total issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary Holdco, as applicable), (8) any lease, license, sublicense or agreement (not otherwise subject to clause (5) above) or any property that is subject to a capital lease, purchase money security interest or similar arrangement, in each case permitted by this Agreement, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein (a) would violate or invalidate such lease, license, sublicense or agreement or purchase money security interest or similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC and other applicable Law (other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition) or (b) would require governmental or regulatory approval, consent or authorization not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such approval, consent or authorization), other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition, (9) (x) cash and Cash Equivalents, deposit, securities, commodities and other accounts, securities entitlements and related assets, except, in each case, to the extent constituting identifiable proceeds of Collateral a security interest in which is perfected by the filing of an “all assets” UCC financing statement by the Administrative Agent or automatically without any further action or filing by the Administrative Agent and (y) any deposit account maintained and used exclusively as a payroll account, withholding tax account, or fiduciary or escrow account that holds funds solely for the benefit of third parties (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that is a Guarantor), (10) letter of credit rights, except to the extent perfection of the security interest therein is accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement, (11) any intent-to-use trademark applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1051, prior to the accepted filing of a “Statement of Use” and issuance of a “Certificate of Registration” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an accepted filing of an “Amendment to Allege Use” whereby such intent-to-use trademark application is converted to a “use in commerce” application pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act, (12) assets where the burden or cost (including any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary) of obtaining a security interest therein or perfection thereof exceeds the practical benefit to the Lenders afforded thereby as reasonably determined between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (13) any assets to the extent a security interest in such assets or perfection thereof would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary as determined by the Borrower in good faith, in consultation with the Administrative Agent and (14) any assets located in or governed by any non -U.S. jurisdiction law or regulation (other than (a) Equity Interests and intercompany debt of Foreign Subsidiaries otherwise required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (b) assets that can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement), including any intellectual property located in a non-U.S. jurisdiction, in each case of the foregoing clauses (1) through (14), subject to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception.

 

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Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds or the fair market value of marketable securities or the fair market value of Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrower from:

 

 (1)       contributions to its common equity capital;

 

(2)        dividends, distributions, fees and other payments from any joint ventures that are not Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(3)        the sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Borrower) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Borrower;

 

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in each case, designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate and that are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (b) of Section 7.05(1); provided that Excluded Contributions shall not include Cure Amounts or the Equity Contribution.

 

Excluded Information” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Big Boy Letter.”

 

Excluded Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale or Casualty Event, the sum of, (1) any Net Proceeds therefrom that constitute Declined Proceeds and (2) any Net Proceeds therefrom that otherwise are waived by the Required Facility Lenders from the requirement to be applied to prepay the applicable Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b).

 

Excluded Subsidiaries” means all of the following and “Excluded Subsidiary” means any of them (in each case, subject to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception):

 

(1)       any Subsidiary that is not a direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor,

 

(2)       any Foreign Subsidiary,

 

(3)       any Foreign Subsidiary Holdco,

 

(4)       any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of any (a) Foreign Subsidiary or (b) Foreign Subsidiary Holdco,

 

(5)       any Subsidiary (including any regulated entity that is subject to net worth or net capital or similar capital and surplus restrictions) that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law or by Contractual Obligation (including in respect of assumed Indebtedness permitted hereunder and not created in contemplation of the applicable investment or acquisition) existing on the Closing Date (or, with respect to any Subsidiary acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (and so long as such Contractual Obligation was not incurred in contemplation of such investment or acquisition), on the date such Subsidiary is so acquired) from providing a Guaranty (including any Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary) or if such Guaranty would require governmental (including regulatory) or third party (other than any Loan Party or their respective Subsidiaries) consent, approval, license or authorization not obtained,

 

(6)       any special purpose vehicle (or similar entity), receivables subsidiary or any Securitization Subsidiary,

 

(7)       any Captive Insurance Subsidiary or not-for-profit Subsidiary,

 

(8)       any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary,

 

(9)       any Subsidiary where the Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably determine that the burden or cost (including any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company) of providing the Guaranty will outweigh the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom,

 

(10)      any Unrestricted Subsidiary,

 

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(11)     any Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary, and

 

(12)     any other Subsidiaries as mutually agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (1) 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 (each such obligation, a “Swap Obligation”), if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee 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) (a) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to Section 3.02 of the Guaranty and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act) at the time the guarantee of such Loan Party, or a grant by such Loan Party of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Loan Party is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Loan Party becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (2) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Loan Party as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and hedge counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligations. 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 guarantee or security interest becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

 

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to each Agent and each Lender,

 

(1)       any Tax imposed on (or measured by) such Agent or Lender’s net income or profits (or net worth Tax in lieu of such Tax on net income or profits), or franchise Taxes, imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such Agent or Lender being organized under the laws of or having its principal office or applicable Lending Office located in such jurisdiction or as a result of any other present or former connection between such Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction (including as a result of such Agent or Lender carrying on a trade or business, having a permanent establishment or being a resident for Tax purposes in such jurisdiction), other than a connection arising solely from such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered, enforced, 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 sold or assigned an interest in, any Loan or Loan Document,

 

(2)       any branch profits Tax under Section 884(a) of the Code, or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (1) above,

 

(3)       other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 3.07, any U.S. federal Tax that is withheld or required to be withheld on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date such Lender (a) acquires such interest in the applicable Commitment or, if such Lender did not fund the applicable Loan pursuant to a prior Commitment, on the date such Lender acquires the applicable interest in such Loan (or where the Lender is a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, pursuant to a Law in effect on the later of the date on which such Lender acquires such interest or the date on which the affected partner becomes a partner of such Lender) or (b) designates a new Lending Office except, in the case of a Lender that designates a new Lending Office or is an assignee, to the extent that such Lender or partner (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from a Loan Party with respect to such U.S. federal Tax pursuant to Section 3.01,

 

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(4)       any Tax attributable to such Lender’s or Agent’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(3) or Section 3.01(7), respectively,

 

(5)       any Tax imposed under FATCA,

 

(6)       any U.S. federal backup withholding under Section 3406 of the Code, and

 

(7)       any interest, additions to taxes and penalties with respect to any taxes described in clauses (1) through (6) of this definition.

 

Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2018, by and among, inter alios, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and Churchill Agency Services LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time on or prior to the date hereof.

 

Existing Letters of Credit” means each of the letters of credit described on Schedule 1.01(3) hereto.

 

Existing Revolving Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(2).

 

Existing Term Loan Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(1).

 

Expiring Credit Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(7).

 

Extended Revolving Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(2).

 

Extended Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(1).

 

Extending Lender” means an Extending Revolving Lender or an Extending Term Lender, as the case may be.

 

Extending Revolving Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).

 

Extending Term Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).

 

Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to Section 2.16 and the applicable Extension Amendment.

 

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Extension Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(4).

 

Extension Election” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).

 

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 Classes be submitted for Extension.

 

Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or any Revolving Extension Request, as the case may be.

 

Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolving Extension Series, as the case may be.

 

Facilities” means the Closing Date Term Loans, the Revolving Facility, the Closing Date Revolving Facility, the Closing Date Term Loan Facility, the Non-Priority Facility, the Priority Revolving Facility, a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Commitments, a given Class of Other Term Loans, a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Revolving Commitments, any Other Revolving Loan (or Commitment) or a given Class of Replacement Loans, as the context may require, and “Facility” means any of them.

 

Facilities Fees” has the meaning specified in the Fee Letter.

 

fair market value” means, with respect to any asset or liability, the fair market value of such asset or liability as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as in effect on the date hereof or any amended or successor version thereof that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with (and, in each case, any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof), any applicable intergovernmental agreement entered into in respect thereof, and any provision of law or administrative guidance implementing or interpreting such provisions, including any agreements entered into pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement or Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version described above).

 

FCPA” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01.

 

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (1) 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 (2) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) from three depository institutions of recognized standing selected by it. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

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Fee Letter” means that certain Fee Letter, dated July 9, 2019, among Cannes Parent, Inc. and the Initial Lenders.

 

Financial Covenant” means the covenant specified in Section 7.10(1).

 

Financial Covenant Cross Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(2).

 

Financial Covenant Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(2).

 

Financial Incurrence” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).

 

Financial Officer” means, with respect to a Person, the chief financial officer, accounting officer, treasurer, controller or other senior financial or accounting officer of such Person, as appropriate.

 

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period, minus the Unrestricted Cash Amount on such last day to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.

 

First Lien Obligations” means the Obligations, the Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, in each case, that are, or are purported to be, secured by the Collateral on an equal priority basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with Liens on the Collateral securing the Closing Date Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, “First Lien Obligations” shall include the Closing Date Term Loans.

 

First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means any of (1) an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2, together with any changes thereto which are reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or (2) a customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (but which agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, shall in any event contain provisions substantially similar to Sections 3.01(a)(2), 4.02(d), 4.02(e), 5.03(a), the second proviso of 5.03(d), 8.18 and 8.19 of Exhibit G-1 (the “FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions”, and together with the EP ICA Applicable Provisions, the “ICA Applicable Provisions”)), which agreement shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations under this Agreement, in each case with such modifications thereto as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree.

 

Fixed Basket” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).

 

floor” means, with respect to any reference rate of interest, any fixed minimum amount specified for such rate.

 

FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.”

 

Foreign Asset Sale” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).

 

Foreign Casualty Event” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).

 

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Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

Foreign Plan” means any employee benefit plan, program or agreement maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower with respect to employees employed outside the United States (other than benefit plans, programs or agreements that are mandated by applicable Laws).

 

Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” means a Subsidiary substantially all of whose assets consists (directly or indirectly) of the Capital Stock and/or indebtedness of one or more (1) Foreign Subsidiaries or (2) Foreign Subsidiary Holdcos.

 

Free and Clear Incremental Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4)(c)(i).

 

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (1) with respect to an Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage 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 (2) with respect to any Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage 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.

 

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is primarily engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

 

Funded Capitalization” means the sum of (1) the aggregate gross proceeds of the Closing Date Term Loans and any Closing Date Revolving Borrowings (excluding, in each case, any Closing Date Term Loan and Closing Date Revolving Borrowing drawn for working capital and/or purchase price adjustments under the Acquisition Agreement and/or for working capital purposes (including to repay amounts outstanding under any existing revolving credit facility, including under the Existing Credit Agreement)), plus (2) the Equity Contribution, minus (3) the aggregate amount of cash on hand at the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.

 

Funded Debt” means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.

 

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GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, as in effect from time to time. At any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may elect to apply IFRS accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP will thereafter be construed to mean IFRS (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement); provided, however, that any such election, once made, will be irrevocable; provided, further that any calculation or determination in this Agreement that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Borrower’s election to apply IFRS will remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP. The Borrower will give notice of any such election made in accordance with this definition to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (1) the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations and Attributable Indebtedness shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.03 and (2) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or the Loan Parties at “fair value”, as defined therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time any change occurs after the Closing Date in GAAP (or IFRS) or in the application thereof that, in each case, would affect the computation of any financial ratio or financial requirement, or compliance with any covenant, set forth in any Loan Document (including, but not limited to, the impact of Accounting Standards Update 2016-2, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) or similar revenue recognition policies promulgated after the Closing Date), and the Borrower shall so request (regardless of whether any such request is given before or after such change), the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower will negotiate in good faith to amend (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders) such ratio, requirement or covenant to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (or IFRS); provided that until so amended, (a) such ratio, requirement or covenant shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP (or IFRS) without giving effect to such change therein and (b) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to periods ending prior to the date that is one year after the effectiveness of such change, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders), together with any financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, a summary reconciliation between calculations of any such ratios or requirements required to be included in the corresponding Compliance Certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(4) made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP (or IFRS). For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the requirements of the foregoing clause (b), the operation of this paragraph shall otherwise have no effect with respect to any financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 unless the Borrower otherwise elects.

 

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state, local or otherwise, 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).

 

Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(7).

 

guarantee” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice), direct or indirect, in any manner (including letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.

 

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Guarantee “ means, as to any Person, without duplication, (1) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or (d) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (2) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

Guarantors” has the meaning specified in clause (2) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.” For avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, cause any Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary that is not required to be a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations by causing such Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary to execute a joinder to the Guaranty (substantially in the form provided therein or as the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and such Guarantor may otherwise agree), and any such Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor hereunder for all purposes; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such joinder (or such later date as reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent) all documentation and other information in respect of such Guarantor required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

Guaranty” means (1) the First Lien Guaranty substantially in the form of Exhibit E made by Holdings and each Subsidiary Guarantor, (2) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.11 and (3) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered by any Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the second sentence of the definition of “Guarantor.”

 

Guarantor Release Election” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, and all other substances, wastes, pollutants and contaminants and chemicals in any form, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos- containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and infectious or medical wastes, to the extent any of the foregoing are regulated pursuant to, or can form the basis for liability under, any Environmental Law.

 

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HealthScape Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning specified in the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date).

 

Hedge Agreement “ means (1) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (2) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

Hedge Bank” means (1) any Person set forth on Schedule 1.01(4), (2) any Person party to a Secured Hedge Agreement that is an Agent, a Lender, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing on the Closing Date or at the time it enters into such Secured Hedge Agreement, in its capacity as a party thereto, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be an Agent, a Lender, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing or (3) any Person from time to time approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and specifically designated in writing as a “Hedge Bank” by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

 

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction will not constitute Hedging Obligations.

 

Holdings” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(3)(a).

 

“ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.”

 

Identified Participating Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(3).

 

Identified Qualifying Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

IFRS” means international financial reporting standards and interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto (or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or any successor to either such Board, or the SEC, as the case may be), as in effect from time to time.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Material Subsidiary.

 

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Immediate Family Members” means with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son -in-law and daughter-in-law (including, in each case, adoptive relationships) and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.

 

Incremental Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(6).

 

Incremental Amounts” has the meaning specified in clause (a) of the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

Incremental Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4).

 

Incremental Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).

 

Incremental Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).

 

Incremental Loan Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Revolving Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Revolving Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Revolving Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).

 

Incremental Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).

 

Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).

 

Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).

 

incur” and “incurrence” have the meanings specified in Section 7.02(1)(x).

 

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

 

(1)           any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent:

 

(a)           in respect of borrowed money;


(b)           evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

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(c)           representing the deferred and unpaid balance of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) or any service (except (i) any such balance that constitutes an obligation in respect of a commercial letter of credit, a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, (ii) any earnout obligations until such obligation is reflected as a liability on the balance sheet (excluding any footnotes thereto) of such Person in accordance with GAAP and is not paid within 60 days after becoming due and payable or, if applicable, following expiration of any dispute resolution mechanics set forth in the applicable agreement governing the applicable transaction, (iii) any such obligations incurred under ERISA or under any employee consulting agreements, (iv) accruals for payroll and other liabilities and expenses accrued in the ordinary course of business (including on an intercompany basis) or consistent with industry practice and (v) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits) which purchase price is due more than twelve months after such property is acquired or service is obtained; or

 

 

(d)

representing the net obligations under any Hedging Obligations;

 

if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than obligations in respect of letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that Indebtedness of any Parent Company appearing upon the balance sheet of Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP will be excluded;

 

(2)          to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of this definition of a third Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice; and

 

(3)          to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of this definition of a third Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such first Person; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of (a) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness will be deemed not to include:

 

(i)          Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice,

 

(ii)          reimbursement obligations under commercial letters of credit (provided that unreimbursed amounts under commercial letters of credit will be counted as Indebtedness three (3) Business Days after such amount is drawn),

 

(iii)         obligations under or in respect of Qualified Securitization Facilities,

 

(iv)         accrued expenses,

 

(v)          deferred or prepaid revenues,

 

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(vi)          [reserved],

 

(vii)         amounts owed to dissenting stockholders in connection with, or as a result of, their exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto (including any accrued interest), with respect to any permitted Investments to the extent paid when due (unless being properly contested), and

 

(viii)        asset retirement obligations and obligations in respect of reclamation and workers compensation (including pensions and retiree medical care);

 

provided further that Indebtedness will be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Agreement as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness will be deemed to not include obligations incurred in advance of, and the proceeds of which are to be applied in connection with, the consummation of a transaction solely to the extent that the proceeds thereof are and continue to be held in an escrow, trust, collateral or similar account or arrangement (collectively, an “Escrow”) and are not otherwise made available for any other purpose and are used for such purpose (it being understood that in any event, any such proceeds held in such Escrow shall be deemed not to constitute part of the Unrestricted Cash Amount).

 

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

 

Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

 

Independent Assets or Operations” means, with respect to any Parent Company, that the Parent Company’s total assets, revenues, income from continuing operations before income taxes and cash flows from operating activities (excluding in each case amounts related to its investment in the Borrower and the Subsidiaries), determined in accordance with GAAP and as shown on the most recent balance sheet of such Parent Company, is more than 3.0% of such Parent Company’s corresponding consolidated amount.

 

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, is qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

 

Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.

 

Initial Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Initial Default” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02(9).

 

Initial Lenders” means Ares and PSP.

 

Intellectual Property Security Agreements” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

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Intercompany Note” means the Intercompany Note, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit Q executed by the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower party thereto.

 

Intercreditor Agreement” means, as applicable, any First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period to (2) the sum of Consolidated Interest Expense and Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditure of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.

 

Interest Payment Date” means, (1) as to any Loan of any Class other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date of the Loans of such Class; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (2) as to any Base Rate Loan of any Class, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the applicable Maturity Date of the Loans of such Class.

 

Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, or to the extent consented to by each applicable Lender, twelve months (or such period of less than one month as may be consented to by each applicable Lender), as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

 

(1)          any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

 

(2)          any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period having a duration of less than one month) that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

 

(3)           no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date for the Class of Loans of which such Eurodollar Rate Loan is a part.

 

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency selected by the Borrower.

 

Investment Grade Securities” means:

 

(1)          securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents);

 

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(2)          debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or debt instruments constituting loans or advances among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

 

(3)          investments in any fund that invests substantially all of its assets in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) of this definition which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution; and

 

(4)          corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments.

 

Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, credit card and debit card receivables, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel and similar advances to employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants and independent contractors, in each case made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person. For purposes of the definitions of “Permitted Investments” and “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 7.05,

 

(1)          “Investments” will include the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the fair market value of the net assets of any other Subsidiary of such Subsidiary being designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary that was previously designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and which used capacity under Section 7.05 to make such Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at such previous time); provided that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower will be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to:

 

(a)          the Borrower’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; minus

 

(b)          the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

 

(2)          any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer.

 

The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time will be the original cost of such Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment.

 

Investor” means TPG Global, LLC, TPG GenPar VIII, L.P., TPG Healthcare Partners GenPar, L.P. and any of their respective Affiliates, limited partners and funds or partnerships managed or advised by them or any of their respective Affiliates or limited partners, including, without limitation, TPG Partners VIII, L.P. and TPG Healthcare Partners, L.P. and their respective successor funds and controlled Affiliates, but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

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IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.15.

 

IRS” means Internal Revenue Service of the United States.

 

ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the International Chamber of Commerce publication no. 950 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

Issuing Bank” means SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder and solely with respect to its L/C Commitment, together with its permitted successors and assigns and any other Revolving Lender that becomes an Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 2.03(11). Any Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by any Affiliate of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate (it being agreed that such Issuing Bank shall, or shall cause such Affiliate to, comply with the requirements of Section 2.03 with respect to such Letters of Credit).

 

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

 

Junior Indebtedness” means any (x) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations of such Loan Party arising under the Loans or the Guaranty, (y) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of lien priority to the Lien on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations and (z) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that is not secured; provided that for the avoidance of doubt no Non-Priority Facility (or any other Indebtedness that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Priority Revolving Facility to the same extent as the Closing Date Term Loan Facility) shall be deemed Junior Indebtedness hereunder due to the provisions of Section 8.03 or any payment “waterfall” in any Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Junior Lien Debt” has the meaning specified in clause (39) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”

 

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 Applicable Percentage.

 

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

 

L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed prior to the Honor Date or refinanced as a Revolving Borrowing.

 

L/C Commitment” means, with respect to any Person, the amount set forth opposite the name of such Person on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “L/C Commitment.”

 

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

 

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L/C Expiration Date” means the day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Revolving Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

 

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 the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (not to exceed the stated amount thereof in effect at such time, or, with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any L/C Application related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, 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). 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 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP, article 29 of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce publication no. 600, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. From and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “L/C Obligations” shall be deemed to solely refer to L/C Obligations issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

L/C Sublimit” means an amount equal to the sum of (1) the lesser of (a) $ 10.0 million, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 2.14 and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments, less (2) the principal amount of Indebtedness in connection with commercial letters of credit incurred and outstanding under Section 7.02(2)(b) at such time. The L/C Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.

 

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 Loan, any Incremental Revolving Commitment, any Other Loan, any Other Revolving Commitments, any Replacement Loan, any Extended Term Loan or any Extended Revolving Commitment, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

 

LCT Election” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(11).

 

LCT Test Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(11).

 

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local laws (including common law), statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities and executive orders, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

 

Legal Holiday” means Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York or at the place of payment.

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Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as context requires (including for purposes of the definition of “Secured Parties” and for purposes of Sections 3.01 and 3.04), includes any Issuing Bank, Swing Line Lender and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender.” For the avoidance of doubt, each Additional Lender is a Lender to the extent any such Person has executed and delivered a Refinancing Amendment, an Incremental Amendment or an amendment in respect of Replacement Loans, as the case may be, and to the extent such Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans shall have become effective in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and each Extending Lender shall continue to be a Lender. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 2.01 sets forth the name of each Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Disqualified Institution that purports to become a Lender hereunder (notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement that prohibit Disqualified Institutions from becoming Lenders) without the Borrower’s written consent shall be entitled to any of the rights or privileges enjoyed by the other Lenders with respect to voting, information and lender meetings; provided that the Loans of any such Disqualified Institution shall not be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders if the action in question affects such Disqualified Institution in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders; provided, further, that if any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Institution without the Borrower’s prior written consent in violation of clause (e) of Section 10.07(2) the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Institution and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), (1) terminate any Revolving Commitment of such Disqualified Institution and repay all obligations of the Borrower owing to such Disqualified Institution in connection with such Revolving Commitment, (2) in the case of outstanding Term Loans held by Disqualified Institutions, purchase or prepay such Term Loan by paying the lesser of (a) the principal amount thereof and (b) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such Term Loans, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and/or (3) require such Disqualified Institution to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.07), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees at the lesser of (a) the principal amount thereof and (b) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder.

 

Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender or any direct or indirect parent company of such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), (1) that such Distressed Person is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, (2) a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, (3) such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt or (4) that such Distressed Person becomes the subject of a Bail -in Action or other similar proceeding (including a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime); provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in any Lender or any direct or indirect parent company of a Lender by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.

 

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent).

 

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Letter of Credit” means (1) each Existing Letter of Credit and (2) any letter of credit, letter of guarantee or bankers acceptance issued hereunder; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Letter of Credit” shall be deemed to solely refer to Letters of Credit issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

LIBOR Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event will an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

Limited Condition Transactions” means (1) any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or similar transaction (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of Capital Stock or otherwise) permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (2) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof (which notice, for the avoidance of doubt, may be conditioned upon the occurrence of refinancing or any other transaction), (3) any Restricted Payment requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof and (4) any Asset Sale or other disposition permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

LLC” means any limited liability company.

 

LLC Division” means the statutory division of any LLC into two or more LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or a comparable provision of any other applicable Law.

 

Loan” means an extension of credit under Article II by a Lender (1) to the Borrower in the form of a Term Loan, (2) to the Borrower in the form of a Revolving Loan or (3) to the Borrower in the form of a Swing Line Loan.

 

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (1) this Agreement, (2) the Notes, (3) any Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans, (4) the Guaranty, (5) the Collateral Documents and (6) the Intercreditor Agreements.

 

Loan Increase” means a Term Loan Increase or Revolving Commitment Increase.

 

Loan Parties” means, collectively, (1) Holdings, (2) the Borrower and (3) each Subsidiary Guarantor.

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Management Services Agreement” means the management services agreement or similar agreements among the Investor or certain of the management companies associated with it or their advisors, if applicable, and the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company.

 

Management Stockholders” means the members of management (and their Controlled Investment Affiliates and Immediate Family Members and any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower (or a Parent Company) who are holders of Equity Interests of any Parent Company on the Closing Date or will become holders of such Equity Interests in connection with the Transactions.

 

Margin Stock” has the meaning set forth in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.

 

Market Capitalization” means an amount equal to (1) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common Equity Interests of the Borrower or the applicable Parent Company, as applicable, on the date of the declaration of a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(h) multiplied by (2) the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share of such common Equity Interests on the principal securities exchange on which such common Equity Interests are traded for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment.

 

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Hedge Agreement.”

 

Material Adverse Effect” means (1) on the Closing Date (and with respect to any determinations of Material Adverse Effect made as of the Closing Date), a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect and (2) after the Closing Date, any event, circumstance or condition that has had a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

 

Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary.

 

Material Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary.

 

Material Subsidiary” means, as of the Closing Date and thereafter at any date of determination, each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (1) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period (when taken together with the total assets of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary at the last day of the most recent Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of Total Assets at such date or (2) whose gross revenues for such Test Period (when taken together with the gross revenues of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary for such Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if at any time and from time to time after the date which is 30 days after the Closing Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), all Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in the preceding clause (1) or (2) comprise in the aggregate more than (when taken together with the total assets of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiaries at the last day of the most recent Test Period) 7.5% of Total Assets as of the last day of the most recent Test Period or more than (when taken together with the gross revenues of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiaries for such Test Period) 7.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, then the Borrower shall, not later than sixty (60) days after the date by which financial statements for such Test Period were required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (a) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more Restricted Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (b) comply with the provisions of Section 6.11 with respect to any such Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent applicable), in each case, other than any Restricted Subsidiaries that otherwise constitute Excluded Subsidiaries. At all times prior to the delivery of the aforementioned financial statements, such determinations shall be made based on the Pro Forma Financial Statements and the latest Quarterly Financial Statements (as adjusted by the Borrower (in its good faith judgment) on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred at the beginning of such period).

 

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Maturity Date” means (1) with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans that have not been extended pursuant to Section 2.16, September 4, 2026 (the “Original Term Loan Maturity Date”), (2) with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Facility, to the extent not extended pursuant to Section 2.16, September 4, 2024 (the “Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date”), (3) with respect to any Class of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment, (4) with respect to any Other Term Loans or Other Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, (5) with respect to any Class of Replacement Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable amendment to this Agreement in respect of such Replacement Loans and (6) with respect to any Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment; provided, in each case, that if such day is not a Business Day, the applicable Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately succeeding such day.

 

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.11.

 

Maximum Priority Revolving Amount” means an aggregate amount of Revolving Exposures of the Revolving Lenders, not to exceed $50 million.

 

Merger Sub” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

MFN Provision” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(5)(c).

 

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

 

Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

 

Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

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Net Proceeds” means:

 

(1)          with respect to any Asset Sale or any Casualty Event, the aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event, including any cash and Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale, net of the costs relating to such Asset Sale or Casualty Event and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, payments made in order to obtain a necessary consent or required by applicable Law, brokerage and sales commissions, title insurance premiums, related search and recording charges, survey costs and mortgage recording tax paid in connection therewith, all dividends, distributions or other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of any such Asset Sale or Casualty Event by a Restricted Subsidiary, the amount of any purchase price or similar adjustment claimed by any Person to be owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, until such time as such claim will have been settled or otherwise finally resolved, or paid or payable by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in either case in respect of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event, any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, costs and expenses in connection with unwinding any Hedging Obligation in connection therewith, other fees and expenses, including title and recordation expenses, Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable (including any additional distributions with respect to Taxes pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n) to be made as a result of the transactions giving rise to such cash and Cash Equivalents received) as a result thereof or any transactions occurring or deemed to occur to effectuate a payment under this Agreement, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on Indebtedness (other than the First Lien Obligations and Indebtedness secured by Liens that are expressly subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) secured by a Lien on such assets and required to be paid as a result of such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction; provided that (a) no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed the greater of (I) $7.5 million and (II) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) and (b) no net cash proceeds with respect to any other Asset Sale or Casualty Event not excluded from the requirements of this clause (1) pursuant to subclause (a) shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (1) in any fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed the greater of (I) $10.0 million and (II) 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (1)); and

 

(2)          (a) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, any Permitted Equity Issuance by the Borrower or any Parent Company or any contribution to the common equity capital of the Borrower, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such incurrence or issuance over (ii) all Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable (including any additional distributions with respect to Taxes pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n) to be made), and all fees (including investment banking fees, attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses incurred, in each case by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance and (b) with respect to any Permitted Equity Issuance by any Parent Company, the amount of cash from such Permitted Equity Issuance contributed to the capital of the Borrower.

 

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Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.

 

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

 

Non-Excluded Taxes” means all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

 

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(2)(c).

 

Non-Fixed Basket” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).

 

Non-Priority Facility” means the collective reference to any Loans, Commitments and L/C Obligations not comprising the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Non-Priority Lenders” means the Lenders under any Non-Priority Facility, in their capacity as such.

 

Non-Priority Protection Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Priority Revolving Facility.”

 

Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that is non-recourse to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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

 

Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1).

 

Obligations” means all:

 

(1)          advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, fees and other amounts that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, fees and other amounts are allowed claims in such proceeding;

 

(2)          obligations (other than Excluded Swap Obligations) of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement; and

 

(3)          Cash Management Obligations under each Secured Cash Management Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and any of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees (including Letter of Credit fees), Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrower and any applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank, the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement and under any Secured Cash Management Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranty only to the extent that, and only for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed and (b) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement and any other Loan Document shall not require the consent of the holders of Hedging Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements or of the holders of Cash Management Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements.

 

OFAC” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.

 

Offered Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

 

Offered Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

 

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Borrower or any other Person, as the case may be.

 

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of a Person by an Officer of such Person.

 

OID” means original issue discount.

 

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.

 

ordinary course of business” means activity conducted in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Organizational Documents” means:

 

(1)          with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction);

 

(2)          with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and

 

(3)          with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

 

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Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Maturity Date.”

 

Original Term Loan Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Maturity Date.”

 

Other Applicable ECF” means Excess Cash Flow or a comparable measure as determined in accordance with the documentation governing Other Applicable Indebtedness.

 

Other Applicable Indebtedness” means Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or any other Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, together with Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (in each case without regard to the control of remedies).

 

Other Applicable Net Proceeds” means Net Proceeds or a comparable measure as determined in accordance with the documentation governing Other Applicable Indebtedness.

 

Other Commitments” means Other Revolving Commitments and/or Other Term Loan Commitments.

 

Other Loans” means one or more Classes of Other Revolving Loans and/or Other Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Other Revolving Commitments” means one or more Classes of Revolving Commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Other Revolving Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes, intangible, recording, filing, property or similar Taxes arising from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are imposed with respect to an assignment, grant of participation, designation of a new office for receiving payments by or on account of the Borrower or other transfer (other than an assignment, designation or other transfer at the request of the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.07) as a result of any connection between the assignee or assignor and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections resulting solely from such assignee or assignor having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Term Loan Commitments” means one or more Classes of Term Loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

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Other Term Loans” means one or more Classes of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Outstanding Amount” means (1) with respect to the Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Borrowing) and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (2) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof (or in the case any undrawn Letter of Credit, the maximum amount available for drawing thereunder) on such date after giving effect to any related L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes thereto as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit or related L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under related Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

 

Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (1) the Federal Funds Rate and (2) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), an Issuing Bank or a Swing Line Lender, as applicable, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

Parent Company” means any Person that is a direct or indirect parent (which may be organized as, among other things, a partnership) of Holdings and/or the Borrower (for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of the Borrower, including Holdings), as applicable.

 

Pareto Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning specified in the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date).

 

Pari Passu Lien Debt” has the meaning specified in clause (39) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”

 

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(4).

 

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(5).

 

Participating Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(2).

 

Payment Block” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

 

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates or to which any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time in the preceding five plan years.

 

Perfection Certificate” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

 

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Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning specified in clause (3) of the definition of “Permitted Investments.”

 

Permitted Acquisition Debt” has the meaning specified in Section7.02(2)(n)(z).

 

Permitted Asset Swap” means the substantially concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and another Person; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a Permitted Asset Swap that constitutes an Asset Sale must be applied in accordance with Section 2.05(2)(b)(i).

 

Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on the Borrower’s common equity purchased by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of any Convertible Indebtedness; provided that the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of such Convertible Indebtedness issued in connection with the Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.

 

Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction” means any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and any Permitted Warrant Transaction.

 

Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or any Guarantor in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes, bonds or debentures or first lien secured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (1) such Indebtedness is secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a basis that is equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (2) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos to the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness,” (3) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and (4) the applicable Loan Parties, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their Debt Representative) and the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be party to an Intercreditor Agreement providing that the Liens on the Collateral securing such obligations shall rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies).

 

Permitted Equity Issuance” means any sale or issuance of any Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company.

 

Permitted Holder” means (1) any of the Investor, Co-Investors and Management Stockholders and any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, such Investor, Co-Investors and Management Stockholders, collectively, have, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower or any Permitted Parent held by such group and (2) any Person acting in the capacity of an underwriter (solely to the extent that and for so long as such Person is acting in such capacity) in connection with a public or private offering of Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Company.

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Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt” means Indebtedness issued, incurred or otherwise obtained by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of one or more series of senior unsecured notes, senior secured first lien or junior lien notes or subordinated notes (in each case in respect of the issuance of notes, whether issued in a public offering, Rule 144A or other private placement or otherwise), first lien or junior lien loans, unsecured or subordinated loans or any bridge financing in lieu of the foregoing (and any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor) or secured or unsecured mezzanine Indebtedness; provided that:

 

(1)         [reserved];

 

(2)         the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not exceed the Available Incremental Amount at the time of incurrence (it being understood that for purposes of this clause (2), (a) references in Section 2.14(4)(c)(ii) and Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii) (other than the first proviso thereto) to Incremental Loans, Incremental Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to be references to Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and (b) for purposes of determining the Available Incremental Amount under Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii), any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured by assets that do not constitute Collateral shall be subject to Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii)(III));

 

(3)         if such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt is secured in whole or in part by the Collateral, such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(4)         such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, (a) shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and (b) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than an earlier maturity date and/or shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity (i) for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing that does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date or the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, as applicable or (ii) pursuant to an escrow or similar arrangement with respect to the proceeds of such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, to the extent such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, upon release of such proceeds from such escrow or similar arrangement (other than a release effectuated in order to repay such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt) does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date or the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, as applicable;

 

(5)         Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) shall be subject to the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt were Incremental Term Loans; and

 

(6)          no Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute a Loan Party may incur Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (in each case, other than Incremental Amounts) of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties would exceed the greater of (x) $21.5 million and (y) 45.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

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provided, further, that “Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt” may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (4) above following such rollover or upon the release of such debt from such escrow arrangements), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (4) of the first proviso in this definition shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

 

Permitted Indebtedness” means Indebtedness permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 7.02.

 

Permitted Investments” means:

 

(1)          any Investment in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments by Loan Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (other than Investments in connection with transfer pricing activities (A) in the ordinary course of business or (B) consistent with past practice) outstanding at any time under this clause (1) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $14.0 million and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of making of such Investment;

 

(2)          any Investment(s) in Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and Investments that were Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities when made;

 

(3)          (a) any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person that is engaged (directly or through entities that will be Restricted Subsidiaries) in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment (i) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is amalgamated, merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets or substantially all of its customer lists or assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or a division of such Person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, “tuck in” acquisitions), to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (a “Permitted Acquisition”); provided that immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such Investment, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing (this proviso to be tested (if applicable) solely on the applicable LCT Test Date as selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 1.07(11)); provided, further, that the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding at any time under this clause (3)(a) made by Loan Parties in Persons that are not (or do not become) Loan Parties and assets that are not (or do not become) owned by Loan Parties, in each case made with the proceeds of consideration provided by a Loan Party shall, to the extent of such consideration, not exceed the greater of (x) $14.0 million and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of making of such Investment (it being understood and agreed that the cap described in clauses (x) and (y) of this clause (3) above shall not apply to any Permitted Acquisition to the extent (A) the Person so acquired (or the Person owning the assets so acquired) becomes a Loan Party even though such Person owns Equity Interests in Persons that are not otherwise required to become Loan Parties or in Persons that  would otherwise constitute Excluded Subsidiaries, if, in the case of this clause (A), not less than 80.0% (the “Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold”) of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Person(s) acquired in such Permitted Acquisition (for this purpose and for the component definitions used therein, determined on a consolidated basis for such Persons and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries) (or, if less than the Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold, the percentage of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower attributable to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition) on either (at the Borrower’s election) the date of consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or the date the definitive agreement for such Permitted Acquisition is entered into is generated by Person(s) that will become Loan Parties or (B) to the extent such consideration is not used pursuant to clause (36) below, of any consideration provided by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, including through cash flow, asset sale proceeds (to the extent such asset sale proceeds are not required (subject to the reinvestment rights set forth in this Agreement) to be used for prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b)) and Indebtedness proceeds (to the extent such Indebtedness proceeds are not required to be used for prepayments pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(c)), in each case of such Restricted Subsidiaries); it being understood that any such consideration so provided by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall either not have been furnished to such Restricted Subsidiary by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor or, if so furnished by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, shall have been otherwise permitted to have been so furnished under Section 7.05; provided further that in the event the amount available under this proviso is reduced as a result of any acquisition or other Investment made by Loan Parties in Persons that are not (or do not become) Loan Parties or assets that are not (or do not become) owned by Loan Parties and such Restricted Subsidiary subsequently becomes a Loan Party (or such assets are subsequently transferred to a Loan Party), the amount available under such limit shall be proportionately increased as a result thereof (up to the original amount of such cap); and

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(b)       any Investment held by such Person described in the preceding clause (a); provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, transfer or conveyance;

 

(4)           any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and received in connection with an Asset Sale made in accordance with Section 7.04 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

 

(5)           any Investment existing on the Closing Date or made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the Closing Date, in each of the foregoing cases with respect to any such Investment or binding commitment in effect on the Closing Date in excess of $5.0 million, as set forth on Schedule 7.05, or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification, replacement, renewal or reinvestment of any Investment or binding commitment existing on the Closing Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment or binding commitment may be increased only (a) as required by the terms of such Investment or binding commitment as in existence on the Closing Date (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities) or (b) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

 

(6)           any Investment acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:

 

(a)       in exchange for any other Investment, accounts receivable or indorsements for collection or deposit held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary  in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable (including any trade creditor or customer);

 

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(b)          in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons;

 

(c)          as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; or

 

(d)          as a result of the settlement, compromise or resolution of (i) litigation, arbitration or other disputes or (ii) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer;

 

(7)           Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 7.02(2)(j);

 

(8)           any Investment in a Similar Business taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (8) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $14.0 million and (b) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making of such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(9)           Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any Parent Company; provided that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b) of Section 7.05(1);

 

(10)         (a) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02 (in the case of any guarantee by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness incurred by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, to the extent such guarantee would be permitted by another clause of this definition of Permitted Investments), performance guarantees and Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (b) the creation of Liens on the assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 7.01;

 

(11)        any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted by and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.15(2) (except transactions described in clause (a), (b), (e), (i), (o) or (v) of such Section);

 

(12)        Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material, services, equipment or similar assets or the licensing, sublicensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

 

(13)        Investments, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $14.0 million and (b) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

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 (14)        Investments in or relating to a Securitization Subsidiary that, in the good faith determination of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect any Qualified Securitization Facility (including distributions or payments of Securitization Fees) or any repurchase obligation in connection therewith (including the contribution or lending of Cash Equivalents to Subsidiaries to finance the purchase of such assets from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or to otherwise fund required reserves);

 

 (15)        loans and advances to, or guarantees of Indebtedness of, officers, directors, employees, consultants, independent contractors and members of management in an aggregate outstanding amount not in excess of $5.0 million;

 

 (16)        loans and advances to employees, directors, officers, members of management, independent contractors and consultants for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses, payroll advances and other similar expenses or payroll expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or consistent with industry practice or to future, present and former employees, directors, officers, members of management, independent contractors and consultants (and their Controlled Investment Affiliates and Immediate Family Members) to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company;

 

 (17)        advances, loans or extensions of trade credit or prepayments to suppliers or loans or advances made to distributors, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or consistent with industry practice by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

 (18)        any Investment in any Subsidiary or any joint venture in connection with intercompany cash management arrangements or related activities arising in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

 (19)        Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets or services in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

 (20)        Investments made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client contracts and loans or advances made to distributors;

 

 (21)        Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and similar deposits entered into as a result of the operations of the business in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

 (22)        the purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not otherwise permitted hereunder;

 

 (23)        Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (23) that are at that time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or joint venture to the extent the proceeds  of such sale do not consist of, or have not been subsequently sold or transferred for, Cash Equivalents or marketable securities, not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $12.0 million and (b) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making of such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

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 (24)        Investments in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers;

 

 (25)        any Investment by any Captive Insurance Subsidiary in connection with its provision of insurance to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which Investment is made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of such Captive Insurance Subsidiary, or by reason of applicable Law, rule, regulation or order, or that is required or approved by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Captive Insurance Subsidiary or its business, as applicable;

 

 (26)        Investments made as part of, to effect or resulting from the Transactions (including the Acquisition);

 

 (27)        Investments of assets relating to non-qualified deferred payment plans in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

 (28)        intercompany current liabilities owed to Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

 

 (29)        acquisitions of obligations of one or more directors, officers or other employees or consultants or independent contractors of any Parent Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with such director’s, officer’s, employee’s consultant’s or independent contractor’s acquisition of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, to the extent no cash is actually advanced by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to such directors, officers, employees, consultants or independent contractors in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;

 

 (30)        Investments constituting promissory notes or other non-cash proceeds of dispositions of assets to the extent permitted under Section 7.04;

 

 (31)        Investments resulting from pledges and deposits permitted pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Liens”;

 

 (32)        loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in lieu of and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof) Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made in cash to such parent in accordance with Section 7.05 at such time, such Investment being treated for purposes of the applicable clause of Section 7.05, including any limitations, as if a Restricted Payment were made pursuant to such applicable clause;

 

 (33)     any Investments if on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Investment, the Total Net Leverage Ratio would be equal to or less than 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the  Test Period most recently ended; provided that no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

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(34)        Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions;

 

(35)        Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries assigned to, or repurchased or redeemed by, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent not otherwise prohibited hereunder; and

 

(36)        to the extent such proceeds have not been applied pursuant to clause (B) of clause (3) above, Investments made by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent such Investments are financed with the proceeds received by such Restricted Subsidiary from an Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary by a Loan Party otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that no Investment may be made in any Unrestricted Subsidiary in reliance on this clause (36); provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining availability under this Agreement for making Restricted Payments and Investments, in the event any Restricted Subsidiary makes a Permitted Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a manner in which such Investment was first made by a Loan Party in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and such Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party thereafter, directly or indirectly, uses the proceeds of such Investment to make a further Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a manner otherwise permitted under this Agreement, such Investment will be deemed to have been made only by the applicable Loan Party into such Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt” means secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or any Guarantor in the form of one or more series of junior lien secured notes, bonds or debentures or junior lien secured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on all or a portion of the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the Liens on Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness,” (iii) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their Debt Representative) and the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall be party to an Intercreditor Agreement providing that the Liens on Collateral securing such obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and (iv) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.

 

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

 

 

(1)

Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document;

 

 

(2)

Liens, pledges or deposits made in connection with:

 

(a)       workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance, health, disability or employee benefits or other social security laws or similar legislation or regulations,

 

(b)      insurance-related obligations (including in respect of deductibles, self-insured retention amounts and premiums and adjustments thereto) or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or  similar documents or instruments for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance or otherwise supporting the payment of items set forth in the foregoing clause (a), or

 

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(c)      bids, tenders, contracts, statutory obligations, surety, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds, or with regard to other regulatory requirements, completion guarantees, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers’ acceptance facilities, and other obligations of like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash, Cash Equivalents or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for the payment of rent, contested Taxes or import duties and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments that have been posted to support the same, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(3)           Liens imposed by law, such as landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, construction, mechanics’ or other similar Liens, or landlord Liens specifically created by contract (a) for sums not yet overdue for a period of more than sixty (60) days or, if more than sixty (60) days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens, (b) being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or other Liens arising out of or securing judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person will then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review if such Liens are adequately bonded or adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (c) where the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(4)           Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges (i) that are not yet overdue for more than thirty (30) days or not yet payable or not subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (ii) where the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(5)           Liens in favor of issuers of performance, surety, bid, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds, instruments or obligations or with respect to regulatory requirements or letters of credit or banker’s acceptance issued, and completion guarantees provided, in each case, pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business or consistent with past practice or industry practice;

 

(6)           survey exceptions, encumbrances, ground leases, easements, restrictions, protrusions, encroachments or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, servitudes, sewers, electric lines, drains, telegraph, telephone and cable television lines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

 

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(7)           Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to clauses (a), (b) or (c)(ii) of the definition of “Permitted Ratio Debt”, clauses (d), (l), (m), (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)), (o), (w), (ee), (ff) or (gg) of Section 7.02(2) or, with respect to assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition, clause (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)) of Section 7.02(2); provided that:

 

(a)          Liens securing obligations relating to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (m) relate only to obligations relating to Refinancing Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on the same assets as the assets securing the Refinanced Debt (as defined in the definition of Refinancing Indebtedness), plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property, or serves to refund, refinance, extend, replace, renew or defease Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred under clause (d), (l) or (m) of Section 7.02(2);

 

(b)          Liens securing obligations relating to Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (w), (ee) or (ff) extend only to the assets of Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors;

 

(c)          Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (d) extend only to the assets so purchased, replaced, leased, expanded, constructed, installed, repaired or improved and proceeds and products thereof; provided further that individual financings of assets provided by a counterparty may be cross-collateralized to other financings of assets provided by such counterparty;

 

(d)          If any such Liens secure Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of the definition of “Permitted Ratio Debt” or clauses (l), (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any Indebtedness that is not secured by Collateral or is unsecured under clauses (n)(2)(z)(ii) or (n)(2)(z)(iii), as applicable) of Section 7.02(2) or clause (m) of Section 7.02(2) (with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing provisions), at the election of the Borrower, such Liens shall be subject to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s) (except to the extent any such Liens are on property that does not constitute Collateral);

 

(e)          Liens securing obligations in respect of assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition permitted to be assumed pursuant to such clause (n) are solely on acquired property or the assets of the acquired entity (other than after-acquired property that is (i) affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, (ii) after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing such Indebtedness, the terms of which Indebtedness require or include a pledge of after-acquired property (it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the proceeds and products thereof); and

 

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(f)          Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (l)(i) of Section 7.02(2) shall be junior in right of security with any First Lien Obligations under this Agreement;

 

(8)           (a) Liens existing, or provided for under binding contracts existing, on the Closing Date (provided that any such Lien securing obligations in an aggregate amount on the Closing Date in excess of $5.0 million shall be set forth on Schedule 7.01) and (b) Liens permitted to be incurred and/or remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement;

 

(9)           Liens on property or shares of stock or other assets of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary;

 

(10)         Liens on property or other assets at the time the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property or such other assets, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition, amalgamation, merger or consolidation) and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien (to the extent the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Liens are permitted by this Agreement); provided that such replacement, extension or renewal Liens do not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Liens prior to such replacement, extension or renewal (plus after-acquired property that is (i) affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, (ii) after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing such Indebtedness, the terms of which Indebtedness require or include a pledge of after-acquired property (it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the proceeds and products thereof);

 

(11)         Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 7.02;

 

(12)         Liens securing (a) Hedging Obligations and (b) obligations in respect of Cash Management Services;

 

(13)         Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s accounts payable or similar obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

(14)         leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (or other agreement under which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has granted rights to end users to access and use the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s products, technologies or services) (a) that do not either (i) materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) secure any Indebtedness and (b) licenses or sublicenses granted by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to customers in the ordinary course of business;

 

(15)         Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) financing statement filings regarding operating leases, consignments or accounts entered into by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with  industry practice or purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) financing statements or similar public filings;

 

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(16)        Liens in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor;

 

(17)        Liens on equipment or vehicles of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(18)        Liens on accounts receivable, Securitization Assets and related assets incurred in connection with a Qualified Securitization Facility and Liens on any receivables transferred in connection with a Receivables Financing Transaction, including Liens on such receivables resulting from precautionary UCC filings or from re-characterization of any such sale as a financing or a loan;

 

(19)        Liens to secure any modification, refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive modification, refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) or this clause (19) of this definition; provided that: (a) such new Lien will be limited to all or part of the same property that was subject to the original Lien (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property), (b) the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock described under such clauses (6), (7), (8), (9)(10) or this clause (19) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien hereunder, plus (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased, plus (iii) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees, underwriting, arrangement and similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and (c) to the extent required by the terms hereof in connection with the original incurrence of Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, extended, renewed or replaced, to the extent such Indebtedness as modified, refinanced, refunded, extended, renewed or replaced is secured by Liens on the Collateral, such Liens shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(20)       deposits made or other security provided to secure liability to insurance brokers, carriers, underwriters or self-insurance arrangements, including Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

 

(21)       Liens securing obligations in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed (as of the date any such Lien is incurred) the greater of (a) $15.0 million and (b) 32.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of incurrence of such Lien for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), which, at the election of the Borrower, shall be subject to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s);

 

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(22)       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;

 

(23)       (a) the prior rights of consignees and their lenders under consignment arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, (b) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention or similar arrangements for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (c) Liens arising by operation of law under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

(24)       Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(7);

 

(25)       Liens (a) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 or 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (b) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (c) in favor of banking or other institutions or other electronic payment service providers arising as a matter of law or under general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or margin deposits or other funds maintained with such institution (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

 

(26)       Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under this Agreement; provided that such Liens do not extend to assets other than those that are subject to such repurchase agreements;

 

(27)       Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (a) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other deposit-taking financial institutions or other electronic payment service providers and not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (b) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (c) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(28)       Liens on cash proceeds (as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) of assets sold that were subject to a Lien permitted hereunder;

 

(29)       any encumbrance or restriction (including put, call arrangements, tag, drag, right of first refusal and similar rights) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

 

(30)       Liens (a) on cash advances or cash earnest money deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted under this Agreement to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (b) consisting of a letter of intent or an agreement to sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any property in a transaction permitted under Section 7.04;

 

(31)       ground leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;

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(32)       Liens in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction(s);

 

(33)       Liens on Capital Stock or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(34)       any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s, sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(35)       deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower and such Subsidiary to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

 

(36)        rights of set-off, banker’s liens, netting arrangements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance or administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts, cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments;

 

(37)        Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to satisfy or discharge Indebtedness; provided that such satisfaction or discharge is permitted under this Agreement;

 

(38)       receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof and Liens on property or assets under construction arising from progress or partial payments by a third party relating to such property or assets;

 

(39)        Liens to secure obligations in respect of (a) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.02 (other than with respect to assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition under clauses (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)) of Section 7.02(2)); provided that after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of the then-proposed Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (and without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such proposed Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock), (i) (I) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral that secure the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) (“Pari Passu Lien Debt”), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 4.80 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement); provided that Pari Passu Lien Debt in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) shall trigger the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Pari Passu Lien Debt were Incremental Term Loans, (II) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations and, for the avoidance of doubt, that has not been secured pursuant to the succeeding clause (III) (“Junior Lien Debt”), in each case, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any  such incurrence does not exceed 5.75 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) or (III) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on property not constituting Collateral, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 6.00 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement), or to the extent such Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and (ii) such Liens, to the extent on the Collateral, are in each case subject the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s)) and (b) and Refinancing Indebtedness thereof; 

 

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(40)       agreements to subordinate any interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any accounts receivable or other proceeds arising from inventory consigned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(41)       Liens arising pursuant to Section 107(l) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act or similar provision of any Environmental Law;

 

(42)       Liens disclosed by any title insurance reports or policies delivered on or prior to the Closing Date and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien (to the extent the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Liens are permitted by this Agreement); provided that such replacement, extension or renewal Liens do not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Liens prior to such replacement, extension or renewal;

 

(43)       rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license, sublicense, franchise, grant or permit held by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, sublicense, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

 

(44)       restrictive covenants affecting the use to which real property may be put; provided that the covenants are complied with;

 

(45)      security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of that Person in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(46)       zoning, building and other similar land use restrictions, including site plan agreements, development agreements and contract zoning agreements;

 

(47)       cash collateral securing obligations in respect of commercial letters of credit issued under clause (b) or letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments issued under clause (gg) of Section 7.02(2) (it being understood that any cash collateral subject to a Lien incurred pursuant to this clause (47) shall not be deemed “restricted” on account of such Lien for purposes of determining whether such cash collateral constitutes part of the Unrestricted Cash Amount);

 

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(48)       Liens on all or any portion of the Collateral (but no other assets, except with respect to Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt which may be secured by Liens on assets that do not constitute Collateral to the extent permitted by clause (2)(b) of the definition of “Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt”) securing (a) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, (b) Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt or (c) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, and, in each case, Liens securing any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

(49)       (a) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties securing Indebtedness or other obligations of such Restricted Subsidiaries or any other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties that is permitted by (x) Section 7.02 or (y) otherwise not prohibited by this Agreement, (b) Liens on Equity Interests in joint ventures (i) securing obligations of such joint venture or (ii) pursuant to the relevant joint venture agreement or arrangement and (c) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties securing Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries;

 

(50)       Liens on assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries (a) securing Indebtedness and other obligations of such Foreign Subsidiaries or (b) to the extent arising mandatorily under applicable Law; and

 

(51)       Liens on Escrowed Proceeds for the benefit of the related holders of debt securities or other Indebtedness (or the underwriters, trustee, escrow agent or arrangers thereof) or on cash set aside at the time of the incurrence of any Indebtedness or government securities purchased with such cash, in either case to the extent such cash or government securities prefund the payment of interest on such Indebtedness and are held in an escrow account or similar arrangement to be applied for such purpose.

 

For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” will be deemed to include interest and other obligations payable on or with respect to such Indebtedness.

 

Any Liens incurred to refinance Liens incurred pursuant to clauses (8), (21) and (39) above will be permitted to secure additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred to pay (1) any accrued and unpaid interest on the associated Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the associated Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the associated Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased and (2) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such associated refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such associated refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (and with respect to associated Indebtedness under Designated Revolving Commitments, including an amount equal to any unutilized Designated Revolving Commitments being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased to the extent permanently terminated at the time of incurrence of such Liens in connection with such Refinancing Indebtedness).

 

Permitted Parent” means any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that at the time it became a parent of the Borrower was a Permitted Holder pursuant to clause (1) of the definition thereof.

 

Permitted Ratio Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(1).

 

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Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or the Guarantors in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes, bonds or debentures or unsecured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (1) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” and (2) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.

 

Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on the Borrower’s or a Parent Company’s common equity sold by the Borrower or a Parent Company substantially concurrently with a related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

 

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), other than a Foreign Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, established or maintained by any Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.

 

Plan Assets” means “plan assets” within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.

 

Planned Expenditures” has the meaning specified in the definition of Excess Cash Flow.

 

Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Pledged Collateral” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

 

Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

 

Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant” means, at any time, (1) any financial maintenance covenant that is not contained in this Agreement at such time and (2) any financial maintenance covenant, a corresponding version of which is already contained in this Agreement at such time but with covenant levels and component definitions (to the extent relating to such corresponding version) that are less restrictive as to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries than those in the applicable Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans or any documents relating to Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt or Refinancing Indebtedness.

 

primary obligations” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Contingent Obligations.

 

primary obligor” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Contingent Obligations.”

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Priority Facilities” means any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent as “Priority Facilities” pursuant to and in accordance with the last sentence of the definition of “Priority Revolving Facility”.

 

Priority Revolving Agent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

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

 

Priority Revolving Facility” means the collective reference to Revolving Facilities, as designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount (for purposes of this definition, the aggregate amount of any Revolving Facility shall be equal to the Outstanding Amount of Loans and L/C Obligations thereunder plus, to the extent not then represented by an Outstanding Amount, Revolving Commitments thereunder); provided that once Borrower has designated a Revolving Facility the Borrower may not rescind such designation other than with the consent of each Lender under such Revolving Facility. Without derogation of any of the provisions of any Loan Document (including without limitation Section 10.01(g)), the portion of the Closing Date Revolving Facility which does not exceed the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount shall be a Priority Revolving Facility. For the avoidance of doubt, the Priority Revolving Facility shall at all times constitute one Class hereunder and shall be on uniform terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition of Priority Revolving Facility, if the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount exceeds the Commitments and (without duplication) Revolving Exposure in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, elect to incur Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent as “Priority Facilities” in an aggregate amount up to such excess and may document any such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) under other documentation, so long as (i) the commitments and (without duplication) exposures under such other documentation, when combined with the Commitments and (without duplication) Revolving Exposures under the Priority Revolving Facility hereunder, shall not exceed $50 million, (ii) such other documentation shall contain (either directly in such documentation or in the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement) provisions in favor of the Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility and Closing Date Term Loan Facility no less favorable to Lenders under the Non -Priority Facility and the Closing Date Term Loan Facility as those under Sections 2.05(1)(f), 8.03(b), Section 10.01(g) and (h), 10.07(15) and 10.28 (such provisions, the “Non-Priority Protection Provisions”) (and such other documentation shall, to the extent such provisions are contained directly therein and not in the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement, provide that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility and Closing Date Term Loan Facility shall be third party beneficiaries of the Non-Priority Protection Provisions) and (iii) the agent or representative under such documentation shall become party to the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement in the capacity of a “Priority Agent” thereunder.

 

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Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date” means the date that is one year after the date of delivery by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice (unless such day is not a Business Day, in which case the Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day); provided that the Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has not been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event” means (a) any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing for not less than 30 days and such Event of Default has not been cured or waived pursuant to the terms hereof or (b) any Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing.

 

Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice” means a written notice delivered by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (i) stating that a Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing and identifying such Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event and (ii) stating the Priority Revolving Agent’s desire to apply payments in accordance with Section 8.03(b).

 

Priority Revolving Lenders” means the Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, in their capacity as such.

 

Priority Revolving Loans” means any Loans issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Private-Side Information” means any information with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries that is not Public-Side Information.

 

Pro Forma Financial Statements” means the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statement of income of the Borrower as of and for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period ended at least sixty (60) days prior to the Closing Date, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such other financial statements), provided that the Pro Forma Financial Statements need not be prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X of the SEC or include adjustments for purchase accounting.

 

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated in full, Revolving Exposure) and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated in full, Revolving Exposure) and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans at such time; provided that when used with respect to (1) Commitments, Loans, interest and fees under a Revolving Facility (including without limitation the Priority Revolving Facility), “Pro Rata Share,” shall mean with respect to any Lender such Lender’s Applicable Percentage and (2) Commitments, Loans and interest under any Term Facility, “Pro Rata Share,” shall mean, with respect to each Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Term Commitments and Term Loans of such Lender under such Term Facility at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the aggregate Term Commitments and Term Loans under such Term Facility at such time.

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PSP” means PSP Investments Credit USA LLC (acting through itself and/or any of its Debt Fund Affiliates).

 

PSP Lender” means each Lender that is (i) PSP Investments Credit USA LLC, (ii) an Affiliate of PSP Investments Credit USA LLC or (iii) an Approved Fund of a Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition.

 

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

 

Public Company Costs” means the initial costs relating to establishing compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and other expenses arising out of or incidental to the Borrower’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ initial establishment of compliance with the obligations of a reporting company, including costs, fees and expenses (including legal, accounting and other professional fees) relating to compliance with provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Public-Side Information” means (1) at any time prior to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries becoming the issuer of any Traded Securities, information that is (a) of a type that would be required by applicable Law to be publicly disclosed in connection with an issuance by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of its debt or equity securities pursuant to a registered public offering made at such time or (b) not material to make an investment decision with respect to securities of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws) and (2) at any time on and after Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries becoming the issuer of any Traded Securities, information that does not constitute material non-public information (within the meaning of United States federal and state securities laws) with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities.

 

Purchase Money Obligations” means any Indebtedness incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets (other than Capital Stock), and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets, or otherwise.

 

Purchase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 10.28(1).

 

Purchase Option Trigger Event” means (i) any Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, (ii) any Event of Default under Section 8.01(2) with respect to Sections 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) or Article VII or (iii) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (which shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, give effect to any Cure Amount) as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as specified in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(1) exceeds 6.00:1.00.

 

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).

 

QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

 

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10.0 million at the time the relevant guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other Person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

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Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock.

 

Qualified Proceeds” means the fair market value of assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business.

 

Qualified Securitization Facility” means any Securitization Facility (1) constituting a securitization financing facility that meets the following conditions: (a) the Board of Directors have determined in good faith that such Securitization Facility (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and the applicable Restricted Subsidiary or Securitization Subsidiary and (b) all sales or contributions of Securitization Assets and related assets to the applicable Person or Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (2) constituting a receivables financing facility.

 

Qualifying IPO” means the issuance by the Borrower or any Parent Company of its common Equity Interests that are listed on a national exchange or publicly offered (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) (including pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering)).

 

Qualifying Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

Quarterly Financial Statements” means the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries or Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2019, consisting of the consolidated balance sheet as of such date and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the six -month period then ended (provided such financial statements need not contain footnotes and shall be subject to year-end adjustments).

 

Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P, or if Moody’s or S&P (or both) does not make a rating on the relevant obligations publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Borrower that will be substituted for Moody’s or S&P (or both), as the case may be.

 

Receivables Financing Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which such party consummates a “true sale” of its receivables to a non-related third party on market terms as determined in good faith by the Borrower; provided that such Receivables Financing Transaction is (1) non-recourse to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their assets, other than any recourse solely attributable to a breach by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of representations and warranties that are customarily made by a seller in connection with a “true sale” of receivables on a non-recourse basis and (2) consummated pursuant to customary contracts, arrangements or agreements entered into with respect to the “true sale” of receivables on market terms for similar transactions.

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Reference Rate” means (1) with respect to the calculation of the All-In Yield in the case of Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Eurodollar Rate floor, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day for Dollar deposits with a term of three months, or if such rate is not available at such time for any reason any comparable or successor rate, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date and (2) with respect to the calculation of the All-In Yield in the case of Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Base Rate floor, the interest rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (b) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent) and (c) the Eurodollar Rate on such day for an Interest Period of one (1) month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).

 

Refinance” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness” and “Refinancing” and “Refinanced” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Refinanced Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower executed by each of (1) the Borrower, (2) the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and (3) each Additional Lender and Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Other Loans or Other Commitments being incurred or provided pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15.

 

Refinancing Indebtedness” means (1) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (2) Disqualified Stock issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (3) Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary which, in each case, serves to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease (“Refinance”) any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case of the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), including any Refinancing Indebtedness, so long as:

 

(a)           the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness, the amount of such new Preferred Stock or the liquidation preference of such new Disqualified Stock does not exceed (i) the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable) Indebtedness, the amount of Preferred Stock or the liquidation preference of Disqualified Stock being so extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased (such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, the “Refinanced Debt”), plus (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest on, or any accrued and unpaid dividends on, such Refinanced Debt, plus (iii) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such Refinanced Debt and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees, underwriting, arrangement and similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or to Refinance such Refinanced Debt (such amounts in clause (ii) and (iii) above the “Incremental Amounts”);

 

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(b)          such Refinancing Indebtedness (other than in the case of the Refinancing of any Indebtedness assumed or acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, investment or similar transaction so long as not created in contemplation thereof), has a:

 

(I)        Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred that is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Refinanced Debt (or, if earlier, not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Class of Loans with the longest Weighted Average Life to Maturity); and

 

(II)       final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Refinanced Debt (or, if earlier, the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date of the Loans);

 

(c)          to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness Refinances (i) Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (other than such Indebtedness assumed or acquired in an acquisition and not created in contemplation thereof), unless such Refinancing constitutes a Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.05, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to the Loans or the Guaranty thereof at least to the same extent as the applicable Refinanced Debt, (ii) Junior Lien Debt, such Refinancing Indebtedness is (I) unsecured or (II) secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens that secure the Loans or the Guaranty thereof, in each case at least to the same extent as the applicable Refinanced Debt or pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, unless such Refinancing Indebtedness is secured by a Lien that is not so subordinated that is permitted by Section 7.01, or (iii) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness must be Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, respectively;

 

(d)          such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed or borrowed by any Person other than a Person that is so obligated in respect of the Refinanced Debt being Refinanced; and

 

(e)          such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any assets or property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that does not secure the Refinanced Debt being Refinanced unless such assets or property constitute Collateral (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property) (other than with respect to proceeds of such Refinancing Indebtedness that are subject to an escrow or other similar arrangement and any related deposit of cash or Cash Equivalents to cover interest and premium in respect of such Refinancing Indebtedness);

 

provided that Refinancing Indebtedness will not include:

 

(f)           Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower;

 

(g)          Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Guarantor; or

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(h)           Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

provided further that (i) clause (b) of this definition will not apply to any Refinancing of any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness incurred under clause (dd) of Section 7.02(2) (including any successive Refinancings thereof incurred under clause (m) of Section 7.02(2) ) and any Junior Indebtedness (other than Junior Indebtedness assumed or acquired in an investment or acquisition and not created in contemplation thereof), Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock and (ii) Refinancing Indebtedness may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be Refinanced with long-term indebtedness (and such bridge or other interim credit facility shall be deemed to satisfy clause (b) of this definition so long as (I) such credit facility includes customary “rollover” provisions and (II) assuming such credit facility were to be extended pursuant to such “rollover” provisions, such extended credit facility would comply with clause (b) of this definition).

 

Refunding Capital Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(2)(b)(i).

 

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(3).

 

Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in a Rule 144A or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same Guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

 

Rejection Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(f).

 

Related Business Assets” means assets (other than Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business; provided that any assets received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary will not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person is or would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Related Indemnified Person” of an Indemnitee means (1) any controlling Person or controlled Affiliate of such Indemnitee, (2) the respective directors, officers, partners, employees, advisors, other representatives or successors or permitted assigns of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates and (3) the respective agents, trustees and other representatives of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (3), acting at the instructions of such Indemnitee, controlling Person or such controlled Affiliate; provided that each reference to a controlled Affiliate or controlling Person in this definition pertains to a controlled Affiliate or controlling Person involved in the negotiation of this Agreement. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

 

Related Person” means, with respect to any Person, (1) any Affiliate of such Person, (2) the respective directors, officers, partners, employees, advisors, agents, trustees and other representatives of such Person or any of its Affiliates and (3) the successors and permitted assigns of such Person or any of its Affiliates.

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Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into or migration through the Environment.

 

Released Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

Reorganization” has the meaning specified in the preliminary statements of this Agreement.

 

Replaced Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).

 

Replacement Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).

 

Replacement Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).

 

Reportable Event” means, with respect to any Pension Plan, any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

 

Request for Credit Extension” means (1) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (2) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, an L/C Application and (3) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

 

Required Facility Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to one or more Facilities: (A) Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities, (B) the Ares Lenders if as of such date the Ares Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities and (C) the PSP Lenders if as of such date the PSP Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities; provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Required Facility Lenders; provided, further, that, to the same extent specified in Section 10.07(9) with respect to determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Facility Lenders unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders.

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Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination: (A) Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments, (B) the Ares Lenders if as of such date the Ares Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments and (C) the PSP Lenders if as of such date the PSP Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitment and unused Revolving Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided, further, that the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders.

 

Responsible Officer” means, with respect to a Person, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, president, executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer or other similar officer or Person performing similar functions, of such Person and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. With respect to any document delivered by a Loan Party on the Closing Date, Responsible Officer includes any secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Responsible Officer” shall refer to a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than any Permitted Investment(s).

 

Restricted Payments” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

 

Restricted Subsidiary” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any Foreign Subsidiary) that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will any Securitization Subsidiary be considered a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of Section 8.01(5), (6) or (7); provided further that upon the occurrence of an Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary will be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary.” Wherever the term “Restricted Subsidiary” is used herein with respect to any Subsidiary of a referenced Person that is not the Borrower, then it will be construed to mean a Person that would be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower on a pro forma basis following consummation of one or a series of related transactions involving such referenced Person and the Borrower (unless such transaction would include a designation of a Subsidiary of such Person as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on a pro forma basis in accordance with this Agreement).

 

Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(2).

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Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (1) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(2) and (2) purchase participations in L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and purchase participations in Swing Line Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount specified opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Revolving Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption 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 Commitments of all Revolving Lenders as of the Closing Date is $40.0 million, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Revolving Exposure” means, as to each Revolving Lender, the sum of the amount of the Outstanding Amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans and its Applicable Percentage of the amount of the L/C Obligations and Swing Line Obligations at such time.

 

Revolving Extension Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(2).

 

Revolving Extension Series” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(2).

 

Revolving Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments at such time; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the Revolving Facility shall include the Extended Revolving Commitments and the Incremental Revolving Facilities and the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings made in respect thereof.

 

Revolving Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment at such time or, if Revolving Commitments have terminated, Revolving Exposure; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Revolving Lenders” shall be deemed to solely refer to Revolving Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(2) and includes Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans and Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Revolving Loans” shall be deemed to solely refer to Revolving Loans under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Revolving Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Lender resulting from the Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender.

 

S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement providing for the leasing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any real or tangible personal property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to a third Person in contemplation of such leasing.

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Same Day Funds” means disbursements and payments in immediately available funds.

 

Sanctions” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.

 

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

 

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is (1) entered into by and between Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and a Cash Management Bank and (2) designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement.”

 

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement with respect to Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 7.02 that is (1) entered into by and between any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank and (2) designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as a “Secured Hedge Agreement.”

 

Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary secured by a Lien.

 

Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Secured Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period, minus the Unrestricted Cash Amount on such last day to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.

 

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, each Issuing Bank, each Hedge Bank, each Cash Management Bank, each Supplemental Administrative Agent and each co -agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.01(2) or 9.07. For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrower and any applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank, such Hedge Bank or such Cash Management Bank shall be a Secured Party only to the extent that, and only for so long as, the Obligations (other than the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement and under any Secured Cash Management Agreement) are secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranty.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Securitization Assets” means (1) the accounts receivable, royalty or other revenue streams and other rights to payment and other assets related thereto subject to a Qualified Securitization Facility and the proceeds thereof and (2) contract rights, lockbox accounts and records with respect to such accounts receivable and any other assets customarily transferred together with accounts receivable in a securitization financing.

 

Securitization Facility” means any transaction or series of securitization financings that may be entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or may grant a security interest in, Securitization Assets to either (1) a Person that is not the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or (2) a Securitization Subsidiary that in turn sells such Securitization Assets to a Person that is not the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or may grant a security interest in any Securitization Assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

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Securitization Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) paid to a Person that is not a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with, any Qualified Securitization Facility.

 

Securitization Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary formed for the purpose of, and that solely engages only in, one or more Qualified Securitization Facilities and other activities reasonably related thereto.

 

Security Agreement” means, collectively, the First Lien Pledge and Security Agreement executed by the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, together with supplements or joinders thereto executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.

 

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the SEC, as such regulation is in effect on the Closing Date.

 

Similar Business” means (1) any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Closing Date or (2) any business or other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to (including non-core incidental businesses acquired in connection with any Permitted Investment), or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries conduct or propose to conduct on the Closing Date.

 

Solicited Discount Proration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit L.

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer” means the written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit O, submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

 

Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date:

 

(1)          the fair value of the assets of such Person exceeds its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise,

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(2)          the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured,

 

(3)          such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured, and

 

(4)          such Person is not engaged in, and is not about to engage in, business for which it has unreasonably small capital.

 

The amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.

 

SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(7).

 

Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Buyer (or its applicable Affiliates) has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its (or such Affiliates’) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement, or decline to consummate the Acquisition (in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof), as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.

 

Specified Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower’s Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit N.

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Response” means the written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit P, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).

 

Specified Discount Proration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(3).

 

Specified Intellectual Property” means the intellectual property existing in the Miramar software platform (or any trademarked successor thereto) and related modules.

 

Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Investments.”

 

Specified Representations” means those representations and warranties made in Sections 5.01(1) (with respect to the organizational existence of the Loan Parties only), 5.01(2)(b), 5.01(4) (solely that the use of proceeds of the Closing Date Loans on the Closing Date will not violate the FCPA or the USA PATRIOT Act), 5.02(1), 5.02(2)(a), 5.04, 5.13, 5.16, the last sentence of Section 5.17 (solely that the use of proceeds of the Closing Date Loans on the Closing Date will not violate the USA PATRIOT Act or OFAC), and Section 5.18.

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Specified Transaction” means:

 

(1)          solely for the purposes of determining the applicable cash balance, any contribution of capital, including as a result of an Equity Offering, to the Borrower, in each case, in connection with an acquisition or Investment,

 

(2)          any designation of operations or assets of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as discontinued operations (as defined under GAAP) (provided that operations or assets of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that are held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations or assets may, at the Borrower’s election (in its sole discretion), be designated as discontinued operations under this clause (2) only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of),

 

(3)          any Permitted Acquisition, investment or other similar transaction, in each case, that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(4)          any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with this Agreement,

 

(5)          any purchase or other acquisition of a business of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of any Person,

 

(6)          any Asset Sale (without regard to any de minimis thresholds set forth therein) (a) that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower or (b) of a business, business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise,

 

(7)          any operational changes identified by the Borrower that have been made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the Test Period,

 

(8)          any borrowing of Incremental Loans or Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (or establishment of Incremental Commitments), or

 

(9)          any Restricted Payment or other transaction that by the terms of this Agreement requires a financial ratio to be calculated on a pro forma basis.

 

Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

 

Subject Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 10.28(1).

 

Submitted Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Submitted Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

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Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person:

 

(1)          any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar Person) of which more than 50.0% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, members of management or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; and

 

(2)          any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar Person of which:

 

(a)          more than 50.0% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise; and

 

(b)          such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such Person.

 

Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor other than Holdings.

 

Successor Borrower” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(4).

 

Successor Holdings” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(5).

 

Supplemental Administrative Agent” and “Supplemental Administrative Agents” have the meanings specified in Section 9.14(1).

 

Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

 

Swap Obligation” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Excluded Swap Obligation.”

 

Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.

 

Swing Line Facility” means the swing line facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04.

 

Swing Line Lender” means SunTrust Bank and/or (as the context requires) any other Lender that becomes a Swing Line Lender in accordance with Section 2.04(8), or any successor Swing Line Lender hereunder.

 

Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(1); provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Swing Line Loans” shall be deemed to solely refer to Swing Line Loans under the Priority Revolving Facility.

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Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(2), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A- 2, or such other form as approved by the Priority Revolving Agent and the Borrower (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Priority Revolving Agent and the Borrower), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

Swing Line Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Swing Line Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-3, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Swing Line Lender resulting from the Swing Line Loans.

 

Swing Line Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans outstanding.

 

Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $10.0 million, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 2.14 and (2) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

 

Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding (including backup withholding) of any nature and whatever called, imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax and penalties applicable thereto.

 

Tax Group” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(2)(n)(ii).

 

Tax Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(5).

 

Term Borrowing” means a Borrowing of any Term Loans.

 

Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make a Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Term Loan to be made by such Term Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be (1) reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement and (2) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (a) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (b) an Incremental Amendment, (c) a Refinancing Amendment, (d) an Extension Amendment or (e) an amendment in respect of Replacement Loans. The initial amount of each Term Lender’s Term Commitment is specified on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” or, otherwise, in the Assignment and Assumption (or Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption), Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as the case may be.

 

Term Facility” means any Facility consisting of Term Loans of a single Class and/or Term Commitments with respect to such Class of Term Loans.

 

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

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Term Loan” means any Closing Date Term Loan, Incremental Term Loan, Other Term Loan, Extended Term Loan or Replacement Loan, as the context may require.

 

Term Loan Extension Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(1).

 

Term Loan Extension Series” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(1).

 

Term Loan Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term Lender resulting from the Term Loans made by such Term Lender.

 

Termination Conditions” means, collectively, (1) the payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other than (a) contingent indemnification obligations not then due and (b) Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) and (2) the termination of the Commitments and the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit under this Agreement (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank).

 

Test Period” in effect at any time means (1) for purposes of (a) the definition of “Applicable Rate,” (b) Section 2.05(2)(a) and (c) the Financial Covenant (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant in connection with any Basket), the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in respect of which, subject to Section 1.07(1), financial statements for each quarter or fiscal year in such period have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(1) or (2), as applicable and (2) for all other purposes in this Agreement, the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in respect of which financial statements for each such quarter or fiscal year in such period are internally available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) (it being understood that for purposes of determining pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant in connection with any Basket, if no Test Period with an applicable level cited in the Financial Covenant has passed, the applicable level shall be the level for the first Test Period cited in the Financial Covenant with an indicated level); provided that, prior to the first date that financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(1) or (2), the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive full fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or about June 30, 2019.

 

Threshold Amount” means the greater of (1) $10.0 million and (2) 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis).

 

Total Assets” means, at any time, the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the then most recent balance sheet of the Borrower or such other Person as may be available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) (and, in the case of any determination relating to any Specified Transaction, on a pro forma basis including any property or assets being acquired in connection therewith).

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Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Total Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period, minus the Unrestricted Cash Amount on such last day to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.

 

Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and L/C Obligations.

 

Traded Securities” means any debt or equity securities issued pursuant to a public offering or Rule 144A offering.

 

Transaction Consideration” means an amount equal to the total funds required to consummate the Acquisition as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Transaction Expenses” means any fees, expenses, costs or charges incurred or paid by the Investor, any Parent Company, Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions, including any expenses in connection with hedging transactions, payments to officers, employees and directors as change of control payments, severance payments, special or retention bonuses and charges for repurchase or rollover of, or modifications to, stock options or restricted stock.

 

Transactions” means, collectively, the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement (as amended through the Closing Date) and transactions related or incidental to, or in connection with, such transactions (including the Reorganization), the funding of the Closing Date Loans, the consummation of the Equity Contribution, the Closing Date Refinancing and the Acquisition and the payment of Transaction Expenses.

 

Treasury Capital Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(2)(b)(i).

 

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

 

U.S. Lender” means any Lender that is not a Foreign Lender.

 

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

 

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to the perfection or priority of any Lien on or otherwise with regard to any item or items of Collateral.

 

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

 

United States Tax Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1, H-2, H-3 or H-4, as applicable.

 

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(3)(a).

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Unrestricted Cash Amount” means, on any date of determination, the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that (1) would not appear as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (2) are restricted in favor of the Facilities (which may also secure other Indebtedness secured by a pari passu or junior Lien basis with the Facilities).

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

 

(1)         any Subsidiary of the Borrower which at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Borrower, as provided below); and

 

(2)         any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may designate:

 

(a)        any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that no Unrestricted Subsidiary shall directly or indirectly own any Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary (unless such Restricted Subsidiary is also designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary simultaneously with the aforementioned designation in accordance with the terms hereof) or hold any Indebtedness of or any Lien on any property of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than solely any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated); provided further that (i) such designation shall be deemed an Investment, (ii) each of (I) the Subsidiary to be so designated and (II) its Subsidiaries has not, at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Equity Interests in an Unrestricted Subsidiary) and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may transfer legal title to, or license on an exclusive basis (excluding exclusive licenses (x) limited by territory or field of use or (y) granted in the ordinary course of business), any Specified Intellectual Property to any Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

 

(b)        any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Any such designation by the Borrower will be notified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (in the case of clause (a) above, by promptly filing with the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with clause (a) above). The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness and Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time.

 

USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Public Law No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.

 

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

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Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing:

 

(1)         the sum of the products of the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twenty-fifth) from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, multiplied by the amount of such payment, by

 

(2)         the sum of all such payments;

 

provided that for purposes of determining the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Indebtedness (the “Applicable Indebtedness”), the effects of any amortization or prepayments made on such Applicable Indebtedness prior to the date of such determination will be disregarded.

 

wholly owned” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of any Person, a Subsidiary of such Person one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (1) directors’ qualifying shares and (2) shares of Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable Law) is at the time owned by such Person or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

Withdrawal Liability” means the liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

Withholding U.S. Branch” means a U.S. branch of a non-U.S. bank treated as a U.S. person for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1 and described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441- 1(b)(2)(iv) that agrees, on IRS Form W- 8IMY or such other form prescribed by the Treasury or the IRS, to accept responsibility for all U.S. federal income tax withholding and information reporting with respect to payments made to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for the account of Lenders by or on behalf of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents.

 

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.

 

Yen” means the lawful currency of Japan.

 

SECTION 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions . With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

 

(1)        The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.


(2)        The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

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(3)        References in this Agreement to an Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section, Annex, clause or subclause refer (a) to the appropriate Exhibit or Schedule to, or Article, Section, clause or subclause in, this Agreement or (b) to the extent such references are not present in this Agreement, to the Loan Document in which such reference appears, in each case as such Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section, Annex, clause or subclause may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

(4)        The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

 

(5)         The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.


(6)        In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”; and the word “through” means “to and including.”

 

(7)        Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

(8)        The word “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise.

 

(9)        With respect to any Default or Event of Default, the words “exists,” “is continuing” or similar expressions with respect thereto shall mean that the Default or Event of Default has occurred and has not yet been cured or waived. If any Default or Event of Default occurs due to (a) the failure by any Loan Party to take any action by a specified time, such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have been cured at the time, if any, that the applicable Loan Party takes such action or (b) the taking of any action by any Loan Party that is not then permitted by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to be cured on the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which such action would be permitted at such time to be taken under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) the date on which such action is unwound or otherwise modified to the extent necessary for such revised action to be permitted at such time by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If any Default or Event of Default occurs that is subsequently cured (a “Cured Default”), any other Default or Event of Default resulting from the making or deemed making of any representation or warranty by any Loan Party or the taking of any action by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, in each case which subsequent Default or Event of Default would not have arisen had the Cured Default not occurred, shall be deemed to be cured automatically upon, and simultaneous with, the cure of the Cured Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.02(9), (x) no Event of Default pursuant to clause (6) of Section 8.01 with respect to the Borrower may be cured pursuant to this Section 1.02(9) and (y) any other Event of Default (the “Initial Default”) may not be cured pursuant to this Section 1.02(9):

 

(a)  if the taking of any action by any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is not permitted during, and as a result of, the continuance of such Initial Default directly results in the cure of such Initial Default and the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary had actual knowledge at the time of taking any such action that the Initial Default had occurred and was continuing,

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(b)  in the case of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(9) or (10) that directly results in material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Lenders, Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and that is incapable of being cured, or

 

(c)  in the case of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(3) arising due to the failure to perform or observe Section 6.07 that directly results in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their respective payment obligations under any Loan Document to which the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties is a party.

 

(10)        For purposes hereof, 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.

 

(11)        Each reference in the Loan Documents with respect to the priority of Liens shall be determined without regard to the control of applicable remedies, in each case, unless otherwise expressly stated in the Loan Documents in respect thereof.       

 

SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (1) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at “fair value,” as defined therein and (2) unless the Borrower has requested an amendment pursuant to the second paragraph of the definition of “GAAP” with respect to the treatment of operating leases and Capitalized Lease Obligations under GAAP (or IFRS) and until such amendment has become effective, all obligations of any Person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the issuance by the Financial Accounting Standards Board on February 25, 2016 of an Accounting Standards Update (the “ASU”) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases for purposes of all financial definitions and calculations for purpose of this Agreement (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such obligations are required in accordance with the ASU (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as Capitalized Lease Obligations in the financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01.

 

SECTION 1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 

SECTION 1.05 References to Agreements, Laws, etc. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (1) references to Organizational Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (2) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

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SECTION 1.06 Times of Day and Timing of Payment and Performance. Unless otherwise specified, (1) all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York time (daylight or standard, as applicable) and (2) 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 described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

SECTION 1.07 Pro Forma and Other Calculations.

 

(1)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, financial ratios and tests, including the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.07; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (2), (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 1.07, when calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of (a) the definition of “Applicable Rate,” (b) Section 2.05(2)(a) and (c) the Financial Covenant (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant), the events described in this Section 1.07 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect; provided, however, that voluntary prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.05(1) during any fiscal year (without duplication of any prepayments in such fiscal year that reduced the amount of Excess Cash Flow required to be repaid pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(a) for any prior fiscal year) shall be given pro forma effect after such fiscal year-end and prior to the time any mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(a) is due for purposes of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the ECF Percentage for such mandatory prepayment, if any.

 

(2)        For purposes of calculating any financial ratio or test (or Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets), Specified Transactions (and, subject to clause (4) below, the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith) that have been made (a) during the applicable Test Period or (b) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period (or, in the case of Total Assets, on the last day of the applicable Test Period). If since the beginning of any applicable Test Period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.07, then such financial ratio or test (or Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets) shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.07; provided that with respect to any pro forma calculations to be made in connection with any acquisition or investment in respect of which financial statements for the relevant target are not available for the same Test Period for which internal financial statements of the Borrower are available, the Borrower shall determine such pro forma calculations on the basis of the available financial statements (even if for differing periods) or such other basis as determined on a commercially reasonable basis by the Borrower.

 

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(3)        Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a Specified Transaction, the proforma calculations shall be made in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower and may include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from, or relating to, any Specified Transaction (including the Transactions and, for the avoidance of doubt, acquisitions and investments occurring prior to the Closing Date) which is being given pro forma effect that have been realized or are expected to be realized and for which the actions necessary to realize such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies are taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized in full on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized in full during the entirety of such period and “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit for a period that is associated with any action taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (including any savings expected to result from the elimination of a public target’s compliance costs with public company requirements), whether prior to or following the Closing Date, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, and any such adjustments shall be included in the initial pro forma calculations of such financial ratios or tests and during any subsequent Test Period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized) relating to such Specified Transaction; provided that (a) such amounts are reasonably identifiable, (b) such actions are taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) no later than twenty-four (24) months after the date of such Specified Transaction (or actions undertaken or implemented prior to the consummation of such Specified Transaction), (c) no amounts shall be added to the extent duplicative of any amounts that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA (or any other components thereof), whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, with respect to such period and (d) any “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this Section 1.07(3), when aggregated with the “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies in any Test Period added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (l)(ii) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA in any Test Period and adjustments, exclusions and add-backs pursuant to clause (q)(B) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA in any Test Period (in each case, excluding any such “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions related to the Transactions) shall not in the aggregate exceed 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (calculated after giving effect to any such add-back and all other permitted add-backs and adjustments) for such Test Period on a pro forma basis.

 

(4)        In the event that (a) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs (including by assumption or guarantees), issues or repays (including by redemption, repurchase, repayment, retirement, discharge, defeasance or extinguishment) any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility or line of credit unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and not replaced), (b) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary issues, repurchases or redeems Disqualified Stock, (c) any Restricted Subsidiary issues, repurchases or redeems Preferred Stock or (d) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary establishes or eliminates any Designated Revolving Commitments, in each case included in the calculations of any financial ratio or test (and, in each case of the foregoing clauses (a) and (d), any Lien incurred in connection therewith), (i) during the applicable Test Period or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then such financial ratio or test shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, issuance, repayment or redemption of Indebtedness, issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, or establishment or elimination of any Designated Revolving Commitments, in each case to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on the last day of the applicable Test Period (except in the case of the Interest Coverage Ratio (or similar ratio), in which case such incurrence, issuance, repayment or redemption of Indebtedness, issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, or establishment or elimination of any Designated Revolving Commitments, in each case will be given effect, as if the same had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period) and, in the case of Indebtedness for all purposes as if such Indebtedness in the full amount of any undrawn Designated Revolving Commitments had been incurred thereunder throughout such period.

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(5)        If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of the event for which the calculation of the Interest Coverage Ratio is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any interest hedging arrangements applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a Financial Officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized 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, 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 applicable Restricted Subsidiary may designate.

 

(6)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.07 or in any classification under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive agreement for the disposition thereof has been entered into, at the election of the Borrower, no pro forma effect shall be given to any discontinued operations (and the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to any such Person, business, assets or operations shall not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such disposition shall have been consummated.         

 

(7)        Any determination of Total Assets shall be made by reference to the last day of the Test Period most recently ended for which internal financial statements of the Borrower are available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) on or prior to the relevant date of determination.

 

(8)        Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, in the event any Lien, Indebtedness (including any Incremental Loans, Incremental Commitments, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Other Loans or Other Commitments), Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, or other transaction, action, judgment or amount incurred under any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or any of the foregoing in concurrent transactions, a single transaction or a series of related transactions) meets the criteria of one or more than one of the categories of Baskets under this Agreement (including within any defined terms), including any Fixed Basket or Non-Fixed Basket, as applicable, the Borrower shall be permitted, in its sole discretion, to divide and classify and to later, at any time and from time to time, re-divide and re-classify (including to re-classify utilization of any Fixed Basket as being incurred under any Non-Fixed Basket or other Fixed Basket or utilization of any Non-Fixed Basket as being incurred under any Fixed Basket or other Non-Fixed Basket) on one or more occasions (based on circumstances existing on the date of any such re-division and re-classification) any such Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment (except with respect to Restricted Payments in respect of Equity Interests of the Loan Parties), or other transaction, action, judgment or amount, in whole or in part, among one or more than one applicable Baskets under this Agreement (in the case of re-classification or re-division, so long as the amount so re-classified or re-divided is permitted at the time of such re-classification or re-division to be incurred pursuant to the applicable Basket into which such amount is re-classified or re-divided at such time). For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of any Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment or other transaction, action, judgment or amount that shall be allocated to each such Basket shall be determined by the Borrower at the time of such division, classification, re-division or re-classification, as applicable. If any Lien, Indebtedness (including any Incremental Loans, Incremental Commitments, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Other Loans or  Other Commitments), Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment (except with respect to Restricted Payments in respect of Equity Interests of the Loan Parties), or other transaction, action, judgment or amount incurred under any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or any portion of the foregoing) previously divided and classified (or re-divided and re-classified) as set forth above under any Fixed Basket, could subsequently be re-divided and re-classified under a Non-Fixed Basket, such re-division and re-classification shall be deemed to occur automatically, in each case, unless otherwise elected by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement (including on the Closing Date) will, at all times, be classified as being incurred under Section 7.02(2)(a) and may not be re-classified. For all purposes hereunder, (x) “Fixed Basket” shall mean any Basket that is subject to a fixed-dollar limit (including Baskets based on a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets) and (y) “Non-Fixed Basket” shall mean any Basket that is subject to compliance with a financial ratio or test (including the Interest Coverage Ratio, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the Total Net Leverage Ratio) (any such ratio or test, a “Financial Incurrence Test”).        

        

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(9)        Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, in calculating any Non-Fixed Basket (a) [reserved], (b) any Indebtedness concurrently incurred to fund original issue discount or upfront fees and (c) any amounts incurred, or transactions entered into or consummated, in reliance on a Fixed Basket (including the Free and Clear Incremental Amount) in a concurrent transaction, a single transaction or a series of related transactions with the amount incurred, or transaction entered into or consummated, under an applicable Non-Fixed Basket, in each case of the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), shall be disregarded in the calculation of such Non-Fixed Basket; provided that full pro forma effect shall be given to all applicable and related transactions (including the use of proceeds of all applicable Indebtedness incurred and any repayments, repurchases and redemptions of Indebtedness) and all other adjustments as to which pro forma effect may be given under this Section 1.07.

 

(10)        If any Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, or other transaction, action, judgment or amount (any of the foregoing in concurrent transactions, a single transaction or a series of related transactions) is incurred, issued, taken or consummated in reliance on categories of Baskets measured by reference to a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA, and any Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, or other transaction, action, judgment or amount (including in connection with refinancing thereof) would subsequently exceed the applicable percentage of Consolidated EBITDA if calculated based on the Consolidated EBITDA on a later date (including the date of any refinancing or re-classification), such percentage of Consolidated EBITDA will be deemed not to be exceeded (so long as, in the case of refinancing any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (and any related Lien), the principal amount or the liquidation preference of such newly incurred or issued Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock does not exceed the maximum principal amount, liquidation preference or amount of Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased).         

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(11)        Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when (a) calculating any applicable Financial Incurrence Test, or availability under any Basket, in connection with the incurrence of any Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or any other transaction in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including for all purposes under this clause (11), the making of acquisitions and investments, Asset Sales or other dispositions, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments of Indebtedness, the making of Restricted Payments and/or the designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary), (b) determining (i) compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires compliance with any representations and warranties set forth or referenced herein or (iii) the satisfaction of any other conditions, in each case under this clause (b) , in connection with the incurrence of any Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or any other transaction in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto, in each case under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the date of determination of such Financial Incurrence Test, availability under any Basket or other provisions, determination of whether any Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom, determination of compliance with any representations or warranties or the satisfaction of any other conditions shall, at the option of the Borrower (in its sole discretion) (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election,” which LCT Election may be in respect of one or more of clauses (a) , (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) above), be deemed to be (I) any of the date the definitive agreements (or other relevant definitive documentation) for such Limited Condition Transaction, Indebtedness or other transaction in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction or action or transaction related thereto, as applicable, are entered into (or, (A) in the case of any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, the date on which notice with respect to such Limited Condition Transactions is sent, (B) in the case of any Restricted Payment, the date of declaration thereof and (C) in the case of any other action or transaction, any similar event) or (II) the time of funding of any of the applicable Indebtedness or consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction or other transaction in connection therewith or action or transaction related thereto (provided that, notwithstanding the LCT Election made under the foregoing clauses (I) and (II), the Borrower may elect (in its sole discretion) to re-determine one or more of clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) above at the time of funding of any of the applicable Indebtedness or consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction or other transaction in connection therewith or action or transaction related thereto) (such date in clause (I) or (II) , the “LCT Test Date”) and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 1.07(11), if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or other transaction in connection therewith and any actions or transactions related thereto and any related pro forma adjustments, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such Basket (and any related requirements and conditions), such Basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes; provided, that (x) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine availability under Baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such Basket and (y) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (x), compliance with such Baskets (and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or other transaction incurred in connection therewith and any actions or transactions related thereto.

 

(12)        For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election, (a) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such Financial Incurrence Test or Basket, including due to fluctuations in EBITDA or total assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests or ratios will be deemed not to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations, (b) other than as expressly set forth in clause (11), if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any (or any type of) continuing Default or Event of Default and satisfaction of any representations and warranties) for which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of any Default or Event of Default or failure to satisfy any representations and warranties), such requirements and conditions will be deemed not to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing and such representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been satisfied) and (c) in calculating the availability under any Financial Incurrence Test or Basket in connection with any action or transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in an irrevocable notice or declaration for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such Financial Incurrence Test or Basket shall be determined or tested giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto.

 

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(13)        For purposes of determining the permissibility of any action, change, transaction or event that requires a calculation of any financial ratio or financial test (including Section 7.10 hereof, any First Lien Net Leverage Ratio test, any Secured Net Leverage Ratio test, any Total Net Leverage Ratio test and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) and/or the amount of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income, such financial ratio, financial test or amount shall, subject to this Section 1.07, be calculated at the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be, and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in such financial ratio, financial test or amount occurring after the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 1.08 Available Amount Transaction. If more than one action occurs on any given date the permissibility of the taking of which is determined hereunder by reference to the amount specified in clause (b) of Section 7.05(1) immediately prior to the taking of such action, the permissibility of the taking of each such action shall be determined independently and in no event may any two or more such actions be treated as occurring simultaneously, i.e., each transaction must be permitted under clause

(b) of Section 7.05(1) as so calculated.

 

SECTION 1.09 Guaranties of Hedging Obligations. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in any Loan Document, no non-Qualified ECP Guarantor shall be required to guarantee or provide security for Excluded Swap Obligations, and any reference in any Loan Document with respect to such non-Qualified ECP Guarantor guaranteeing or providing security for the Obligations shall be deemed to be all Obligations other than the Excluded Swap Obligations.

 

SECTION 1.10 Currency Generally.

 

(1)        The Borrower shall determine in good faith the Dollar equivalent amount of any utilization or other measurement denominated in a currency other than Dollars for purposes of compliance with any Basket. For purposes of determining compliance with any Basket under Article VII or VIII with respect to any amount expressed in a currency other than Dollars, no Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of currency exchange occurring after the time such Basket utilization occurs or other Basket measurement is made (so long as such Basket utilization or other measurement, at the time incurred, made or acquired, was permitted hereunder). Except with respect to any ratio calculated under any Basket, any subsequent change in rates of currency exchange with respect to any prior utilization or other measurement of a Basket previously made in reliance on such Basket (as the same may have been reallocated in accordance with this Agreement) shall be disregarded for purposes of determining any unutilized portion under such Basket.

 

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(2)        For purposes of determining the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio and the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the amount of Indebtedness and cash and Cash Equivalents shall reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations permitted hereunder for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar equivalent of such Indebtedness.

 

SECTION 1.11 Letters of Credit. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit in effect at such time (not to exceed the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time after giving effect to any automatic reductions or increases, as applicable, to such stated amount pursuant to the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit after the occurrence of any applicable condition (including the expiration of any applicable period); provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any L/C Application related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the stated 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).

 

SECTION 1.12 LIBOR Discontinuation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended to replace LIBOR with (1) a successor or alternative index rate as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Lender) and the Borrower may reasonably determine that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market practice for determining a rate of interest for syndicated leveraged loans of this type in the United States at such time or (2) absent such mutual selection by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), a comparable successor or alternative interbank rate for deposits in Dollars that is, at such time, broadly accepted as the prevailing market practice for syndicated leveraged loans of this type in the United States in lieu of the “LIBOR Rate” as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent); provided that (a) any such successor or alternative rate shall be applied by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in a manner consistent with market practice and (b) to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), such successor or alternative rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in consultation with the Borrower.

 

Article II

 

The Commitments and Borrowings

 

SECTION 2.01 The Loans.

 

(1)        Term Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 4.01 hereof, each Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date one or more Closing Date Term Loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Term Lender’s Closing Date Term Loan Commitment on the Closing Date. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(1) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. The Closing Date Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

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(2)        Revolving Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make loans denominated in Dollars from its applicable Lending Office (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus, in the case of each Lender other than the Swing Line Lender (in its capacity as such), such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(2), prepay under Section 2.05 and reborrow under this Section 2.01(2). Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

SECTION 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

 

(1)        Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice, on behalf of the Borrower, to the Administrative Agent (in the case of Term Loans) or the Priority Revolving Agent (in the case of Revolving Loans) (provided that the notice in respect of the initial Credit Extension, or in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other transaction permitted under this Agreement, may be conditioned on the closing of the Acquisition or such Permitted Acquisition or other transaction, as applicable), which may be given by: (a) telephone or (b) a Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice by the Borrower must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of a Committed Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (in the case of Term Loans) or the Priority Revolving Agent (in the case of Revolving Loans) not later than (i) 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) noon, New York time, on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans; provided that in the case of the Closing Date Term Loans being borrowed on the Closing Date, such notice must be received no later than 1:00 p.m. two Business Days prior to the date of such Borrowing. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(1) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Except as provided in Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16, each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1.0 million or a whole multiple amount of $250,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(3), 2.04(3), 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16, each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple amount of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify:

 

(a)        whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing, a Revolving Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Loans from one Type to the other or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans,

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(b)        the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day),

 

(c)        the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued,

 

(d)        the Class and Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving Loans are to be converted,

 

(e)        if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto, and

 

(f)        wire instructions of the account(s) to which funds are to be disbursed.

 

If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan to be made in a Committed Loan Notice, then the applicable Loans shall be made as Eurodollar Rate Loans with an Interest Period of one (1) month. If the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made or continued as the same Type of Loan, which if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, shall have a one-month Interest Period. Any such automatic continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month.

 

(2)        Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the applicable Class of Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or continuation of Loans described in Section 2.02(1). In the case of each Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office or the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office not later than, in the case of Borrowing on the Closing Date, 10:00 a.m., New York time, and otherwise 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV for any Borrowing, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, either by (a) crediting the account(s) of the Borrower on the books of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, with the amount of such funds or (b) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided by the Borrower to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable; provided that if on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to a Borrowing under a Revolving Facility is given by the Borrower (other than with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Borrowing), there are Swing Line Loans or L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowing and second, to the payment in full of any such Swing Line Loans, and third, to the Borrower as provided above.

 

(3)        Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due, if any, under Section 3.05 in connection therewith. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving  Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Facility may require by notice to the Borrower that no Loans under such Facility may be converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans.        

       

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(4)        The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time when Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in the prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.


(5)        After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent; provided that after the establishment of any new Class of Loans pursuant to an Incremental Amendment, a Refinancing Amendment, an Extension Amendment or an amendment in respect of Replacement Loans, the number of Interest Periods otherwise permitted by this Section 2.02(5) shall increase by three (3) Interest Periods for each applicable Class so established.

 

(6)        The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.


(7)        Unless the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing, or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 1:30 p.m., New York time, on the date of such Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may assume that such Lender has made such Pro Rata Share and such other applicable share available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with paragraph (2) above, and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), each of such Lender and the Borrower severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) at (a) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (b) in the case of such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the  Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in accordance with the foregoing. A certificate of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.02(7) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If the Borrower and such Lender shall both pay all or any portion of the principal amount in respect of such Borrowing or interest to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such Borrowing or interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent).         

 

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SECTION 2.03 Letters of Credit.

 

 

(1)

The Letter of Credit Commitments.

 

(a)  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) each Issuing Bank agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (A) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the L/C Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for the account of Holdings (to the extent not prohibited under Section 7.09), the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries (so long as the Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) (provided that any such Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of Holdings or any Subsidiary of the Borrower) and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(2), and (B) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit and (ii) the Revolving Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that no Issuing Bank shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Exposure of any Revolving Lender would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Sublimit. The Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be “Letters of Credit” issued on the Closing Date for all purposes of the Loan Documents. 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.

 

(b)  An Issuing Bank shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Existing Letters of Credit) if:

 

(i)       any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or direct that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder);

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(ii)      subject to Section 2.03(2)(c), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless (A) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank prior to the date that is twelve months after the date of issuance thereof;

 

(iii)     subject to Section 2.03(2)(c), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the L/C Expiration Date, unless (I) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (II) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank prior to the L/C Expiration Date;

 

(iv)     the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any policies of such Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally; provided that no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue either (A) letters of guarantee or bankers’ acceptances or (B) commercial letters of credit, in each case without its consent; or

 

(v)      any Revolving Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such Issuing Bank (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such Issuing Bank’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)) 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 Issuing Bank has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.

 

(c)  An Issuing Bank shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (i) such Issuing Bank would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or (ii) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

 

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(2)

Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension  Letters of Credit.

 

(a) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to an Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Priority Revolving Agent) in the form of a L/C Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such L/C Application must be received by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Priority Revolving Agent not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be, or, in each case, such later date and time as the relevant Issuing Bank may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion; provided that no L/C Application shall be required in respect of the Existing Letters of Credit, which shall be deemed to have been issued hereunder on the Closing Date. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such L/C Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank:

 

(i) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day);

 

(ii) the amount thereof;

 

(iii) the expiry date thereof;

 

(iv) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof;

 

(v) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder;

 

(vi) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and

 

(vii) such other matters as the relevant Issuing Bank may reasonably request.

 

In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such L/C Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank:

 

(i) the Letter of Credit to be amended;

 

(ii) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day);

 

(iii) the nature of the proposed amendment; and

 

(iv) such other matters as the relevant Issuing Bank may reasonably request.

 

(b)  Promptly after receipt of any L/C Application, the relevant Issuing Bank will confirm with the Priority Revolving Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Priority Revolving Agent has received a copy of such L/C Application from the Borrower and, if not, such Issuing Bank will provide the Priority Revolving Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the relevant Issuing Bank of confirmation from the Priority Revolving Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or, if applicable, for the benefit of Holdings or a Subsidiary of the Borrower) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit (and with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit, on the Closing Date), each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the relevant Issuing Bank a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of such Letter of Credit.

 

(c)  If the Borrower so requests in any applicable L/C Application, the relevant Issuing Bank shall 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 may permit the relevant Issuing Bank 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 (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Borrower at the time such Letter of Credit is issued.  Unless otherwise agreed in such Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the relevant Issuing Bank for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the applicable Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the relevant Issuing Bank to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the applicable L/C Expiration Date, unless the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit will be Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank prior to the applicable L/C Expiration Date; provided that the relevant Issuing Bank shall not be required to allow such extension if (i) the relevant Issuing Bank has determined that it would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(1)(b) or otherwise) or (ii) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Priority Revolving Agent, any Revolving Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 will not be satisfied on the applicable date of the Credit Extension.

 

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(d)  Promptly after issuance of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank will also deliver to the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

 

 

(3)

Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

 

(a)  Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of a compliant drawing under such Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent thereof (including the date on which such payment is to be made). Not later than noon New York time on the first Business Day immediately following any payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit with notice to the Borrower (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse, or cause to be reimbursed, such Issuing Bank, in each case, through the Priority Revolving Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing; provided that, if such reimbursement is not made on the date of payment by the Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall pay interest to the relevant Issuing Bank on such amount at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans (without duplication of interest payable on L/C Borrowings). The relevant Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse, or cause to be reimbursed, such Issuing Bank by such time, the Priority Revolving Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Appropriate Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, in the case of an Unreimbursed Amount under a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans 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 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans but subject to the requirements for the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments under the applicable Revolving Facility of the Appropriate Lenders and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an Issuing Bank or the Priority Revolving Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(3)(a) 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.

 

(b) Each Appropriate Lender (including any Lender acting as an Issuing Bank) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(3)(a) make funds available to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank in Dollars at the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office for payments in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Priority Revolving Agent, whereupon, subject to the  provisions of Section 2.03(3)(c) , each Appropriate 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 and, for the avoidance of doubt, the making of such Base Rate Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such Unreimbursed Amount shall satisfy the Borrower’s reimbursement obligations with respect thereof. The Priority Revolving Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant Issuing Bank.

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(c)  With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the relevant Issuing Bank an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Appropriate Lender’s payment to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(3)(b) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

 

(d)  Until each Appropriate Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(3) to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank.

 

(e)  Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse an Issuing Bank for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(3), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including:

 

(i)     any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the relevant Issuing Bank, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever;

 

(ii)    the occurrence or continuance of a Default; or

 

(iii)   any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;

 

provided that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(3) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for the amount of any payment made by such Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(f) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(3) by the time specified in Section 2.03(3)(b), such Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Priority Revolving 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 Issuing Bank at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the relevant Issuing Bank submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Priority Revolving Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(3)(f) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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(g)  The Borrower’s reimbursement obligations in respect of each Existing Letter of Credit, and each Lender’s participation obligations in connection therewith, shall be governed by the terms of this Agreement.

 

 

(4)

Repayment of Participations.

 

(a)  If, at any time after an Issuing Bank has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(3), the Priority Revolving Agent receives for the account of such Issuing Bank 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 Priority Revolving Agent), the Priority Revolving Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the amount received by the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

(b)  If any payment received by the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of an Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(3)(a) or Section 2.03(3)(b) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Issuing Bank in its discretion), each Appropriate Lender shall pay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Priority Revolving 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 Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The Obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this Section 2.03(4)(b) shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(5)          Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for each drawing under each Letter of Credit issued by it and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

 

(a)  any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

 

(b) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any Loan Party 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), the relevant Issuing Bank or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

 

(c)  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;

 

(d) any payment by the relevant Issuing Bank 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 relevant Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

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(e)  any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guaranty or any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of any Loan Party in respect of such Letter of Credit; or

 

(f)   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, any Loan Party;

 

provided that the foregoing shall not excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by acts or omissions by such Issuing Bank constituting gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuing Bank as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(6)          Role of Issuing Banks. Each Issuing Bank shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate or facsimile message, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by any Person that such Issuing Bank reasonably believed to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and any other Loan Document and its duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by such Issuing Bank (which may include, at the Issuing Bank’s option, counsel of the Priority Revolving Agent or the Borrower). Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any 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 Issuing Banks, any Related Person of such Issuing Banks, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any Issuing Bank shall be liable to any Lender for

 

(a)  any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders, the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Revolving Commitments, as applicable;

 

(b)  any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction; or

 

(c)  the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or L/C Application.

 

The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower from pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the Issuing Banks, any Related Persons of such Issuing Banks, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any Issuing Bank, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (a) through (f) of Section 2.03(5); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an Issuing Bank, and such Issuing Bank may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such Issuing Bank’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or such Issuing Bank’s willful or grossly negligent, or bad faith, failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of document(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit in each case as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Issuing Bank 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 no Issuing Bank shall 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.

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Each Revolving Lender shall, ratably in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, indemnify each Issuing Bank, its Related Persons and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitees’ willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or such Issuing Bank’s willful or grossly negligent, or bad faith, failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of documents(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit in each case as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with this Section 2.03 or any action taken or omitted to be taken by such indemnitees hereunder.

 

 

(7)

Cash Collateral. Subject to Section 2.17(1)(d), if,

 

(a)  as of any L/C Expiration Date, any applicable Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn,

 

(b)  any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Priority Revolving Agent, upon the direction of the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Revolving Facility, requires the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02, or

 

(c) an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(6) occurs and is continuing, the Borrower will Cash Collateralize, or cause to be Cash Collateralized, the then Outstanding Amount of all relevant L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such Outstanding Amount determined as of the date of such Event of Default or the applicable L/C Expiration Date, as the case may be), and shall do so not later than 2:00 p.m. on (i) in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (a) or (b), (x) the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice thereof, if such notice is received on such day prior to noon or (y) if clause (x) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice and (ii) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (c), the Business Day on which an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(6) occurs or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding such day. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the request of the Priority Revolving Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower will Cash Collateralize all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). The Borrower hereby grants to the Priority Revolving Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Banks and the Revolving Lenders, a security interest in all such Cash Collateral. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked accounts at the Priority Revolving Agent and may be invested in readily available Cash Equivalents selected by the Priority Revolving Agent in its sole discretion. If at any time the Priority Revolving Agent determines that any funds held as  Cash Collateral are expressly subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Loan Parties or the Priority Revolving Agent (in its capacity as the depository bank and on behalf of the Secured Parties) or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all relevant L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, forthwith upon demand by the Priority Revolving Agent, pay, or cause to be paid, to the Priority Revolving Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the deposit accounts at the Priority Revolving Agent as aforesaid, an amount equal to the excess of (a) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Priority Revolving Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank. To the extent the amount of any Cash Collateral exceeds the then Outstanding Amount of such relevant L/C Obligations and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the excess shall promptly be refunded to the Borrower. To the extent any Event of Default giving rise to the requirement to Cash Collateralize any Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section 2.03(7) is cured or otherwise waived, then so long as no other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the amount of any Cash Collateral pledged to Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit shall promptly be refunded to the Borrower.

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(8)          Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Priority Revolving Agent, for the account of each Revolving Lender for the applicable Revolving Facility in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a Letter of Credit fee for each Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Applicable Rate set forth in the “Eurodollar Rate and Letter of Credit Fees” column of the chart in the definition of “Applicable Rate” times the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount decreases or increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided, however, that 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 Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, to the other Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Applicable Percentages allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.17(1)(d), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to the applicable Issuing Bank for its own account. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be 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 L/C Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate set forth in the “Eurodollar Rate and Letter of Credit Fees” column of the chart in the definition of “Applicable Rate” during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

 

(9)          Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to Issuing Banks. The Borrower shall pay directly to each Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank equal to 0.125% per annum (or such other lower amount as may be mutually agreed by the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Bank) of the maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases or decreases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit) or such lesser fee as may be agreed with such Issuing Bank. Such fronting fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Such fronting fees shall be 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 L/C Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. In addition, the Borrower shall pay, or cause to be paid, directly to each Issuing Bank for its own account with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such Issuing Bank relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable within ten (10) Business Days of demand and are nonrefundable.

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(10)        Conflict with L/C Application. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement or any L/C Application, in the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any L/C Application, the terms hereof shall control.

 

(11)        Addition of an Issuing Bank. There may be one or more Issuing Banks under this Agreement from time to time. After the Closing Date, a Revolving Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent may become an additional Issuing Bank hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and such Revolving Lender. The Priority Revolving Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such additional Issuing Bank.

 

(12)        Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the L/C Expiration Date in respect of any Class of Revolving Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (a) if consented to by the Issuing Bank which issued such Letter of Credit, if one or more other Classes of Revolving Commitments in respect of which the L/C Expiration Date shall not have so occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit for which consent 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 2.03(3) and (4)) 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 (b) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (a) and unless provisions reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank 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 Issuing Bank 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 backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.03(7).

 

(13)        Letter of Credit Reports. For so long as any Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Bank that is not the Priority Revolving Agent is outstanding, such Issuing Bank shall deliver to the Priority Revolving Agent on the last Business Day of each calendar month, and on each date that an L/C Credit Extension occurs with respect to any such Letter of Credit, a report substantially in the form of Exhibit R-1, appropriately completed with the information for every outstanding Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.

 

(14)        Letters of Credit Issued for Holdings and Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, Holdings or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse, or cause to be reimbursed, the applicable Issuing Bank 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 Holdings or any Subsidiary inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s businesses derives substantial benefits from the businesses of Holdings and each Subsidiary.

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(15)        Applicability of ISP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit.

 

SECTION 2.04 Swing Line Loans.

 

(1)          The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees to make revolving credit loans in Dollars to the Borrower (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”), from time to time on any Business Day during the period beginning on the Business Day after the Closing Date and until the Maturity Date of the Revolving Facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Swing Line Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided that, after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, the aggregate Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan will be obtained or maintained as a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

 

(2)          Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender, which may be given by a Swing Line Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender not later than 2:30 p.m., New York time, on the requested Borrowing date and shall specify (a) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000 and (b) the requested Borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (in writing) from the Priority Revolving Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Lender) prior to 3:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (i) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(1) or (ii) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:30 p.m., New York time, on the Borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.04 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Swing Line Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swing Line Loan at a time when a Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender unless the Swing Line Lender has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and the Borrower to eliminate the Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ participation in such Swing Line Loans, including by Cash Collateralizing, or obtaining a backstop letter of credit from an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the Swing Line Lender to support, such Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ Applicable Percentage of the outstanding Swing Line Loans.

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(3)

Repayment or Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

 

(a)  The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, by written notice to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Revolving Lenders, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans of the Borrower then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but not in excess of the unutilized portion of the aggregate Revolving Commitments and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Priority Revolving Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Priority Revolving Agent in Same Day Funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the date specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(3)(b), each Revolving 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 Priority Revolving Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

 

(b)  If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(3)(a) (including as a result of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the relevant Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by such Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(3)(a) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

 

(c)  If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(3) by the time specified in Section 2.04(3)(a), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Priority Revolving Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. If such Revolving Lender pays such amount, the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Priority Revolving Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (c) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(d)  Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(3) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (iii) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(3) (but not to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans) is subject to the conditions set forth in  Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay the applicable Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

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(e)  Swing Line Reports. For so long as there is any Swing Line Lender other than the Priority Revolving Agent, such Swing Line Lender shall deliver to the Priority Revolving Agent on the last Business Day of each calendar month, and on each date that the funding or repayment of a Swing Line Loan by such Swing Line Lender occurs with respect to any such Swing Line Loan, a report in the form of Exhibit R-2, appropriately completed with the information for every Swing Line Loan made by such Swing Line Lender.

 

(f)   At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the request of the relevant Swing Line Lender, the Borrower will prepay Swing Line Loans in amount equal to the relevant Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)).

 

 

(4)

Repayment of Participations.

 

(a)  At any time after any Revolving Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the relevant Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, such Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by such Swing Line Lender.

 

(b)  If any payment received by the relevant Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by such Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to such Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Priority Revolving Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate. The Priority Revolving Agent will make such demand upon the request of a Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this clause (4)(b) shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(5)          Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

 

(6)         Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender with notice to the Priority Revolving Agent; provided that no such notice shall be required in the event that the Swing Line Lender is also the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

(7)          Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the Maturity Date shall have occurred in respect of any Class of Revolving Commitments (the “Expiring Credit Commitment”) at a time when another Class or Classes of Revolving Commitments is or are in effect with a later Maturity Date (each a “Non-Expiring Credit Commitment” and collectively, the “Non-Expiring Credit Commitments”), then with respect to each outstanding Swing Line Loan, if consented to by the applicable Swing Line Lender, on the earliest occurring Maturity Date such Swing Line Loan  shall be deemed reallocated to the Class or Classes of the Non-Expiring Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis; provided that (a) to the extent that the amount of such reallocation would cause the aggregate credit exposure to exceed the aggregate amount of such Non-Expiring Credit Commitments, immediately prior to such reallocation (after giving effect to any repayments of Revolving Loans and any reallocation of Letter of Credit participations as contemplated in Section 2.03(12)) the amount of Swing Line Loans to be reallocated equal to such excess shall be repaid and (b) notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall still be obligated to pay Swing Line Loans allocated to the Revolving Lenders holding the Expiring Credit Commitments at the Maturity Date of the Expiring Credit Commitment or if the Loans have been accelerated prior to the Maturity Date of the Expiring Credit Commitment.

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(8)       Addition of a Swing Line Lender. A Revolving Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent may become an additional Swing Line Lender hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and such Revolving Lender (which agreement shall include the Swing Line Sublimit for such additional Swing Line Lender). The Priority Revolving Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such additional Swing Line Lender.

 

SECTION 2.05 Prepayments.

 

 

(1)

Optional.

 

(a)  The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) by the Borrower, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay any Class or Classes of Term Loans and any Class or Classes of Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium (except as set forth in Section 2.18) or penalty; provided that

 

(i)          such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) not later than (I) 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (II) noon, New York time, on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans;

 

(ii)          any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding; and

 

(iii)         any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding.

 

Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. In the case of each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(1), the Borrower may in its sole discretion select the Borrowing or Borrowings (and the order of maturity of principal payments) to be repaid, and such payment shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

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(b)  The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Priority Revolving Agent) at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Priority Revolving Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of the prepayment and (2) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple amount of $10,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

 

(c)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may rescind (or delay the date of prepayment identified in) any notice of prepayment under Section 2.05(1)(a) or Section 2.05(1)(b) by written notice to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (with a copy to the Swing Line Lender in the case of a prepayment of Swing Line Loans) not later than noon, New York time, on such prepayment date if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or a portion of the applicable Facility or other transaction or conditional event, which refinancing or other transaction or conditional event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed.

 

(d)  Voluntary prepayments of any Class of Term Loans permitted hereunder shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of principal thereof in a manner determined at the discretion of the Borrower and specified in the notice of prepayment (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity). Each prepayment in respect of any Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 may be applied to any Class of Term Loans as directed by the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may (i) prepay Term Loans of an Existing Term Loan Class pursuant to this Section 2.05 without any requirement to prepay Extended Term Loans that were converted or exchanged from such Existing Term Loan Class and (ii) prepay Extended Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 without any requirement to prepay Term Loans of an Existing Term Loan Class that were converted or exchanged for such Extended 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 proceeds be applied to reduce the scheduled installments of principal in direct order of maturity on a pro rata basis among Term Loan Classes.

 

(e)  Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, so long as (i) no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower has occurred and is continuing and (ii) no proceeds of Revolving Loans are used for this purpose, any Borrower Party may (I) purchase outstanding Term Loans on a non-pro rata basis through open market purchases or (II) prepay the outstanding Term Loans (which Term Loans shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be automatically and permanently canceled immediately upon such purchase or prepayment), which in the case of clause (II) above only shall be prepaid without premium or penalty on the following basis:

 

(A)         Any Borrower Party shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a discount to par pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers (any such prepayment, the “Discounted Term Loan Prepayment”), in each case made in accordance with this Section 2.05(1)(e) and without premium or penalty.

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(B)          (1) Any Borrower Party may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent) in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice; provided that (a) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the applicable Borrower Party, to (i) each Term Lender or (ii) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual Class basis, (b) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”) with respect to each applicable Class, the Class or Classes of Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par (the “Specified Discount”) of such Term Loans to be prepaid (it being understood that different Specified Discounts or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different Classes of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)), (c) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (d) each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date”).

 

(2)          Each Term Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its applicable then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a “Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender”), the amount and the Classes of such Lender’s Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Term Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept the applicable Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

 

(3)       If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the relevant Borrower Party will make a prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this paragraph (B) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and Classes of Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to subsection (2) above; provided that if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Specified Discount Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three (3) Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (1) the relevant Borrower Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Classes to be prepaid, (2) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the Classes of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (3) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, Class and Type of Term Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the applicable Borrower Party and such Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the applicable Borrower Party shall be due and payable by such Borrower Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

 

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(C)          (1) Any Borrower Party may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent) in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice; provided that (a) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Borrower Party, to (i) each Term Lender or (ii) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual Class basis, (b) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the “Discount Range Prepayment Amount”), the Class or Classes of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “Discount Range”) of the principal amount of such Term Loans with respect to each relevant Class of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by such Borrower Party (it being understood that different Discount Ranges or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different Classes of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)), (c) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $ 1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (d) unless rescinded, each such solicitation by the applicable Borrower Party shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date (as defined below). The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (the “Discount Range Prepayment Response Date ”). Each Term Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “Submitted Discount”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable Class or Classes and the maximum aggregate principal amount and Classes of such Lender’s Term Loans (the “Submitted Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Term Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

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(2)          The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this subsection (C). The relevant Borrower Party agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range being referred to as the “Applicable Discount”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (a) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (b) the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following subsection (3)) at the Applicable Discount (each such Term Lender, a “Participating Lender”).

 

(3)        If there is at least one Participating Lender, the relevant Borrower Party will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the Classes specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the relevant Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par equal to the Applicable Discount (the “Identified Participating Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Discount Range Proration”). All Discount Range Prepayment Offers including a Submitted Discount at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount shall be repaid, and will not be subject to pro-ration. The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five (5) Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (a) the relevant Borrower Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Classes to be prepaid, (b) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount and the aggregate principal amount and Classes of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (c) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and Classes of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date and (d) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the relevant Borrower Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the applicable Borrower Party shall be due and payable by such Borrower Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

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(D)       (1) Any Borrower Party may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice (or such later notice specified therein); provided that (a) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Borrower Party, to (i) each Term Lender or (ii) each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual Class basis, (b) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate amount of the Term Loans (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”) and the Class or Classes of Term Loans the applicable Borrower Party is willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different Classes of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)), (c) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (d) unless rescinded, each such solicitation by the applicable Borrower Party shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Term Lenders (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (i) be irrevocable, (ii) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date and (iii) specify both a discount to par (the “Offered Discount”) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and Classes of such Term Loans (the “Offered Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount. Any Term Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount.

 

(2)          The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the relevant Borrower Party with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. Such Borrower Party shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the smallest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the applicable Borrower Party (the “Acceptable Discount”), if any. If the applicable Borrower Party elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the third Business Day after the date of receipt by such Borrower Party from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this subsection (2) (the “Acceptance Date”), the applicable Borrower Party shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the applicable Borrower Party by the Acceptance Date, such Borrower Party shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

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(3)          Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within three (3) Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “Discounted Prepayment Determination Date”), the Auction Agent will determine (with the consent of such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the Classes of Term Loans (the “Acceptable Prepayment Amount”) to be prepaid by the relevant Borrower Party at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(1)(e)(D). If the applicable Borrower Party elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then such Borrower Party agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro-rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “Qualifying Lender”). The applicable Borrower Party will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (D) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the Classes specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “Identified Qualifying Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Solicited Discount Proration”). All Offered Amounts including an Offered Discount at a discount to par greater than the Acceptable Discount shall be prepaid, and will not be subject to proration. On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (a) the relevant Borrower Party of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Classes to be prepaid, (b) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the Classes to be prepaid to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (c) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the Classes of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date and (d) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Borrower Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Borrower Party shall be due and payable by such Borrower Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

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(E)          In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Borrower Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require, as a condition to the applicable Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from a Borrower Party to such Auction Agent for its own account in connection therewith. In addition, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall not be required to represent or warrant that it is not in possession of material non-public information with respect to Holdings, the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries.

 

(F)          If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with subsections (B) through (D) above, a Borrower Party shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The relevant Borrower Party shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds not later than 12:00 p.m., New York time, on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the relevant Class(es) of Term Loans and Lenders as specified by the applicable Borrower Party in the applicable offer. The Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(1)(e) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, and shall be applied to the relevant Term Loans of such Lenders in accordance with their respective applicable share as calculated by the Auction Agent in accordance with this Section 2.05(1)(e) and, if the Administrative Agent is not the Auction Agent, the Administrative Agent shall be fully protected in relying on such calculations of the Auction Agent. The aggregate principal amount of the Classes and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Classes of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment.

 

(G)        To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this Section 2.05(1)(e), established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the applicable Borrower Party.

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(H)         Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 2.05(1)(e), each notice or other communication required to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) shall be deemed to have been given upon Auction Agent’s (or its delegate’s) actual receipt during normal business hours of such notice or communication; provided that any notice or communication actually received outside of normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given as of the opening of business on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(I)           Each of the Borrower Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Section 2.05(1)(e) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Section 2.05(1)(e) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

 

(J)           Each Borrower Party shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Borrower Party to make any prepayment to a Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 2.05(1)(e) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01 or otherwise).

 

(K)         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree to modifications of the procedures above from time to time, without the need for notice to or consent of any Person; provided that such revised procedures shall be incorporated as part of the notice provided in any offer undertaken pursuant to this Section 2.05(1)(e). Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 2.05(1)(e) shall permit any transaction permitted by such Section to be conducted on a Class by Class basis and on a non-pro rata basis across Classes, in each case, as selected by the Borrower.

 

(f)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.05(1), following delivery of a Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice and for so long as such Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has not been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent, until the aggregate Revolving Exposure under the Priority Revolving Facility has been reduced to zero (other than with respect to the Outstanding Amount of any L/C Obligations then outstanding that has been Cash Collateralized on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank or backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank), no voluntary prepayments shall be made with respect to any Loans under any Non-Priority Facility without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility.

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(2)

Mandatory.

 

(a)  Within five (5) Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(1) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(1), commencing with the delivery of financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the Borrower shall, subject to clauses (f) and (g) of this Section 2.05(2), prepay, or cause to be prepaid, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (the “ECF Payment Amount”) equal to 50% (such percentage as it may be reduced as described below, the “ECF Percentage”) of Excess Cash Flow, if any, for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements minus the sum of:

 

(i)      without duplication of the amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(c) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow,” all voluntary prepayments, repurchases or redemptions (including loan buybacks (including pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)) permitted under the applicable Indebtedness in an amount equal to the cash amount actually paid in respect of the principal amount of such purchased Indebtedness and only to the extent that such Indebtedness has been cancelled) and prepayments in connection with lender replacement provisions (including pursuant to Section 3.07) of:

 

(I)     Term Loans that are secured, in whole or in part, by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Closing Date Term Loans,

 

(II)    Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and any other Indebtedness in the form of notes or term loans, in each case to the extent secured by the Collateral, in whole or in part, on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies),

 

(III)    Revolving Loans (in each case of this clause (III), to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in the corresponding Revolving Commitments or other revolving commitments),

 

(IV)    revolving loans under any revolving facility (other than under the Revolving Facility or any Incremental Revolving Facility) that is secured, in whole or in part, by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) (in each case of this clause (IV) (and with respect to any revolving facility under clause (II) above), to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in the corresponding revolving commitments),

 

(ii)      without duplication of the amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(g) of the definition of Excess Cash Flow, the amount of Restricted Payments paid in cash during such period (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(o)),

 

(iii)     without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” in prior fiscal years, the amount of cash consideration paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) in connection with investments made during such period (including Permitted Acquisitions, investments constituting Permitted Investments and investments made pursuant to Section 7.05),

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(iv)         without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” in prior fiscal years, the amount of Capital Expenditures, Capitalized Software Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property accrued or made in cash during such period, and

 

(v)          without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow,” the aggregate Contract Consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Planned Expenditures by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries relating to investments (including Permitted Acquisitions, investments constituting Permitted Investments and investments made pursuant to Section 7.05) or similar transactions, Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, acquisitions of intellectual property, any scheduled payment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness that was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred and paid, repurchased or redeemed or permitted tax distributions (including permitted tax distributions permitted pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n)(ii)), in each case, to be consummated or made, as applicable, during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period (except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)); provided that, to the extent that the aggregate amount (excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of such aforementioned items during such following period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the applicable Contract Consideration and Planned Expenditures(excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)) deducted under this clause (v), the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of the applicable ECF Payment Amount at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters.

 

in the case of each of the immediately preceding clauses (i) , (ii), (iii) and (iv), made during such fiscal year (without duplication of any payments or prepayments, repurchases or redemptions in such fiscal year that reduced the amount of Excess Cash Flow required to be repaid pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) for any prior fiscal year) or, at the option of the Borrower, after the fiscal year-end but prior to the date a prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) is required to be made in respect of such fiscal year and in each case to the extent such amounts and/or payments are not funded with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness under a Revolving Facility or any other revolving credit facilities); provided that (w) a prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) in respect of any fiscal year shall only be required in the amount (if any) by which the ECF Payment Amount for such fiscal year exceeds $2.5 million, (x) the ECF Percentage shall be 25% if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of the fiscal year covered by such financial statements was less than or equal to 4.25 to 1.00 and greater than 3.75 to 1.00 (with the ECF Percentage being calculated after giving effect to such prepayment at a rate of 50%) and (y) the ECF Percentage shall be 0% if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of the fiscal year covered by such financial statements was less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00 (with the ECF Percentage being calculated after giving effect to such prepayment at a rate of 25%); provided further that:

 

(A)          if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) is required to Discharge Other Applicable Indebtedness with Other Applicable ECF pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness, then the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) may apply such portion of Excess Cash Flow otherwise required to repay the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness requiring such Discharge at such time) to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) shall be reduced accordingly (provided that the portion of such Excess Cash Flow allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Other Applicable ECF required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof and the remaining amount, if any, of such portion of Excess Cash Flow shall be allocated to the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(a)); and

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(B)          to the extent the lenders or holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness repurchased or prepaid with such portion of Excess Cash Flow, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(a).

 

(b) (i) If (I) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary makes an Asset Sale or (II) any Casualty Event occurs, which results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of Net Proceeds, the Borrower shall prepay, or cause to be prepaid, on or prior to the date which is ten (10) Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds, subject to clause (ii) of this Section 2.05(2)(b) and clauses (2)(f) and (g) of this Section 2.05, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds realized or received; provided that no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) with respect to such portion of such Net Proceeds that the Borrower shall have, on or prior to such date, given written notice to the Administrative Agent of its intent to reinvest (or entered into a binding commitment or a binding letter of intent to reinvest) in accordance with Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii); provided further that

 

(A)         if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) is required to Discharge any Other Applicable Indebtedness with Other Applicable Net Proceeds pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness, then the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) may apply such Net Proceeds otherwise required to repay the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness requiring such Discharge at such time), to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) shall be reduced accordingly (provided that the portion of such Net Proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Other Applicable Net Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof and the remaining amount, if any, of such portion of Net Proceeds shall be allocated to the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i)); and

 

(B)         to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness repurchased or prepaid with such portion of such Net Proceeds, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i).

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(ii)          With respect to any Net Proceeds realized or received with respect to any Asset Sale or any Casualty Event, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Proceeds in assets useful for their business within (I) eighteen (18) months following receipt of such Net Proceeds or (II) if the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into a legally binding commitment or a legally binding letter of intent to reinvest such Net Proceeds within eighteen (18) months following receipt thereof, within the later of (A) eighteen (18) months following receipt thereof and (B) one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of such legally binding commitment or legally binding letter of intent; provided that the Borrower may elect to deem expenditures that otherwise would be permissible reinvestments that occur prior to receipt of such Net Proceeds to have been reinvested in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii) (it being understood that such deemed expenditures shall have been made no earlier than the earliest of notice to the Administrative Agent, execution of a definitive agreement for such Asset Sale and consummation of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event); provided further that if any Net Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested at any time after such reinvestment election, and subject to clauses (f) and (g) of this Section 2.05(2), an amount equal to any such Net Proceeds shall be applied within five (5) Business Days after the Borrower reasonably determines that such Net Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested to the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05.

 

(c)  If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness (i) not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.02 or (ii) that constitutes Other Loans or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, in each case, incurred or issued to refinance any Class (or Classes) of Term Loans resulting in Net Proceeds (as opposed to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Other Loans arising out of an exchange of existing Term Loans for such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Other Loans), the Borrower shall prepay, or cause to be prepaid, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of any Class or Classes (in each case, as directed by the Borrower) equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds.

 

(d)  (i) Except as otherwise set forth in any Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Amendment, each prepayment of Term Loans required by Sections 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i) shall be allocated to any Class of Term Loans outstanding as directed by the Borrower, shall be applied pro rata to Term Lenders within such Class of Term Loans, based upon the outstanding principal amounts owing to each such Term Lender under such Class of Term Loans and shall be applied to reduce such remaining scheduled installments of principal within such Class of Term Loans as directed by the Borrower (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity); provided that

 

(I)           such prepayments may not be directed to a later maturing Class of Term Loans without at least a pro rata repayment of any earlier maturing Classes of Term Loans (except that any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Loans may specify that one or more other Classes of later maturing Term Loans may be prepaid prior to such Class of earlier maturing Term Loans), and

 

(II)         in the event that there are two or more outstanding Classes of Term Loans with the same Maturity Date, such prepayments may not be directed to any such Class of Term Loans without at least a pro rata repayment of any Classes of Term Loans maturing on the same date (except that any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Loans may specify that one or more other Classes of Term Loans with the same Maturity Date may be prepaid prior to such Class of Term Loans maturing on the same date), and

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(ii)          each prepayment of Term Loans required by Section 2.05(2)(c)(ii) shall be allocated to any Class or Classes of Term Loans being refinanced as directed by the Borrower and shall be applied pro rata to Term Lenders within each such Class, based upon the outstanding principal amounts owing to each such Term Lender under each such Class of Term Loans.

 

(e)   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 prepay Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans 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 the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(e) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans (as applicable) such aggregate Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect.

 

(f)   The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 2.05(2) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment (provided that, in the case of clause (b) or (c) of this Section 2.05(2), the Borrower may rescind (or delay the date of prepayment identified in) such notice if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or any portion of the applicable Facility or other conditional event, which refinancing or other conditional event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed). Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the aggregate amount of such prepayment to be made by the Borrower. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents of the Borrower’s prepayment notice and of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the prepayment. Each Term Lender may reject all or a portion of its Pro Rata Share of any mandatory prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”) of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.05(2) by providing written notice (each, a “Rejection Notice”) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, two (2) Business Days after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall specify the principal amount of the mandatory repayment of Term Loans to be rejected by such Lender. If a Term Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above or such Rejection Notice fails to specify the principal amount of the Term Loans to be rejected, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of Term Loans. Any Declined Proceeds shall be retained by the Borrower (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) and may be applied by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in any manner not prohibited by this Agreement.

 

(g)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05(2), (i) to the extent that any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale by a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b) (a “Foreign Asset Sale”), the Net Proceeds of any Casualty Event from a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Casualty Event”) or all or a portion of Excess Cash Flow are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, an amount equal to the portion of such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05(2) (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation) and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that  repatriation of any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Asset Sale or Foreign Casualty Event or Excess Cash Flow would have a material adverse tax consequence for any Loan Party or any of such Loan Party’s Subsidiaries or any Parent Company (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation) with respect to such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, an amount equal to the Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05(2) (each, a “Payment Block”), provided that, the Borrower shall not be required to monitor any such Payment Block and/or to reserve cash for any future repatriation after the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent of the existence of such Payment Block.

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(h)    All prepayments under this Section 2.05 (other than prepayments of Base Rate Revolving Loans that are not made in connection with the termination or permanent reduction of Revolving Commitments) shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurodollar Rate Loan pursuant to Section 3.05.

 

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.05, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.05 prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 2.05 in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its 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 Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.05. 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 Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Section 2.05. Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

 

(1)    Optional. The Borrower may, upon written notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), terminate the unused Commitments of any Class, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused Commitments of any Class, in each case without premium or penalty; provided that

 

(a)  any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction,

 

(b)  any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5.0 million or any whole multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof or, if less, the entire amount thereof, and

 

(c)  if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Commitments, the L/C Sublimit or Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Facility, the L/C Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

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Except as provided above, the amount of any such Revolving Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the L/C Sublimit or Swing Line Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of any Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the applicable Facility or other conditional event, which refinancing or other conditional event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed.

 

(2)          Mandatory. The Closing Date Term Loan Commitment of each Term Lender on the Closing Date shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Lender’s Closing Date Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1). The Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall automatically and permanently terminate on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Facility.

 

(3)          Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Priority Revolving Agent will promptly notify the Appropriate Lenders of any termination or reduction of unused portions of the L/C Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit or the unused Commitments of any Class under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of unused Commitments of any Class, the Commitment of each Lender of such Class shall be reduced on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate Commitments under such Class) (other than the termination of the Commitment of any Lender as provided in Section 3.07). Any commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

 

SECTION 2.07 Repayment of Loans.

 

(1)          Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders (a) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with December 31, 2019, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Closing Date Term Loans outstanding on the Closing Date (in each case, which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05) and (b) on the Maturity Date for the Closing Date Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Closing Date Term Loans outstanding on such date. In connection with any Incremental Term Loans that constitute part of the same Class as the Closing Date Term Loans, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to adjust the rate of prepayment in respect of such Class such that the Term Lenders holding Closing Date Term Loans comprising part of such Class continue to receive a payment that is not less than the same Dollar amount that such Term Lenders would have received absent the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans; provided, that if such Incremental Term Loans are to be “fungible” with the Closing Date Term Loans notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.07(1), the amortization schedule for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by Borrower and the Administrative Agent to provide that the Incremental Term Loans will be (or will be deemed to be) “fungible” with the Closing Date Term Loans.

 

(2)          Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans under such Facility outstanding on such date.

 

(3)          Swing Line Loans. The Borrower shall repay the aggregate principal amount of each Swing Line Loan on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Facility.

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SECTION 2.08 Interest.

 

(1)          Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(2), (a) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, plus the Applicable Rate, (b) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable Borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate, plus the Applicable Rate and (c) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable Borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate, plus the Applicable Rate with respect to Revolving Loans.

 

(2)          During the continuance of a Default under Section 8.01(1), the Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts 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 past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

 

(3)          Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

SECTION 2.09 Fees.

 

(1)          Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender under each Revolving Facility in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee equal to the applicable Commitment Fee Rate times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Commitments exceed the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Swing Line Loans) and (b) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations; provided that any commitment fee accrued with respect to any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender under such Revolving Facility 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 commitment fee shall accrue on any of the Commitments under any Revolving Facility of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. The commitment fee on each Revolving Commitment shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date (or date of initial effectiveness, as applicable) (and for the avoidance of doubt, the commitment fee on the Revolving Commitment under the Closing Date Revolving Facility shall accrue from the Closing Date) until the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Commitment, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each of March, June, September and December, commencing with December 31, 2019, and on the Maturity Date for such Revolving Facility. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Commitment Fee Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Commitment Fee Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Commitment Fee Rate was in effect.

 

(2)         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).

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SECTION 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 days or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(1), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

SECTION 2.11 Evidence of Indebtedness.

 

(1)          The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c), as agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and each Lender shall be prima facie evidence absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), as set forth in the Register, in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and record thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

 

(2)          In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(1), each Lender and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), entries in the Register, evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall control in the absence of manifest error.

 

(3)          Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(1) and (2), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Sections 2.11(1) and (2), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error.

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SECTION 2.12 Payments Generally.

 

(1)          All payments to be made by the Borrower hereunder shall be made in Dollars without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office) for payment and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will promptly distribute to each Appropriate Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. Any payments under this Agreement that are made later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day (but the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may extend such deadline for purposes of computing interest and fees (but not beyond the end of such day) in its sole discretion whether or not such payments are in process).

 

(2)          Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

 

(3)          Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), prior to the date, or in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of such Borrowing, any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) hereunder (in the case of the Borrower, for the account of any Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder or, in the case of the Lenders, for the account of any Issuing Bank, Swing Line Lender or the Borrower hereunder), that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in Same Day Funds, then:

 

(a)    if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender or Issuing Bank shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender or Issuing Bank in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) to such Lender or Issuing Bank to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in Same Day Funds at the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect; and

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(b)    if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) the amount thereof in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (the “Compensation Period”) at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. When such Lender makes payment to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (together with all accrued interest thereon), then such payment amount (excluding the amount of any interest which may have accrued and been paid in respect of such late payment) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent’s demand) therefor, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount, or cause such amount to be paid, to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder. A notice of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(3) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

(c)   If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Section 4.02 are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

 

(d)   The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or fund any participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or purchase its participation.

 

(e)  Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

 

(f)    Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and applied by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.03 (or otherwise expressly set forth herein). If the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

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SECTION 2.13 Sharing of Payments. Other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, if any Lender of any Class shall obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on account of the Loans of such Class made by it or the participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans held by it (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (1) notify the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) of such fact and (2) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans of such Class made by them or such sub-participations in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of any principal of or interest on such Loans of such Class or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (a) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (b) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall not be construed to apply to (i) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement as in effect from time to time (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (ii) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant permitted hereunder. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.13 may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.10) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section 2.13 and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased. For purposes of clause (3) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, any participation acquired by a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be treated as having been acquired on the earlier date(s) on which the applicable interest(s) in the Commitment(s) or Loan(s) to which such participation relates were acquired by such Lender.

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SECTION 2.14 Incremental Facilities.

 

(1)       Incremental Loan Request. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (an “Incremental Loan Request”), request (a) one or more new commitments which may be of the same Class as any outstanding Term Loans (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 (a Revolving Commitment Increase”) or the establishment of one or more new revolving credit commitments (each an “Incremental Revolving Facility”; and, collectively with any Revolving Commitment Increases, the “Incremental Revolving Commitments” and any Incremental Revolving Commitments, collectively with any Incremental Term Commitments, the “Incremental Commitments”), whereupon the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders. Each Incremental Loan Request from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments.

 

(2)       Incremental Loans. Any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments effected through the establishment of one or more new term loans or new revolving credit commitments, as applicable, made on an Incremental Facility Closing Date (other than a Loan Increase) shall be designated a separate Class of Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement. On any Incremental Facility 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 2.14, (a) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall make a Loan to the Borrower (an “Incremental Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and (b) 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 Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Revolving Commitments of any Class are effected through the establishment of one or more new revolving credit commitments (including through any Revolving Commitment Increase), subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.14, (a) each Incremental Revolving Lender of such Class shall make its Commitment available to the 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 (b) 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.

 

(3)       Incremental Lenders. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender as approved by the Borrower (but no existing Lender will have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment (or Incremental Loan), nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing Lenders to provide any Incremental Commitment (or Incremental Loan)) or by any Additional Lender (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such Loan or Commitment, an “Incremental Term Lender” or “Incremental Revolving Lender,” as applicable, and, collectively, the “Incremental Lenders”); provided that (i) the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments only, each Swing Line Lender and each Issuing Bank, shall have consented (in each case, not to be unreasonably 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 10.07(2) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, to such Additional Lender, (ii) with respect to Incremental Term Commitments, any Affiliated Lender providing an Incremental Term Commitment shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section 10.07(8) as they would otherwise be subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Term Loans and (iii) Affiliated Lenders may not provide Incremental Revolving Commitments.

 

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(4)       Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment and the availability of any initial credit extensions thereunder shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (the “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) of each of the following conditions):

 

(a) (i) no Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments (provided that, with respect to any Incremental Amendment the primary purpose of which is to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, the requirement pursuant to this clause (4)(a)(i) shall be that no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments) and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Incremental Amendment (provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates); provided that in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, (x) the conditions in clause (i) and in clause (ii) above shall be tested (if applicable) solely on the applicable LCT Test Date as selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 1.07(11) and (y) the conditions in clause (i) and in clause (ii) shall only be required to be satisfied to the extent requested by the Persons providing more than 50% of the applicable Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, as the case may be;

 

(b) each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount to which the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) (provided that such amount may be less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount) if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (c) of this Section 2.14(4)) and each Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount to which the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, Priority Revolving Agent) may reasonably agree) (provided that such amount may be less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount) if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (c) of Section 2.14(4));

 

(c) the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments shall not, together with the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, exceed the sum of (the amount available under clauses (i) through (iii) below, the “Available Incremental Amount”):

 

(i)     the sum of (I) the greater of (the “Free and Clear Incremental Amount”) (A) $46.9 million and (B) 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), plus (II) [reserved], less (III) [reserved], plus (IV) the aggregate principal amount, without duplication, of (A) voluntary prepayments, redemptions or repurchases of Closing Date Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans and Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is a revolving credit facility) (including purchases of Closing Date Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at or below par) in each case secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies), (B) voluntary permanent commitment reductions in respect of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Revolving Commitments or Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit commitments, in each case secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies), (C) [reserved] and (D) voluntary prepayments, redemptions or repurchases of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Other Loans, Refinancing Indebtedness or other Indebtedness (or, in the case of any of the foregoing under this clause (D) that constitutes a revolving credit commitment, voluntary permanent commitment reductions in respect thereof), in each case secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies), previously applied to the (a) prepayment, redemption or repurchase of any Closing Date Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans and Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is a revolving credit facility) or (b) voluntary permanent commitment reductions in respect of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Revolving Commitments or Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit commitments (provided that the relevant prepayment, redemption, repurchase or commitment reduction under this clause (IV) shall not have been funded with proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)), plus

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(ii)      (I) in the case of any Incremental Loans or Incremental Commitments that effectively extend the Maturity Date of, or refinance, any Facility, an amount equal to the portion of the Facility to be replaced with (or refinanced by) such Incremental Loans or Incremental Commitments and (II) in the case of any Incremental Loans or Incremental Commitments that effectively replace any Commitment or Loan that is terminated or cancelled in accordance with Section 3.07, an amount equal to the portion of the relevant terminated or cancelled Commitment or Loan, plus

 

 

(iii)

an unlimited amount, so long as in the case of this clause (iii) only,

 

(I)       in the case of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments that are secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a basis that is equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 4.80 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) (provided that, in the case of an incurrence of Incremental Revolving Commitments, assuming such Incremental Revolving Commitments are fully drawn and calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio without netting the cash proceeds from such Incremental Loans then proposed to be incurred),

 

(II)      in the case of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments that are secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and for the avoidance of doubt is not incurred pursuant to clause (III) below, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 5.75 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) (provided that, in the case of an incurrence of Incremental Revolving Commitments, assuming such Incremental Revolving Commitments are fully drawn and calculating the Secured Net Leverage Ratio without netting the cash proceeds from such Incremental Loans then proposed to be incurred), or

 

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(III) in the case of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments that are unsecured (or, solely for purposes of clause (2) under the definition of “Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt”, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured by assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that do not constitute Collateral), either (1) the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 6.00 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) or (2) to the extent such Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments are incurred in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence is no greater than the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such incurrence or establishment of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments (provided that, in each case under clauses (1) and (2) above, in the case of an incurrence of Incremental Revolving Commitments, assuming such Incremental Revolving Commitments are fully drawn and calculating the Total Net Leverage Ratio without netting the cash proceeds from such Incremental Loans then proposed to be incurred).

 

The Borrower may elect to use clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount regardless of whether the Borrower has capacity under clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount. Further, the Borrower may elect to use clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount prior to using clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount, and if both clause (iii) and clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount are available, unless otherwise elected by the Borrower, then the Borrower will be deemed to have elected to use clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount. In addition, any Indebtedness originally designated as incurred pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount shall be automatically reclassified as incurred under clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount at such time as the Borrower would meet the applicable leverage-based incurrence test at such time on a pro forma basis, unless otherwise elected by the Borrower.

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(5)       Required Terms. The terms, provisions and documentation of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or the Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, of any Class and any Loan Increase shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Commitments, and except as otherwise set forth herein, to the extent not identical to the Closing Date Term Loans or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date, shall either, at the option of the Borrower, (a) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (b) be not materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of the Closing Date Term Loans or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, except, in each case under this clause (b), with respect to (i) covenants (including any Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant) and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, in effect immediately prior to the incurrence of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or the Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, as the case may be or (ii) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, (I) to the extent that any such terms of any Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and (II) to the extent that any such terms of any Incremental Term Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans) or (c) contain such terms, provisions and documentation as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of (i) the Lenders of Incremental Term Loans or Lenders under Incremental Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans or (ii) the Lenders under Incremental Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility); provided that in the case of a Term Loan Increase or a Revolving Commitment Increase, the terms, provisions and documentation of such Term Loan Increase or a Revolving Commitment Increase shall be identical (other than with respect to upfront fees, OID or similar fees, it being understood that, if required to consummate such Loan Increase transaction, the interest rate margins and rate floors may be increased, any call protection provision may be made more favorable to the applicable existing Lenders and additional upfront or similar fees may be payable to the lenders providing the Loan Increase) to the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Commitments being increased, in each case, as existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date (provided that, if such Incremental Term Loans are intended to be “fungible” with the Closing Date Term Loans, notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.14(5), the amortization schedule for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by Borrower and the Administrative Agent to provide that such Incremental Term Loans will be (or will be deemed to be) “fungible” with the Closing Date Term Loans). In any event:

 

 

(a)

the Incremental Term Loans:

 

(i)        (I) shall rank equal in priority in right of payment with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and (II) shall either (A) rank equal (but without regard to the control of remedies) or junior in priority of right of security with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and shall be subject to a First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or (B) be unsecured, in each case as applicable pursuant to Section 2.14(4)(c) above,

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(ii)

shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date,

 

(iii)      shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans,

 

(iv)      subject to clause (5)(a)(iii) above, shall have amortization and an Applicable Rate determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders (provided, that if such Incremental Term Loans are intended to be “fungible” with the Closing Date Term Loans notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.14(5)(a), the amortization schedule for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to provide that the Incremental Term Loans will be (or will be deemed to be) “fungible” with the Closing Date Term Loans),

 

(v)       to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations (but without regard to the control of remedies), may participate on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis in any mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder (except that, unless otherwise permitted under this Agreement, such Incremental Term Loans may not participate on a greater than a pro rata basis as compared to any earlier maturing Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations in any mandatory prepayments under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i)), as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment,

 

(vi)      shall be denominated in Dollars or, subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), another currency as determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders,

 

(vii)     shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and

 

(viii)    in the case of Incremental Term Loans that are secured, the obligations in respect thereof shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral;

 

provided that Incremental Term Loans may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term Indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clauses (ii) and (iii) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions;

 

 

(b)

the Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans:

 

(i)        (I) shall rank equal in priority in right of payment with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and (II) shall either (A) rank equal (but without regard to the control of remedies) or junior in priority of right of security with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and shall be subject to a First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and or (B) be unsecured, in each case as applicable pursuant to Section 2.14(4)(c) above,

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(ii)    shall not mature earlier than the Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date, and shall not be subject to amortization,

 

(iii)   except as set forth in clause (v) below, shall provide that the borrowing and repayment (other than permanent repayment) of Revolving Loans with respect to Incremental Revolving Commitments after the associated Incremental Facility Closing Date may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis with all other outstanding Revolving Commitments existing on such Incremental Facility Closing Date,

 

(iv)   subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(12) and 2.04(7) in connection with Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans, respectively, which mature or expire after a Maturity Date at any time Incremental Revolving Commitments with a later Maturity Date are outstanding, shall provide that all Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall be participated on a pro rata basis by each Lender with a Revolving Commitment in accordance with its percentage of the Revolving Commitments existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date (and except as provided in Sections 2.03(12) and 2.04(7), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier Maturity Date with respect to Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans theretofore incurred or issued),

 

(v)    shall provide that the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans in connection with a termination of Incremental Revolving Commitments after the associated Incremental Facility Closing Date may be made on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (or greater than a pro rata basis (I) with respect to (A) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and (B) repayments made in connection with any refinancing of Incremental Revolving Commitments or (II) as compared to any other Revolving Commitments with a later maturity date than such Incremental Revolving Commitments), in each case, with all other Revolving Commitments existing on such Incremental Facility Closing Date,

 

(vi)   shall provide that assignments and participations of Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date,

 

(vii)  shall provide that any Incremental 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 Incremental Facility Closing Date; provided at no time shall there be Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Incremental Revolving Commitments and any original Revolving Commitments) which have more than four (4) different Maturity Dates unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent,

 

(viii) shall have an Applicable Rate determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Revolving Lenders,

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(ix)   shall be denominated in Dollars or, subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), another currency as determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Revolving Lenders,

 

(x)    shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and

 

(xi)   in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans that are secured, the obligations in respect thereof shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral;

 

provided that Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (ii) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (ii) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions;

 

provided further that on the date of effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Commitments, the L/C Sublimit and/or Swing Line Sublimit, as applicable, shall increase by an amount, if any, agreed upon by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower and the relevant Issuing Banks and/or the Swingline Lender, as applicable.

 

(c) the Applicable Rate and fees applicable to the Incremental Term Loans of each Class shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Amendment; provided, however, that with respect to any Incremental Term Loan that (I) is secured by the Collateral and ranks equal in priority of right of security with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and (II) is in the form of Dollar- denominated term loans, the All- In Yield applicable to such Incremental Term Loans shall not be greater than the applicable All-In Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to Closing Date Term Loans, plus 50 basis points per annum unless the Applicable Rate (together with, as provided in the proviso below, the Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor) with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans is increased so as to cause the then applicable All-In Yield under this Agreement on the Closing Date Term Loans to equal the All-In Yield then applicable to the Incremental Term Loans, minus 50 basis points per annum (it being understood and agreed that any increase in All-In Yield on the Closing Date Term Loans due to the application of a Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor on any Incremental Term Loan shall be effected solely through an increase in (or implementation of, as applicable) the Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor applicable to such Closing Date Term Loans) (this proviso, the “MFN Provision”).

 

(6)        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 an existing Revolving Lender, 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 Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Incremental Lender providing such Incremental Commitments and the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent).

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(7)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01 (a) each Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14, including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes (including to the extent necessary or advisable to allow any Class of Incremental Commitments to be a Loan Increase), in each case under this clause (b), so long as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders (provided that if any such terms proposed to be incorporated into the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for the incorporation of such terms, which consent shall be separate and apart from the Administrative Agent’s concurrence that such terms are favorable to the applicable Lenders). In connection with any Incremental Amendment, the Borrower shall, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver customary reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that such Incremental Loans are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Borrower may use the proceeds (if any) of the Incremental Loans for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Commitments or Incremental Loans unless it so agrees.

 

(8)       Reallocation of Revolving Exposure. Upon any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which Incremental Revolving Commitments are effected through an increase in the Revolving Commitments with respect to any existing Revolving Facility pursuant to this Section 2.14, (a) each of the Revolving Lenders under such Facility shall assign to each of the Incremental Revolving Lenders, and each of the Incremental Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Lenders, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Incremental Facility Closing Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Loans will be held by existing Revolving Lenders and Incremental Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such Incremental Revolving Commitments to the Revolving Commitments, (b) each Incremental 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 (c) each Incremental Revolving Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the Incremental Revolving Commitments and all matters relating thereto. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing and prepayment requirements in Section 2.02 and 2.05(1) of this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

 

(9)       This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12, 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.14 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders (or the applicable Required Facility Lenders, if applicable).

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SECTION 2.15 Refinancing Amendments.

 

(1)        At any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Lender (it being understood that (a) no Lender shall be required to provide any Other Loan without its consent, (b) Affiliated Lenders may not provide Other Revolving Commitments and (c) Other Term Loans provided by Affiliated Lenders shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.07(8)), Other Loans to refinance all or any portion of the applicable Class or Classes of Loans then outstanding under this Agreement which will be made pursuant to Other Term Loan Commitments, in the case of Other Term Loans, and pursuant to Other Revolving Commitments, in the case of Other Revolving Loans, in each case pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that such Other Loans and Other Revolving Commitments (i) shall rank equal in priority in right of payment with the other Loans and Commitments hereunder, (ii) shall be unsecured or rank pari passu (without regard to the control of remedies) or junior in right of security with any First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and, if secured on a junior basis, shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s), (iii) if secured, shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (iv) shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, (v)(I) shall have interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment terms and premiums as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof and/or (II) may provide for additional fees and/or premiums payable to the Lenders providing such Other Loans in addition to any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (I), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, (vi) may have optional prepayment terms (including call protection and prepayment terms and premiums) as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof, (vii) at the time of incurrence thereof, will have a final maturity date no earlier than the Term Loans or Revolving Commitments being refinanced and, in the case of Other Term Loans, will have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the then-remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans being refinanced and (viii) will have such other terms and conditions (other than as provided in foregoing clauses (ii) through (vii)) that either, at the option of the Borrower, (I) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Other Loans or Other Revolving Commitments (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (II) if otherwise not consistent with the terms of such Class of Loans or Commitments being refinanced, not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Class of Loans or Commitments being refinanced, except, in each case under this clause (II), with respect to (A) covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans or Revolving Commitments being refinanced or (B) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, (1) to the extent that any such terms of any Other Terms Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and (2) to the extent that any such terms of any Other Revolving Loans and Other Revolving Commitments contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility) or (III) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of (A) the lenders of Other Term Loans or Other Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans or (B) the lenders under Other Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility). Any Other Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis in any prepayments of Term Loans hereunder (except that, unless otherwise permitted under this Agreement or unless the Class of Term Loans being refinanced was so entitled to participate on a greater than a pro rata basis in such mandatory prepayments, such Other Term Loans may not participate on a greater than a pro rata basis as compared to any earlier maturing Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations in any mandatory prepayments under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i)), as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment. All Other Revolving Commitments shall provide that (a) except as provided under sub-clause (b) below, borrowings and repayments (other than permanent repayments) of principal under the applicable Other Revolving Commitments may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis and (b) the permanent repayment of Other Revolving Loans in connection with a termination of Other Revolving Commitments may be made on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (or greater than a pro rata basis (i) with respect to (I) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of any Other Revolving Commitments and (II) repayments made in connection with any refinancing of Other Revolving Commitments or (ii) as compared to any other Revolving Commitments with a later maturity date than such Other Revolving Commitments), in each case, with all other Revolving Commitments. In connection with any Refinancing Amendment, the Borrower shall, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), deliver customary reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in order to ensure that such Other Loans or Other Revolving Commitments are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.

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(2)       Each Class of Other Commitments and Other Loans incurred under this Section 2.15 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 million. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Other Commitments and Other Loans incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Other Loans and/or Other Commitments as Loans and Commitments). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15.

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(3)       This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12, 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.15 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders (or the applicable Required Facility Lenders, if applicable). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01, (a) each Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15, including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes, in each case under this clause (b), so long as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders (provided that if any such terms proposed to be incorporated into the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for the incorporation of such terms, which consent shall be separate and apart from the Administrative Agent’s concurrence that such terms are favorable to the applicable Lenders).

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SECTION 2.16 Extensions of Loans.

 

(1)       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 any Class (each, an “Existing Term Loan Class”) be converted or exchanged to extend the scheduled Maturity Date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so extended, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. Prior to entering into any Extension Amendment with respect to any Extended Term Loans, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Class, with such request offered equally to all such Lenders of such Existing Term Loan Class) (each, a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which terms shall be identical in all material respects to the Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class from which they are to be extended except that (a) the scheduled final maturity date shall be extended and all or any of the scheduled amortization payments, if any, of all or a portion of any principal amount of such Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization, if any, of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Class (with any such delay resulting in a corresponding adjustment to the scheduled amortization payments reflected in the Extension Amendment, the Incremental Amendment, the Refinancing Amendment or any other amendment, as the case may be, with respect to the Existing Term Loan Class from which such Extended Term Loans were extended), (b)(i) the interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and voluntary prepayment terms and premiums with respect to the Extended Term Loans may be different than those for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Class and/or (ii) additional fees and/or premiums may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Term Loans in addition to any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (i), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (c) the Extended Term Loans may have optional prepayment terms (including call protection and prepayment terms and premiums) as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof, (d) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis in any mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder (except that, unless otherwise permitted under this Agreement, such Extended Term Loans may not participate on a greater than pro rata basis as compared to any earlier maturing Class of Term Loans in any mandatory prepayments under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i)), in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request and (e) the Extension Amendment may provide for such other terms and conditions (other than as provided in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d)) with respect to the Extended Term Loans that either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of such Extension Amendment (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if otherwise not consistent with the terms of the Existing Term Loan Class subject to such Term Loan Extension Request, are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Existing Term Loan Class subject to such Term Loan Extension Request, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date in respect of such Existing Term Loan Class subject to such Term Loan Extension Request in effect immediately prior to such Extension Amendment or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, to the extent that any Extended Terms Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans) or (iii) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the lenders of Extended Term Loans, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans). No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Class converted into Extended Term Loans pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans extended pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Term Loan Extension Series”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and shall constitute a separate Class of Loans from the Existing Term Loan Class from which they were extended; provided that any Extended Term Loans amended from an Existing Term Loan Class 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 Class.

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(2)       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 any Class (each, an “Existing Revolving Class”) be converted or exchanged to extend the scheduled Maturity Date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Commitments (any such Revolving Commitments which have been so extended, “Extended Revolving Commitments”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. Prior to entering into any Extension Amendment with respect to any Extended Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent (and the Administrative Agent, and, if the Existing Revolving Class shall be the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent, shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Revolving Class, with such request offered equally to all such Lenders of such Existing Revolving Class) (each, a “Revolving Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Commitments to be established, which terms shall be identical in all material respects to the Revolving Commitments of the Existing Revolving Class from which they are to be extended except that (a) the scheduled final maturity date shall be extended to a later date than the scheduled final maturity date of the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolving Class; provided, however, that at no time shall there be Classes of Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Commitments) which have more than four (4) different Maturity Dates (unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent (and to the extent such Revolving Commitments pertain to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), (b) (i) the interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and voluntary prepayment terms and premiums with respect to the Extended Revolving Commitments may be different than those for the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolving Class and/or (ii) additional fees and/or premiums may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Commitments in addition to any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (i), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (c) (i) except as provided under sub-clause (ii) below, all borrowings under the Extended Revolving Commitments of the applicable Revolving Extension Series and repayments thereunder (other than permanent repayments) may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis and (ii) the permanent repayment of outstanding Revolving Loans under the Extended Revolving Commitments in connection with a termination of Extended Revolving Commitments may be made on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (or greater than a pro rata basis (I) with respect to (A) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Commitments or the Extended Revolving Commitments and (B) repayments made in connection with any refinancing of Extended Revolving Commitments or (II) as compared to any other Revolving Commitments with a later maturity date than such Extended Revolving Commitments), in each case under this clause (c), with all other Revolving Commitments and (d) the Extension Amendment may provide for such other terms and conditions (other than as provided in the foregoing clauses (a) through (c)) with respect to the Extended Revolving Commitments that either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of such Extension Amendment (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if otherwise not consistent with the Existing Revolving Class subject to such Revolving Extension Request, are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Existing Revolving Class subject to such Revolving Extension Request, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date in respect of such Existing Revolving Class subject to such Revolving Extension Request in effect immediately prior to such Extension Amendment or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, to the extent that any such terms of any Extended Revolving Commitments contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility) or (iii) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01 , the Administrative Agent) (provided that, at Borrower’s election, (A) to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the lenders of Extended Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans or (B) to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the Lenders of Extended Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01 , in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility). No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Revolving Commitments of any Existing Revolving Class converted into Extended Revolving Commitments pursuant to any Revolving Extension Request. Any Extended Revolving Commitments extended pursuant to any Revolving Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Revolving Extension Series”) of Extended Revolving Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement and shall constitute a separate Class of Revolving Commitments from the Existing Revolving Class from which they were extended; provided that any Extended Revolving Commitments amended from an Existing Revolving Class may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Revolving Extension Series with respect to such Existing Revolving Class.

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(3)       Extension Request. The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may determine in its sole discretion) prior to the date on which Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Class or Existing Revolving Class, as applicable, are requested to respond. Any Lender holding a Term Loan under an Existing Term Loan Class (each, an “Extending Term Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans of an Existing Term Loan Class or Existing Term Loan Classes, as applicable, subject to such Extension Request converted or exchanged into Extended Term Loans, and any Revolving Lender with a Revolving Commitment under an Existing Revolving Class (each, an “Extending Revolving Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments of an Existing Revolving Class or Existing Revolving Classes, as applicable, subject to such Extension Request converted or exchanged into Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, which it has elected to convert or exchange into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable. In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments, respectively, requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be converted or exchanged into Extended Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, respectively, as directed by the Borrower.

 

(4)       Extension Amendment. Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement (which, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 10.01, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments established thereby, as the case may be) executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Extending Lenders, it being understood that such Extension Amendment shall not require the consent of any Lender other than (a) the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, established thereby, (b) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of Issuing Bank’s obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, the consent of such Issuing Bank and (c) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of Swing Line Lender’s obligations with respect to Swing Line Loans, the consent of such Swing Line Lender). Each request for an Extension Series of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments proposed to be incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 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 condition the effectiveness of any Extension Amendment on an Extension Minimum Condition, which may be waived by the Borrower in its sole discretion. In addition to any terms and changes required or permitted by Sections 2.16(1) and 2.16(2), each of the parties hereto agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent necessary to (a) in respect of each Extension Amendment in respect of Extended Term Loans, amend the scheduled amortization payments pursuant to Section 2.07 or the applicable Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or other amendment, as the case may be, with respect to the Existing Term Loan Class from which the Extended Term Loans were exchanged to reduce each scheduled repayment amount for the Existing Term Loan Class in the same proportion as the amount of Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class is to be reduced pursuant to such Extension Amendment (it being understood that the amount of any repayment amount payable with respect to any individual Term Loan of such Existing Term Loan Class that is not an Extended Term Loan shall not be reduced as a result thereof), (b) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant thereto and (c) modify the prepayments set forth in Section 2.05 to reflect the existence of the Extended Term Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01, (a) each Extension Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.16, including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes, in each case under this clause (b), so long as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders (provided that if any such terms proposed to be incorporated to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for the addition of such terms, which consent shall be separate and apart from the Administrative Agent’s concurrence that such terms are favorable to the applicable Lenders). In connection with any Extension Amendment, the Borrower shall, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), deliver customary reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in order to ensure that such Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.

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(5)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, on any date on which any Existing Term Loan Class and/or Existing Revolving Class is converted or exchanged to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Section 2.16, in the case of the existing Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, of each Extending Lender, the aggregate principal amount of such existing Loans shall be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments, respectively, so converted or exchanged by such Lender on such date, and the Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments shall be established as a separate Class of Loans, except as otherwise provided under Sections 2.16(1) and (2). Subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(12) and 2.04(7) in connection with Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans, respectively, which mature or expire after a Maturity Date at any time Extended Revolving Commitments with a later Maturity Date are outstanding, all Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall be participated on a pro rata basis by each Lender with a Revolving Commitment in accordance with its percentage of the Revolving Commitments existing on the date of the Extension of such Extended Revolving Commitments (and except as provided in Section 2.03(12) and Section 2.04(7), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier Maturity Date with respect to Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans theretofore incurred or issued).

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(6)       In the event that the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) determines in its sole discretion that the allocation of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series to a given Lender was incorrectly determined as a result of manifest administrative error in the receipt and processing of an Extension Election timely submitted by such Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment, then the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower and such affected Lender may (and hereby are authorized to), in their sole discretion and without the consent of any other Lender, enter into an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (each, a “Corrective Extension Amendment”) within 15 days following the effective date of such Extension Amendment, as the case may be, which Corrective Extension Amendment shall (a) provide for the conversion or exchange and extension of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Class, or of Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolving Class, in either case, in such amount as is required to cause such Lender to hold Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, of the applicable Extension Series into which such other Term Loans or Revolving Commitments were initially converted or exchanged, as the case may be, in the amount such Lender would have held had such administrative error not occurred and had such Lender received the minimum allocation of the applicable Loans or Commitments to which it was entitled under the terms of such Extension Amendment, in the absence of such error, (b) be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower and such Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Lender, as applicable, may agree and (c) effect such other amendments of the type (with appropriate reference and nomenclature changes) described in the penultimate sentence of Section 2.16(4).

 

(7)       No conversion or exchange of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Extension Amendment in accordance with this Section 2.16 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(8)       This Section 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12, 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.16 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders (or the applicable Required Facility Lenders, if applicable).

 

SECTION 2.17 Defaulting Lenders.

 

(1)       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:

 

(a) Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove of any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01.

 

(b) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the relevant Issuing Banks or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or requested by the relevant Issuing Banks or Swing Line Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit or Swing Line Loan; 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 (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving 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 or the relevant Issuing Banks or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the relevant Issuing Banks 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 (i) 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 (ii) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(1)(b) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

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(c) Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (i) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(1) 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 (ii) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit fees as provided in Section 2.03(8).

 

(d) Reallocation of Applicable Percentages 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 or Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.03 and Section 2.04, respectively, the “Applicable Percentage” of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that the aggregate obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (i) the Revolving Commitment of that Non-Defaulting Lender minus (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of that Non-Defaulting Lender.

 

(2)       Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Banks agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; 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.

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SECTION 2.18 Prepayment Premium. Each prepayment (whether before or after (i) the occurrence of a Default or (ii) the commencement of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code involving any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof, and notwithstanding any acceleration (for any reason) of the Obligations (and the entire outstanding principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans shall be deemed to have been prepaid on the date of any such acceleration, and the term “prepayment” for the purposes of this Section 2.18 shall include an assignment and designation under Section 3.07 in connection with any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification to this Agreement that reduces or modifies the premium referred to below) of the Closing Date Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(a) or Section 2.05(2)(c) shall be accompanied by a premium equal to (a) if such prepayment is made prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, 2.00% (or, solely in connection with a Qualifying IPO where the prepayment of the Closing Date Term Loans is not in full, 1.00%) of the principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid, (b) if such prepayment is made on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, 1.00% of the principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid and (c) if such prepayment is made on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date, 0.00% of the principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid.

 

Article III

 

Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

 

SECTION 3.01 Taxes.

 

(1)       Except as required by applicable Law, all payments by or on account of any Loan Party to or for the account of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes.

 

(2)       If any Loan Party or any other applicable withholding agent is required by applicable Law to make any deduction or withholding on account of any Taxes from any sum paid or payable by or on account of any Loan Party to or for the account of any Lender or Agent under any of the Loan Documents:

 

(a)       the applicable Loan Party or other applicable withholding agent shall make such deduction or withholding and pay to the relevant Governmental Authority any such Tax before the date on which penalties attach thereto, such payment to be made (if the liability to pay is imposed on any Loan Party) for such Loan Party’s account or (if that liability is imposed on the Lender or Agent) on behalf of and in the name of the Lender or Agent (as applicable);

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(b)       if such Tax is a Non-Excluded Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable by any Loan Party to such Lender or Agent (as applicable) shall be increased by such Loan Party to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of any required deduction or withholding for Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes (including any deductions or withholdings for Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to any payments required to be made under this Section 3.01), such Lender (or, in the case of any payment made to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent for its own account, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable) receives on the due date a net sum equal to what it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required or made; and

 

(c)       as soon as reasonably practicable, after any payment of Taxes by the applicable Loan Party or other applicable witholding agent to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, 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 reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of such deduction or withholding and of the remittance thereof to the relevant Governmental Authority.

 

(3)       Status of Lender. Each Lender shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by Laws or reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, withholding tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender under any Loan Document. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Each such Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders any such documentation (including any specific documentation required below in this Section 3.01(3)) obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and Administrative Agent of its legal ineligibility to do so.

 

Without limiting the foregoing:

 

(a) Each U.S. Lender shall deliver to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent) two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-9 (or successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding.

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(b) Each Foreign Lender, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, shall deliver to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(i)     two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for the benefits of an income Tax treaty to which the United States is a party, and such other documentation as required under the Code,

 

(ii)    two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),

 

(iii)   in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, (A) two properly completed and duly signed United States Tax Compliance Certificates and (B) two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms),

 

(iv)   to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner of an interest in a Loan or Commitment hereunder (for example, where such Foreign Lender is a partnership), two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of such Foreign Lender, accompanied by an IRS Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, United States Tax Compliance Certificate, Form W-9, Form W-8IMY and any other required information (or any successor forms) from each beneficial owner that would be required under this Section 3.01(3) if such beneficial owner were a Lender, as applicable (provided that, if a Lender is a partnership and if one or more beneficial owners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Foreign Lender on behalf of such beneficial owner(s)), or

 

(v)    two properly completed and duly signed copies of any other documentation prescribed by applicable U.S. federal income Tax laws (including the Treasury Regulations) as a basis for claiming a complete exemption from, or a reduction in, U.S. federal withholding tax on any payments to such Lender under the Loan Documents.

 

(c) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan 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 Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this paragraph (c), the term “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, if a Lender is an entity disregarded from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, references to the foregoing documentation are intended to refer to documentation with respect to such Lender’s owner and, as applicable, such Lender.

 

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, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.01(3), no Lender shall be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this Section 3.01(3) that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.

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Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, any documentation provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent pursuant to this Section 3.01(3).

 

(4)       Without duplication of other amounts payable by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.01(2), the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

(5)       The Loan Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify a Lender, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent (each a “Tax Indemnitee”), within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes paid or payable by such Tax Indemnitee (including Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes imposed on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) (other than any interest, penalties and other costs determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Tax Indemnitee), whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the Governmental Authority; provided that if the Borrower reasonably believes that such Taxes were not correctly or legally asserted, such Tax Indemnitee will use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to obtain a refund of such Taxes (which shall be repaid to the Borrower in accordance with Section 3.01(6)) below so long as such efforts would not, in the sole determination exercised in good faith of such Tax Indemnitee, result in any additional out-of-pocket costs or expenses not reimbursed by such Loan Party or be otherwise materially disadvantageous to such Tax Indemnitee. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared in good faith and delivered by the Tax Indemnitee, by the Administrative Agent or by the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, on behalf of another Tax Indemnitee, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(6)       If and to the extent that a Tax Indemnitee, in its sole discretion (exercised in good faith), determines that it has received a refund (whether received in cash or applied against any other cash Taxes payable) of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes in respect of which it has received indemnification payments or additional amounts under this Section 3.01, then such Tax Indemnitee shall pay to the relevant Loan Party the amount of such refund, net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Tax Indemnitee (including any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund), and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Loan Party, upon the request of the Tax Indemnitee, shall repay the amount paid over by the Tax Indemnitee (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Tax Indemnitee to the extent the Tax Indemnitee is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.01(6), in no event will the Tax Indemnitee be required to pay any amount to a Loan Party pursuant to this Section 3.01(6) the payment of which would place the Tax Indemnitee in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Tax Indemnitee 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 with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require a Tax Indemnitee to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.

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(7)       On or before the date each of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent becomes a party to this Agreement, each of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall deliver to the Borrower whichever of the following is applicable: (a) if the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, two executed original copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding or (b) if the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, (i) with respect to payments received for its own account, two executed original copies of IRS Form W-8ECI and (ii) with respect to payments received on account of any Lender, two executed original copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (together with all required accompanying documentation) certifying that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is a Withholding U.S. Branch. At any time thereafter, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall provide updated documentation previously provided (or a successor form thereto) when any documentation previously delivered has expired or become obsolete or invalid or otherwise upon the reasonable request of the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.01(7), the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall not be required to provide any documentation that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent is not legally eligible to deliver as a result of a Change in Law after the date it becomes an Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable.

 

(8)       The agreements in this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, or the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

(9)       For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and any Swing Line Lender.

 

SECTION 3.02 Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on written notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, (1) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended and (2) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (a) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans and shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate with respect to any Base Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

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SECTION 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Administrative Agent (in the case of clause (1) or (2) below) (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or the Required Lenders (in the case of clause (3) below) reasonably determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that:

 

(1)       Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan,

 

(2)       adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or

 

(3)       the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan,

 

the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (a) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended and (b) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

 

SECTION 3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

 

(1)

Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

 

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

 

(b) subject any Lender to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and any Excluded Taxes); or

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(c) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (in each case, other than with respect to Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender that is not otherwise accounted for in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” or this clause (1);

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, from time to time within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)), the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered; provided that such amounts shall only be payable by the Borrower to the applicable Lender under this Section 3.04(1) so long as such Lender certifies that it is such Lender’s general policy or practice to demand compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other financing agreements.

 

(2)       Capital Requirements. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by it, or participations in or issuance of Letters of Credit by such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, as the case may be, 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 and liquidity), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)), the Borrower will pay to such Lender additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered; provided that such amounts shall only be payable by the Borrower to the applicable Lender under this Section 3.04(2) so long as it is such Lender’s general policy or practice to demand compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other financing agreements.

 

(3)       Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (1) or (2) of this Section 3.04 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof.

 

SECTION 3.05 Funding Losses. Upon written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)) from time to time, which demand shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits or margin) actually incurred by it as a result of:

 

(1)       any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day prior to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

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(2)       any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurodollar Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

 

(3)       any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.07; including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits or margin) actually incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender may make any demand under this Section 3.05 with respect to the “floor” specified in the proviso to the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

SECTION 3.06 Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.

 

(1)       Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the good faith judgment of such Lender such designation or assignment (a) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (b) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any material economic, legal or regulatory respect.

 

(2)       Suspension of Lender Obligations. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under Section 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans from one Interest Period to another Interest Period, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Rate Loans until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.06(3) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.

 

(3)       Conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans. If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s Eurodollar Rate Loans no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurodollar Rate Loans made by other Lenders, as applicable, are outstanding, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans of a given Class held by the Lenders of such Class holding Eurodollar Rate Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

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(4)       Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of Sections 3.01 or 3.04 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 the foregoing provisions of Section 3.01 or 3.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such claim and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the circumstance giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

SECTION 3.07 Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances. If (1) any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 or ceases to make Eurodollar Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or Section 3.04, (2) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, (3) any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, (4) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (5) any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent),

 

(a) require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.07), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (or, with respect to clause (3) above, all of its interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Class of Loans or Commitments that is the subject of the related consent, waiver, or amendment, as applicable) and the related Loan Documents to one or more Eligible Assignees that shall assume such obligations (any of which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

 

(i)     the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) the assignment fee specified in Section 10.07(2)(d);

 

(ii)    such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the applicable outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) and (solely in connection with any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification to this Agreement which reduces, waives or modifies the premium set forth in Section 2.18) its pro rata share (as determined immediately prior to being so replaced) of any “prepayment premium” pursuant to Section 2.18 that would otherwise be owed in connection therewith as if such Loan were being prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(a) at the time of such assignment and delegation) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of such prepayment premium and all other amounts);

 

(iii)   such Lender being replaced pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall (I) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to all, or a portion, as applicable, of such Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans and (II) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (or a lost or destroyed note indemnity in lieu thereof); provided that the failure of any such Lender to execute an Assignment and Assumption or deliver such Notes shall not render such sale and purchase (and the corresponding assignment) invalid and such assignment shall be recorded in the Register and the Notes shall be deemed to be canceled upon such failure;

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(iv)   the Eligible Assignee shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification and confidentiality provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender;

 

(v)    in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

 

(vi)   such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws;

 

(vii)  any Lender that acts as an Issuing Bank may not be replaced hereunder at any time when it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank (including the furnishing of a back-up standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank or the depositing of Cash Collateral into a Cash Collateral Account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank) have been made with respect to each such outstanding Letter of Credit; and

 

(viii) the Lender that acts as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent cannot be replaced in its respective capacity as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent other than in accordance with Section 9.11, or

 

(b) terminate the Commitment of such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and (i) in the case of a Lender (other than an Issuing Bank), repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Lender relating to the Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date (including any “prepayment premium” pursuant to Section 2.18 that would otherwise be owed to such Lender in connection therewith) and (ii) in the case of an Issuing Bank, repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Issuing Bank relating to the Loans and participations held by such Issuing Bank as of such termination date and Cash Collateralize, cancel or backstop, or provide for the deemed reissuance under another facility, on terms satisfactory to such Issuing Bank any Letters of Credit issued by it; provided that in the case of any such termination of the Commitment of a Non-Consenting Lender such termination shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of the applicable consent, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents and such termination shall, with respect to clause (3) above, be in respect of all of its interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Class of Loans or Commitments that is the subject of the related consent, waiver and amendment.

 

In the event that (1) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) has requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (2) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of each Lender, all affected Lenders or all the Lenders or all affected Lenders with respect to a certain Class or Classes of the Loans/Commitments and (3) the Required Lenders or Required Facility Lenders, as applicable, have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender.”

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A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

SECTION 3.08 Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and resignation of the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent.

 

Article IV

 

Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

 

SECTION 4.01 Conditions to Credit Extensions on Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent:

 

(1)           The Priority Revolving Agent’s and Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, facsimiles or copies in “.pdf” format (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party (other than in the case clause (1)(e) and (1)(f) below):

 

 

(a)

a Committed Loan Notice;

 

 

(b)

executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guaranty;

 

(c)   each Collateral Document set forth on Schedule 4.01(1)(c) required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Loan Party that is party thereto;

 

 

(d)

subject to Section 6.12(2):

 

(i)     certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Collateral that is certificated equity of the Borrower and the Loan Parties’ wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank; and

 

(ii)    evidence that all UCC-1 financing statements in the appropriate jurisdiction or jurisdictions for each Loan Party that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been provided for, and arrangements for the filing thereof in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been made;

 

(e)   certificates of good standing from the secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction), customary certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party certifying true and complete copies of the Organizational Documents attached thereto and evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Closing Date;

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(f) a customary (i) legal opinion from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, (ii) local counsel legal opinion from Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Delaware counsel to the applicable Loan Parties, (iii) local counsel legal opinion from Foley & Lardner LLP, Florida counsel to the applicable Loan Parties, (iv) local counsel legal opinion from Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL, Illinois counsel to the applicable Loan Parties and (v) local counsel legal opinion from Arent Fox LLP, District of Columbia counsel to the applicable Loan Parties;

 

(g) a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 4.01(5) has been satisfied; and

 

(h) a solvency certificate from a Financial Officer of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Transactions) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I;

 

provided, however, that with respect to the requirements set forth in clause (1)(d)(i) (other than (i) with respect to the Borrower or (ii) to the extent such certificate has been delivered by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date) above, such certificates, if the Borrower shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company to deliver such certificates in respect of clause (ii) without undue burden or expense, will not constitute a condition precedent to the obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date (provided that, to the extent such certificate is not delivered on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall provide such certificate not later than 90 days after the Closing Date (subject to extensions by the Administrative Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld)).

 

(2)       The Initial Lenders shall have received (a) the Annual Financial Statements, (b) the Quarterly Financial Statements and (c) the Pro Forma Financial Statements; provided that the Initial Lenders hereby acknowledge receipt of each of the foregoing Annual Financial Statements and Quarterly Financial Statements.

 

(3)       The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information in respect of the Borrower and the Guarantors (including, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in respect of the Borrower) required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including the USA PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulations) that has been reasonably requested in writing by it at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(4)       The Administrative Agent and, if any Priority Revolving Loans are to be issued on the Closing Date, the Priority Revolving Agent and, if any Letter of Credit is to be issued on the Closing Date, the relevant Issuing Bank, shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

 

(5)       The Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date (unless such Specified Representations relate to an earlier date, in which case, such Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

 

(6)       The Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date, but only to the extent that the Buyer (or any of its Affiliates) has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its (or such Affiliates’) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement, or to decline to consummate the Acquisition (in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof) as a result of a breach of such Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations.

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(7)       Since the date of the Acquisition Agreement, there shall not have been or occurred any Closing Date Material Adverse Effect.

 

(8)       The Acquisition shall have been consummated, or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing on the Closing Date, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on June 19, 2019); provided that no provision of the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on June 19, 2019) shall have been amended or waived, nor shall any consent have been given, by the Buyer or any of its Affiliates in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders (in their capacity as such) without the consent of the Initial Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, further, that (a) the Initial Lenders shall be deemed to have consented to such waiver, amendment or consent unless they shall object thereto within three (3) Business Days after receipt of written notice of such waiver, amendment or consent, (b) any amendment, waiver or consent which results in a reduction in the purchase price for the Acquisition shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders to the extent (i) it is first applied to reduce the Equity Contribution on a dollar-for-dollar basis until the amount of the Equity Contribution is equal to the 35.0% of the Funded Capitalization and (ii) thereafter, after giving effect to the application of the reduction of the purchase price in clause (i) above, on a pro rata basis to the Equity Contribution and the aggregate Closing Date Term Loan Commitments, (c) any amendment, waiver or consent which results in an increase in purchase price for the Acquisition shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders so long as such increase is funded with an increase in the Equity Contribution or Borrowings under the Closing Date Revolving Facility (to the extent permitted under this Agreement) and (d) any change to the definition of Closing Date Material Adverse Effect shall be deemed materially adverse to the Lenders and shall require the consent of the Initial Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied or conditioned), provided that the Initial Lenders shall be deemed to have consented to such change unless they shall object thereto within two (2) business days after receipt of written notice of such change.

 

(9)       The Equity Contribution shall have been consummated, or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the Borrowing of the Closing Date Term Loans on the Closing Date.

 

(10)     All fees and expenses (in the case of expenses, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower)) required to be paid hereunder on the Closing Date shall have been paid, or shall be paid substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing on the Closing Date.

 

(11)     The Closing Date Refinancing shall have been consummated or, substantially concurrently with the borrowing of the Closing Date Term Loans, shall be consummated.

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

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SECTION 4.02 Conditions to Credit Extensions after the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or a Borrowing pursuant to any Incremental Amendment) after the Closing Date is subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(1)       The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension; provided that to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided further that, any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates.

 

(2)       No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

 

(3)       No Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has been delivered by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (other than any such Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice that has been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent).

 

(4)       The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the relevant Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender (as applicable) shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

 

(5)       Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or a Borrowing pursuant to an Incremental Amendment) submitted by the Borrower after the Closing Date shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(1), 4.02(2) and 4.02(3) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

 

In addition, solely to the extent the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Intent to Cure pursuant to Section 8.04, no request for a Credit Extension shall be honored after delivery of such notice until the applicable Cure Amount specified in such notice is actually received by the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence shall have no effect on the continuation or conversion of any Loans outstanding.

 

Article V

 

Representations and Warranties

 

The Borrower and, in respect of Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.04, 5.06, 5.13 and 5.17 only, Holdings, represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders, after giving effect to the Transactions, at the time of each Credit Extension (solely to the extent required to be true and correct for such Credit Extension pursuant to Article IV or Section 2.14, as applicable); provided that, on the Closing Date, the only representations and warranties made under this Article V shall be the Specified Representations:

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SECTION 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Material Subsidiary:

 

(1)       is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction),

 

(2)       has all corporate or other organizational power and authority to (a) own or lease its assets and carry on its business as currently conducted and (b) in the case of the Loan Parties, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party,

 

(3)       is duly qualified and in good standing (to the extent such concept exists) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business as currently conducted requires such qualification,

 

(4)       is in compliance with all applicable Laws orders, writs, injunctions and orders (including with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “FCPA”) and the USA PATRIOT Act), and

 

(5)       has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted,

 

except, in each case referred to in the preceding clauses (1) (with respect to the good standing of a Person other than the Borrower), (2)(a), (3), (4) or (5), to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention.

 

(1)       The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action.

 

(2)       None of the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document, and in the case of clause (a) below, the incurrence of Indebtedness and granting of security interests and guarantees thereunder, as applicable, to which such Person is a party will:

 

(a)       contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organizational Documents,

 

(b)       result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of such Person or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than as permitted by Section 7.01) under, (i) any material Contractual Obligation evidencing Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount to which such Loan Party is a party or affecting such Loan Party or the properties of such Loan Party or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Loan Party or its property is subject, or

 

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except with respect to any breach, contravention or violation (but not creation of Liens) referred to in the preceding clause (b) or (c), to the extent that such breach, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.03 Governmental Authorization. No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for:

 

(1)       filings and registrations necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties,

 

(2)       the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings that have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect (except to the extent not required to be obtained, taken, given or made or not required to be in full force and effect pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement), and

 

(3)       those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party hereto or thereto, as applicable. Each Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party that is party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, by general principles of equity and principles of good faith and fair dealing.

 

SECTION 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

 

(1)       (a) The Annual Financial Statements and the Quarterly Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects (with respect to each of clause (i) of the definition of “Annual Financial Statements” and the Quarterly Financial Statements) the financial condition of Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and (with respect to clause (ii) of the definition of “Annual Financial Statements”) the financial condition of the Company (or its predecessor company) and its Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the date(s) thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, (i) except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (ii) subject, in the case of the Quarterly Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

(b)       The Pro Forma Financial Statements, copies of which have heretofore been furnished to the Administrative Agent, have been prepared in good faith, based on assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof, and presents fairly in all material respects on a pro forma basis the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period covered thereby.

 

(2)       Since the Closing Date, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(3)       The forecasts of consolidated statements of income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal year ending after the Closing Date until the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date, when taken as a whole, have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time made and at the time the forecasts are delivered, it being understood that:

 

 

(a)

no forecasts are to be viewed as facts,

 

(b)   all forecasts are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties or the Investor,

 

 

(c)

no assurance can be given that any particular forecasts will be realized, and

 

 

(d)

actual results may differ and such differences may be material.

 

SECTION 5.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, overtly threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.07 Labor Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (1) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing and (2) hours worked by and payment made based on hours worked to employees of each of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws dealing with wage and hour matters.

 

SECTION 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each Loan Party and each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries has good and valid record title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and except where the failure to have such title or other interest would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.09 Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (1) each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective operations and properties is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (2) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened Environmental Liability; and (3) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries has treated, stored, transported or Released Hazardous Materials at or from any currently, to the knowledge of the Borrower, or formerly owned, leased or operated real estate or facility which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any Environmental Liability.

 

SECTION 5.10 Taxes. Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has timely filed all tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have timely paid all Taxes (including satisfying its withholding tax obligations) levied or imposed on their properties, income or assets (whether or not shown in a tax return), except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions diligently taken and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed Tax assessment, deficiency or other claim against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except (1) those being actively contested by a Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate actions diligently taken and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or (2) those which would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

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SECTION 5.11 ERISA Compliance.

 

(1)       Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state Laws.

 

(2)       (a) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur and (b) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA, except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 5.11(2), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(3)       Except where non-compliance or the incurrence of an obligation would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) each Foreign Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable Laws, and (b) none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has incurred any obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Plan.

 

SECTION 5.12 Subsidiaries.

 

(1)       As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, all of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and (if applicable) non-assessable, and all Equity Interests that constitute Collateral owned by Holdings in the Borrower, and by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in any of their respective Subsidiaries are owned free and clear of all Liens of any person except (a) those Liens created under the Collateral Documents and (b) any non-consensual Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01.

 

(2)       As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, Schedule 5.12 sets forth:

 

(a)       the name and jurisdiction of organization of each Subsidiary, and

 

(b)       the ownership interests of Holdings in the Borrower and of the Borrower and any Subsidiary of the Borrower in each Subsidiary, including the percentage of such ownership.

 

SECTION 5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

 

(1)       No Loan Party is engaged nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U.

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(2)       No Loan Party is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

SECTION 5.14 Disclosure. As of the Closing Date (with respect to information provided by or relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge), none of the written information and written data heretofore or contemporaneously furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to any Agent or any Lender on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the Transactions, when taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make such written information and written data taken as a whole, in the light of the circumstances under which it was delivered, not materially misleading (after giving effect to all modifications and supplements to such written information and written data, in each case, furnished after the date on which such written information or such written data was originally delivered and prior to the Closing Date); it being understood that for purposes of this Section 5.14, such written information and written data shall not include any projections, pro forma financial information, financial estimates, forecasts and forward-looking information or information of a general economic or general industry nature.

 

SECTION 5.15 Intellectual Property; Licenses, etc. The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or a license or right to use, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, know-how, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that to the knowledge of the Borrower are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, except where the failure to have any such rights, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the operation of the respective businesses of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as currently conducted does not infringe upon, dilute, misappropriate or violate any IP Rights held by any Person except for such infringements, dilutions, misappropriations or violations, individually or in the aggregate, that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any IP Rights is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary, that, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.16 Solvency. On the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

 

SECTION 5.17 USA PATRIOT Act; Anti-Terrorism Laws. To the extent applicable, each of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance, in all material respects, with (1) the USA PATRIOT Act and (2) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R. Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other applicable enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto. Neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer or employee of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, is currently the subject of any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”) (such sanctions, “Sanctions”). No proceeds of the Loans will be used by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, in violation of the FCPA or the USA PATRIOT ACT, or for the purpose of financing activities of or with any Person, or in any country, that, at the time of such financing, is the subject of any Sanctions, except to the extent licensed or otherwise approved by OFAC.

 

SECTION 5.18 Collateral Documents. Except as otherwise contemplated hereby or under any other Loan Documents and subject to limitations set forth in the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the provisions of the Collateral Documents, together with such filings and other actions required to be taken hereby or by the applicable Collateral Documents (including the delivery to Collateral Agent of any Pledged Collateral required to be delivered pursuant hereto or the applicable Collateral Documents), are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid, perfected and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement) on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein.

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Notwithstanding anything herein (including this Section 5.18) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, no Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to (1) the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest in any Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign Law, (2) the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest to the extent such pledge, security interest, perfection or priority is not required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, (3) on the Closing Date and until required pursuant to Section 4.01, 6.11 or 6.12, the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or enforceability of any pledge or security interest to the extent not required on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01 or (4) any Excluded Assets.

 

Article VI

 

Affirmative Covenants

 

So long as the Termination Conditions have not been satisfied, the Borrower shall (and, with respect to Sections 6.05(1) and 6.11 only, Holdings shall), and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to:

 

SECTION 6.01 Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in Section 6.02) each of the following:

 

(1)       within one hundred fifty (150) days after the end of the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2019 and within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower ending thereafter, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for such fiscal year, together with related notes thereto, setting forth in each case (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021), in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, in reasonable detail and all prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Grant Thornton LLP or an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing or another accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which report and opinion (a) will be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and (b) will not be subject to any qualification as to the scope of such audit (except for any such qualification pertaining to, or disclosure of an exception or qualification resulting from (i) the maturity or impending maturity of any Indebtedness, (ii) any anticipated inability to satisfy the Financial Covenant or any other financial covenant, (iii) an actual Default of the Financial Covenant or (iv) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of Unrestricted Subsidiaries) but may contain a “going concern” explanatory paragraph or like statement (such report and opinion, a “Conforming Accounting Report”);

 

(2)       (x) within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, solely for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2020, within seventy-five (75) days after the end of such fiscal quarter), a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related (a) consolidated statement of income for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (b) consolidated statement of cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2021, in each case of the preceding clauses (a) and (b), in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes and (y) within sixty (60) days after the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, solely for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2019, within seventy-five (75) days after the end of such fiscal quarter), an unaudited management report in a form customarily prepared by management of the Borrower;

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(3)       within one hundred fifty (150) days after the end of the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2019 and within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower ending thereafter, a consolidated budget for the immediately subsequent fiscal year in a form customarily prepared by management of the Borrower with regard to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which budget shall be prepared in good faith on the basis of assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such budget (it being understood that any projections contained therein are not to be viewed as facts, are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties and that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized, that actual results may differ and that such differences may be material); provided that the requirements of this Section 6.01(3) shall not apply at any time following the consummation of the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date;

 

(4)       simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2)(x), the related unaudited (it being understood that such information may be audited at the option of the Borrower) consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements; and

 

(5)       quarterly, at a time mutually agreed with the Administrative Agent that is promptly after the delivery of the information required pursuant to Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2)(x) above, commencing with the delivery of information with respect to the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2019, to participate in a conference call for Lenders to discuss the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, for which financial statements have been delivered; provided that if the Borrower holds a conference call open to the public or holders of any public securities to discuss the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2) above, such conference call (for the avoidance of doubt, including if such conference call that is open to the public only pertains to matters distributed to or available to “public” Lenders) will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 6.01(5) so long as the Lenders are provided access to such conference call and the ability to ask questions thereon.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations referred to in Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by furnishing (a) the applicable financial statements of any Parent Company or (b) the Borrower’s or such Parent Company’s Form 10-K or 10 -Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC (and the public filing of such report with the SEC shall constitute delivery under this Section 6.01); provided that with respect to each of the preceding clauses (a) and (b), (i) to the extent such information relates to a Parent Company of the Borrower, if and so long as such Parent Company has Independent Assets or Operations, such information is accompanied by consolidating information (which need not be audited) that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Parent Company and its Independent Assets or Operations, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 6.01(1) (it being understood that such information may be audited at the option of the Borrower), such materials are accompanied by a Conforming Accounting Report.

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Any financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) shall not be required to contain all purchase accounting adjustments relating to the Transactions or any other transaction(s) permitted hereunder to the extent it is not practicable to include any such adjustments in such financial statements.

 

SECTION 6.02 Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in this Section 6.02):

 

(1)       no later than five (5) days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(1) (commencing with such delivery for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019) and Section 6.01(2)(x) (commencing with such delivery for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2019), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower or Holdings;

 

(2)       promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all special reports and registration statements which Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary files with the SEC or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor or with any national securities exchange, as the case may be (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered to the Administrative Agent), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8), and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

 

(3)       promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any notices of default to any holder of any class or series of debt securities of any Loan Party having an aggregate outstanding principal amount greater than the Threshold Amount (in each case, other than in connection with any board observer rights) and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

 

(4)       together with the delivery of the Compliance Certificate with respect to the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(1), (a) a report setting forth the information required by Section 1(a) of the Perfection Certificate (or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date or the last report delivered pursuant to this clause (a)) and (b) a list of each Subsidiary of the Borrower that identifies each Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such list or a confirmation that there is no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date and the last such list; and

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(5)       promptly, but subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.10 and Section 10.09, such additional information regarding the business and financial affairs of any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent may from time to time on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender reasonably request in writing from time to time.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or Section 6.02(2) may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (a) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on the Borrower’s (or any Parent Company’s) website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02 hereto (or as such address may be updated from time to time in accordance with Section 10.02); or (b) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that (i) upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in this Section 6.02) until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents or link and, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks materials or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, the “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on Intralinks, SyndTrak, ClearPar or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may have personnel who do not wish to receive any information with respect to Holdings, their Subsidiaries or their respective securities that is not Public-Side Information, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Person’s securities (each, a “Public Lender”).

 

The Borrower hereby agrees that (a) at the Administrative Agent’s request, all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders will be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, means that the word “PUBLIC” will appear prominently on the first page thereof; (b) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower will be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to treat such Borrower Materials as containing only Public-Side Information (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they will be treated as set forth in Section 10.09); (c) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” and, except to the extent the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent to the contrary, any Borrower Materials provided pursuant to Sections 6.01(1), 6.01(2)(x) or 6.02(1) are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public Side Information”; and (d) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat Borrower Materials that are not specifically identified as “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated as “Public Side Information.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark the Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”

 

Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, nothing in this Agreement will require Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter, or provide information (a) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (b) in respect of which disclosure is prohibited by Law or binding agreement or (c) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product; provided that in the event that the Borrower does not provide information that otherwise would be required to be provided hereunder in reliance on the exclusions in this paragraph relating to violation of any obligation of confidentiality, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice to the Administrative Agent promptly upon obtaining knowledge that such information is being withheld (but solely if providing such notice would not violate such obligation of confidentiality).

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SECTION 6.03 Notices. Promptly after a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in Section 6.02) of:

 

(1)        the occurrence of any Default; and

 

(2)        (a) any dispute, litigation, investigation or proceeding between any Loan Party and any arbitrator or Governmental Authority, (b) the filing or commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws or in respect of IP Rights, (c) the occurrence of any violation by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of, or liability under, any Environmental Law or (d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, in any such case referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Section 6.03(2), has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (a) that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(1) or (2) (as applicable) and (b) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 6.04 Payment of Obligations. Timely pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy, as the same shall become due and payable, all of its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except, in each case, to the extent (1) any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (2) the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 6.05 Preservation of Existence, etc.

 

(1)       Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; and

 

(2)       take all reasonable action to obtain, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises and IP Rights material to the conduct of its business,

 

except in the case of clause (1) or (2) to the extent (other than with respect to the preservation of the existence of the Borrower) that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or pursuant to any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or disposition permitted by Article VII.

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SECTION 6.06 Maintenance of Properties. Except if the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment used in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and casualty or condemnation excepted and any repairs and replacements that are the obligation of the owner or landlord of any property leased by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries excepted.

 

SECTION 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of its management) are financially sound and reputable at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed or with a Captive Insurance Subsidiary, insurance with respect to the Borrower’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of their business) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, and will furnish to the Lenders, upon written request from the Administrative Agent, information presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so carried; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary be required to obtain or maintain insurance that is more restrictive than its normal course of practice. Subject to Section 6.12(2), each such policy of insurance will, as appropriate, (1) in the case of each general liability policy, name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear or (2) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain an additional loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the additional loss payee thereunder.

 

SECTION 6.08 Compliance with Laws. Comply with the requirements of all Laws (including the USA PATRIOT Act, the FCPA and Sanctions) and comply with all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or to its business or property, except, in each case, if the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected individually or in the aggregate to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 6.09 Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that certain Foreign Subsidiaries may maintain individual books and records in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in their respective countries of organization and that such maintenance shall not constitute a breach of the representations, warranties or covenants hereunder).

 

SECTION 6.10 Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers and independent public accountants (subject to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided that only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights under this Section 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two (2) times during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and only one (1) such time shall be at the Borrower’s expense; provided further that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent (or any of its representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Any information obtained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 6.10 may be shared with the Collateral Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender upon the request of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.10 is subject to the last paragraph of Section 6.02.

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SECTION 6.11 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security. At the Borrower’s expense, subject to the provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitation in any Collateral Document, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including (in each case, as applicable, subject to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception):

 

(1)         (x) upon (i) the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (including upon the formation of any Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a Divided LLC) (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) by any Loan Party, (ii) the designation of any existing direct or indirect wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) as a Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) becoming a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary or (iv) an Excluded Subsidiary that is a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary but continuing as a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower, (y) upon the acquisition of any material assets by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than Excluded Assets) or (z) with respect to any Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Loan Party, for any assets (other than Excluded Assets) held by such Subsidiary (in each case, other than assets constituting Collateral under a Collateral Document that become subject to the Lien created by such Collateral Document upon acquisition thereof (without limitation of the obligations to perfect such Lien): within 75 days (or such later date as the Collateral Agent may agree) after the event giving rise to the obligation under this Section 6.11(1):

 

(a) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to execute the Guaranty (or a joinder thereto) and other documentation the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Guaranty and the Collateral Documents and

 

(b) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent any supplements to the Security Agreement, a counterpart signature page to the Intercompany Note, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements and documents (if applicable), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (consistent with the Security Agreement, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other Collateral Documents in effect on the Closing Date as amended and in effect from time to time), in each case granting and perfecting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

 

(c) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver any and all certificates representing Equity Interests (to the extent certificated) that are required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank and, if applicable, a joinder to the Intercompany Note substantially in the form of Annex I thereto with respect to the intercompany Indebtedness held by such Material Domestic Subsidiary and required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents;

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(d)  take and cause (I) the applicable Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and (II) to the extent applicable, each direct or indirect parent of such applicable Material Domestic Subsidiary, in each case, to take customary action(s) (including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates to the extent certificated) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement) Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law); and

 

(e)  upon the reasonable request therefor by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of a customary Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to such matters set forth in this Section 6.11(1) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

(2)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.11, the Collateral Agent may grant one or more extensions of time from any time period set forth herein or grant one or more waivers for the taking of or causing any action, delivering or furnishing any notice, information, documents, insurance or opinions or for the creation and perfection of any Liens in its reasonable discretion and any such extensions or waivers may, in the sole discretion of the Collateral Agent, be effective retroactively.

 

SECTION 6.12 Further Assurances and Post-Closing Covenant.

 

(1)          Subject to the provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitations in any Collateral Document and in each case at the expense of the Borrower, promptly upon reasonable request from time to time by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or as may be required by applicable Laws (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

 

(2)          As promptly as practicable, and in any event no later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date or such later date as the Administrative Agent reasonably agrees to in writing, including to reasonably accommodate circumstances unforeseen on the Closing Date, deliver the documents or take the actions specified in Schedule 6.12(2), in each case except to the extent otherwise agreed by the Collateral Agent pursuant to its authority as set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

SECTION 6.13 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of (1) the Closing Date Term Loans, together with the proceeds of the Equity Contribution and any Revolving Loans drawn on the Closing Date (to the extent permitted under this Agreement) and cash on hand, will be used (a) to repay Indebtedness incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement, together with any premium and accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any fees and expenses with respect thereto, (b) to pay the Transaction Consideration, (c) to pay the Transaction Expenses (including to fund OID or upfront fees in connection with the Closing Date Loans) and (d) to otherwise fund working capital and general corporate purposes and (2) any Revolving Loans will be used (a) on the Closing Date, solely (i) to fund working capital needs and/or working capital or purchase price adjustments under the Acquisition Agreement, (ii) in an amount not to exceed $5.0 million, to pay the Transaction Consideration and Transaction Expenses (including to fund OID or upfront fees in connection with the Closing Date Term Loans) and (iii) to replace, backstop or cash collateralize letters of credit, letters of guarantee and bankers’ acceptances or to issue other letters of credit, letters of guarantee or bankers’ acceptances for general corporate purposes on the Closing Date and (b) after the Closing Date, for working capital and general corporate purposes and for any other purpose not prohibited by the Loan Documents.

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SECTION 6.14 [Reserved].

 

SECTION 6.15 Transactions with Affiliates.

 

(1) Not make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Borrower (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of the greater of (a) $5.0 million and (b) 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), unless such Affiliate Transaction is on terms, taken as a whole, that are not materially less favorable to the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained at such time in a comparable transaction by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person other than an Affiliate of the Borrower on an arm’s-length basis or, if in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors no comparable transaction is available with which to compare such Affiliate Transaction, such Affiliate Transaction is otherwise fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view.

 

 (2)         The foregoing restriction will not apply to the following:

 

(a)       (i) transactions between or among the Borrower and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries or between or among Restricted Subsidiaries or, in any case, any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction and (ii) any merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Borrower and any Parent Company; provided that such merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Borrower is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(b)       (i) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.05 (including any transaction specifically excluded from the definition of the term “Restricted Payments,” including pursuant to the exceptions contained in the definition thereof and the parenthetical exclusions of such definition, but excluding any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.05(2)(n)(vi)), (ii) any Permitted Investment(s) or any acquisition otherwise permitted hereunder and (iii) Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02;

 

(c)       (i) the payment of management, consulting, monitoring, transaction, advisory and other fees, indemnities and expenses pursuant to the Management Services Agreement (including any unpaid management, consulting, monitoring, transaction, advisory and other fees, indemnities and expenses accrued in any prior year) and any termination fees pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, or any amendment thereto or replacement thereof so long as any such amendment or replacement is not materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors to the Lenders when taken as a whole, as compared to the Management Services Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date; provided that recurring management or monitoring fees under any such agreement shall not be paid under this clause (c)(i) during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower (it being understood that any such fees not paid on account of this proviso may be paid on or after the cure, waiver or cessation of such Event of Default (any such deferred fees paid on or after the cure, waiver or cessation of such Event of Default, “Catch-Up Management Fees”));

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(ii)       the payment of indemnification and similar amounts to, and reimbursement of expenses to, the Investor and their officers, directors, employees and Affiliates, in each case, approved by, or pursuant to arrangements approved by, the Board of Directors;

 

(iii)      payments, loans, advances or guarantees (or cancellation of loans, advances or guarantees) to future, present or former employees, officers, directors, managers, consultants or independent contractors or guarantees in respect thereof for bona fide business purposes or in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(iv)      any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

 

(v)       any payment of compensation or other employee compensation, benefit plan or arrangement, any health, disability or similar insurance plan which covers current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

 

(d)     the payment of fees and compensation paid to, and indemnities and reimbursements and employment and severance arrangements provided to, or on behalf of or for the benefit of, present, future or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(e)     transactions in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms, when taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower on an arm’s-length basis;

 

(f)      the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the terms of, any agreement as in effect as of the Closing Date, or any amendment thereto or replacement thereof (so long as any such amendment or replacement is not materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors to the Lenders, when taken as a whole, as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Closing Date);

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(g)    the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the terms of, any equity holders agreement or the equivalent (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Closing Date and any amendment thereto and, similar agreements or arrangements that it may enter into thereafter; provided that the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of obligations under, any future amendment to any such existing agreement or arrangement or under any similar agreement or arrangement entered into after the Closing Date will only be permitted by this clause (g) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement or arrangement are not otherwise materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors to the Lenders, when taken as a whole, as compared to the original agreement or arrangement in effect on the Closing Date;

 

(h)     the Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the Transactions, including Transaction Expenses;

 

(i)      transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, contractors, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, or transactions otherwise relating to the purchase or sale of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Borrower, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

 

(j)      the issuance, sale or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any Parent Company to any Person and the granting and performing of customary rights (including registration rights) in connection therewith, and any contribution to the capital of the Borrower;

 

(k)     sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Securitization Assets or related assets in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility and any other transaction effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Facility or a financing related thereto;

 

(l)      payments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary made for any financial advisory, consulting, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by, or made pursuant to arrangements approved by, a majority of the Board of Directors in good faith;

 

(m)    payments with respect to Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and other Equity Interests (and cancellation of any thereof) of the Borrower, any Parent Company and any Restricted Subsidiary and Preferred Stock (and cancellation of any thereof) of any Restricted Subsidiary to any future, current or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or permitted transferees) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any equity subscription or equity holder agreement that are, in each case, approved by the Borrower in good faith; and any employment agreements, severance arrangements, stock option plans and other compensatory arrangements (and any successor plans thereto) and any supplemental executive retirement benefit plans or arrangements with any such employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) that are, in each case, approved by the Borrower in good faith;

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(n)     (i) investments by Affiliates in securities or Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (and payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Affiliates in connection therewith) so long as the investment is being offered by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (ii) payments to Affiliates in respect of securities or Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary contemplated in the foregoing subclause (i) or that were acquired from Persons other than the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such securities or Indebtedness;

 

(o)     payments to or from, and transactions with, any joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, industry practice or industry norms (including, any cash management activities related thereto);

 

(p)     payments by the Borrower (and any Parent Company) and its Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among the Borrower (and any Parent Company) and its Subsidiaries; provided that in each case the amount of such payments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are permitted under Section 7.05(2)(n);

 

(q)     any lease entered into between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as lessee, and any Affiliate of the Borrower, as lessor, and any transaction(s) pursuant to that lease, which lease is approved by the Board of Directors or senior management of the Borrower in good faith;

 

(r)      intellectual property licenses or sublicenses in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(s)     the payment of reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to registration rights and indemnities provided to equity holders of the Borrower or any Parent Company pursuant to any equity holders agreement or registration rights agreement entered into on or after the Closing Date;

 

(t)      transactions permitted by, and complying with, Section 7.03 solely for the purpose of (i) reorganizing to facilitate any initial public offering of securities of the Borrower or any Parent Company, (ii) forming a holding company or (iii) reincorporating the Borrower in a new jurisdiction;

 

(u)     transactions undertaken in good faith (as determined by the Board of Directors or certified by senior management of the Borrower in an Officer’s Certificate) for the purposes of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing Articles VI and VII of this Agreement; so long as such transactions, when taken as a whole, do not result in a material adverse effect on the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties, when taken as a whole, in each case, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or certified by senior management of the Borrower in an Officer’s Certificate;

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(v)     (i) transactions with a Person that is an Affiliate of the Borrower (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) solely because the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns Equity Interests in such Person and (ii) transactions with any Person that is an Affiliate solely because a director or officer of such Person is a director or officer of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

 

(w)    (i) pledges and other transfers of Equity Interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (ii) any transactions with an Affiliate in which the consideration paid consists solely of Equity Interests of the Borrower or a Parent Company;

 

(x)     the sale, issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower;

 

(y)    investments by any Investor or Parent Company in securities or Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor;

 

(z)     payments in respect of (i) the Obligations (or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness) or (ii) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries held by Affiliates; provided that such obligations were acquired by an Affiliate of the Borrower in compliance herewith; and

 

(aa)   transactions undertaken in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice pursuant to membership in a purchasing consortium.

 

Article VII

 

Negative Covenants

 

So long as the Termination Conditions are not satisfied:

 

SECTION 7.01 Liens. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur or assume any Lien (except any Permitted Lien(s)) that secures obligations under any Indebtedness or any related guarantee of Indebtedness on any asset or property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any income or profits therefrom.

 

The expansion of Liens by virtue of accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of dividends in the form of Indebtedness, and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Liens for purposes of this Section 7.01.

 

SECTION 7.02 Indebtedness.

 

(1)          The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

 

(x) create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, “incur” and collectively, an “incurrence”) with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), or

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(y) issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock;

 

provided that the Borrower may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock, and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), issue shares of Disqualified Stock and issue shares of Preferred Stock, in each case, if (any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred or issued pursuant to following clauses (a), (b) and (c), “Permitted Ratio Debt”):

 

(a)          with respect to Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 4.80 to 1.00;

 

(b)          with respect to Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (and, for the avoidance of doubt, that has not been incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(1)(c)), the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 5.75 to 1.00; or

 

(c)          with respect to Indebtedness that is (i) [reserved], (ii) secured by Liens on property that does not constitute Collateral or (iii) not secured, or any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 6.00 to 1.00,

 

in each case, determined on a pro forma basis; provided further that

 

 

(I)

Permitted Ratio Debt in the form of Indebtedness (i) shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and (ii) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans outstanding on the date of incurrence of such Permitted Ratio Debt;

 

 

(II)

no Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute a Loan Party may incur Permitted Ratio Debt in the form of Indebtedness if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (in each case, other than Incremental Amounts) of such Permitted Ratio Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties would exceed the greater of (x) $21.5 million and (y) 45.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), and

 

 

(III)

Permitted Ratio Debt in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies) shall trigger the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Permitted Ratio Debt were Incremental Term Loans;

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provided that Permitted Ratio Debt may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (I) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (I) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

 

(2)       The provisions of Section 7.02(1) will not apply to:

 

(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents (including Incremental Loans, Other Loans, Extended Term Loans, Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments and Replacement Loans);

 

(b) commercial letters of credit (in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent constituting Indebtedness) not issued under the Revolving Facility (and reimbursement and backstop obligations in connection therewith) in an aggregate amount under this clause (b) not to exceed the available L/C Sublimit at the time incurred (provided that outstanding commercial letters of credit incurred under this clause (b) shall be deemed to reduce the L/C Sublimit by a corresponding amount);

 

(c) (i) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the Closing Date (excluding Indebtedness described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b)); provided that any such item of Indebtedness with an aggregate outstanding principal amount on the Closing Date in excess of $5.0 million shall be set forth on Schedule 7.02 and (ii) Indebtedness of the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred and/or remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement;

 

(d) the incurrence of Attributable Indebtedness and Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Obligations) and Disqualified Stock incurred or issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary, to finance the purchase, lease, expansion, construction, installation, replacement, repair or improvement of property (real or personal), equipment or other assets, including assets that are used or useful in a Similar Business, whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets in an aggregate principal amount, together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts) and all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred or issued and outstanding under this clause (d) at such time, not to exceed the greater of (I) $14.0 million and (II) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(e) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees, banker’s acceptances, warehouse receipts, or similar instruments issued or entered into, or relating to obligations or liabilities incurred, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, including in respect of workers’ compensation claims, performance, completion or surety bonds, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, unemployment insurance or other social security legislation or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, performance, completion or surety bonds, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or (ii) as an account party in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments in favor of suppliers, trade creditors or other Persons issued or incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

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(f) the incurrence of Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnouts, other contingent consideration obligations and other deferred purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

 

(g) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower and owing to a Restricted Subsidiary or the issuance of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower to a Restricted Subsidiary (or to any Parent Company which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to any Restricted Subsidiary); provided that any such Indebtedness for borrowed money owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Loans to the extent permitted by applicable law; provided further that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (except to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock constituting a Permitted Lien) will be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness is then outstanding) or issuance of such Disqualified Stock (to the extent such Disqualified Stock is then outstanding) not permitted by this clause (g);

 

(h) the incurrence of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (or to any Parent Company which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) to the extent not prohibited by Section 7.05; provided that any such Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by a Guarantor and owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranty of the Loans of such Guarantor to the extent permitted by applicable law; provided further that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any such subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien) will be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness is then outstanding) not permitted by this clause (h);

 

(i)  the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (or to any Parent Company which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary); provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary that holds such Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (except to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock constituting a Permitted Lien) will be deemed, in each case, to be an issuance of such shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (to the extent such Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock is then outstanding) not permitted by this clause (i);

 

(j)  the incurrence of Hedging Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative purposes);

 

(k) the incurrence of obligations in respect of self-insurance and obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance, banker’s acceptance facilities and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations;

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(l)  the incurrence of:

 

(i)     Indebtedness or issuance of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower and the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference up to 100.0% of the net cash proceeds, the fair market value of marketable securities or the fair market value of Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrower since the Closing Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Borrower or contributions to the capital of the Borrower, including through consolidation, amalgamation or merger (in each case, other than proceeds of any Excluded Contribution, the Equity Contribution, Disqualified Stock or any exercise of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04 and other than proceeds received from the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) as determined in accordance with clauses (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) of Section 7.05(1) to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash or other property have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.05(1) or to make Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments specified in clause (1), (2) or (3) of the definition thereof); and

 

(ii)    Indebtedness or issuance of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower and the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (l)(ii), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) (I) the greater of (A) $15.0 million and (B) 32.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) plus, without duplication, (II) in the event of any extension, replacement, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of any such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, an amount equal to (A) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased plus (B) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees, underwriting, arrangement and similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock;

 

(m) the incurrence or issuance by the Borrower of Refinancing Indebtedness or the incurrence or issuance by a Restricted Subsidiary of Refinancing Indebtedness that serves to Refinance any Indebtedness (including any Designated Revolving Commitments) permitted under Section 7.02(1) above, Sections 7.02(2)(c), (d) and (l) above, this Section 7.02(2)(m) and Sections 7.02(2)(n), (w), (dd)(ii), (ee), (ff) and (gg) below, or any successive Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to any of the foregoing;

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(n) the incurrence, issuance or assumption of (I) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, incurred or issued to finance an acquisition or investment (or other purchase of assets) or (II) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Persons that are acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or merged into, amalgamated or consolidated with the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (B) that is assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such acquisition or investment (or other purchase of assets) (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, created in contemplation of the applicable investment or acquisition), in each case in an aggregate outstanding principal amount or liquidation preference, together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing (excluding any Incremental Amounts), not to exceed (1) the greater of $16.5 million and 35.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (it being understood that Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred, issued or assumed under this subclause (1) and clause (n)(II) above shall not be subject to, and shall not count towards, the cap set forth in clause (B) of the proviso to this clause (n)) plus (2) an unlimited amount so long as in the case of this clause (2) only:

 

(x)        with respect to Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 4.80 to 1.00,

 

 (y)       with respect to Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (and that, for the avoidance of doubt, has not been incurred pursuant to clause (z) below), the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 5.75 to 1.00, or

 

(z)        with respect to Indebtedness that is (i) [reserved], (ii) secured by Liens on property that does not constitute Collateral or (iii) not secured, or any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than the greater of (A) 6.00 to 1.00 and (B) the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred or issued pursuant to clause (n), “Permitted Acquisition Debt”),

 

in each case, determined on a pro forma basis; provided that

 

 

(A)

such Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred or issued pursuant to clause (n)(I) (I) shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and (II) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Indebtedness,

 

 

(B)

except as set forth herein, no Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute a Loan Party may incur or issue Permitted Acquisition Debt in the form of Indebtedness if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (in each case, other than Incremental Amounts) of such Permitted Acquisition Debt (other than Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred, issued or assumed under subclause (1) of Section 7.02(2)(n) or Section 7.02(2)(n)(II)) incurred or issued by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties would exceed the greater of (x) $21.5 million and (y) 45.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), and

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(C)

Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred or issued pursuant to clause (n)(I) in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies) shall trigger the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Permitted Acquisition Debt were Incremental Term Loans;

 

provided that Permitted Acquisition Debt may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (A) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (A) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

 

(o) the incurrence of 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 consistent with industry practice;

 

(p) the incurrence of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by letters of credit or bank guarantees issued in connection herewith, any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt or any Additional Letter of Credit Facility, in each case, in a principal amount not in excess of the maximum amount available to be drawn (not to exceed the applicable stated amount thereof) on such letters of credit or bank guarantees;

 

(q) (i) the incurrence of any guarantee by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted by this Agreement or (ii) any co-issuance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted by this Agreement;

 

(r) the incurrence of Indebtedness issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants and independent contractors thereof, their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members and permitted transferees thereof, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company to the extent described in Section 7.05(2)(d);

 

(s) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(t)  the incurrence of (i) Indebtedness owed to banks and other financial institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in connection with ordinary banking arrangements to manage cash balances of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including short-term pooling and similar intercompany arrangements in respect of accounts held by Foreign Subsidiaries) and (ii) Indebtedness in respect of Cash Management Services, including Cash Management Obligations;

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(u) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with bankers’ acceptances, discounted bills of exchange or the discounting or factoring of receivables for credit management purposes, in each case incurred or undertaken in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice on arm’s-length commercial terms;

 

(v) the incurrence of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(w) the incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock by (i) Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Guarantors and (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements, in each case, in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (w), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) the greater of (I) $14.0 million and (II) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(x) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary undertaken in connection with cash management (including netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections, employee credit card programs and related or similar services or activities) with respect to the Borrower, any Subsidiaries or any joint venture in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, including with respect to financial accommodations of the type described in the definition of Cash Management Services;

 

(y) Qualified Securitization Facilities and, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, Receivables Financing Transactions;

 

(z) guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sub-licensees and distribution partners;

 

(aa)                 the incurrence of Indebtedness attributable to (but not incurred to finance) the exercise of appraisal rights or the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect to the Transactions or any other acquisition (by merger, consolidation or amalgamation or otherwise) in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

(bb)                 the incurrence of Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of any Parent Company, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or any other similar arrangements incurred in connection with the Transactions, any investment or any acquisition (by merger, consolidation or amalgamation or otherwise) permitted under this Agreement;

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(cc)                 the incurrence of Indebtedness arising out of any Sale-Leaseback Transaction incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(dd)                (i) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (ii) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt;

 

(ee)                 the incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Guarantors to fund working capital requirements in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (ee), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) the greater of (i) $2.5 million and (ii) 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(ff)                  the incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock by Foreign Subsidiaries and Foreign Subsidiary Holdcos in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (ff), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) the greater of (i) $14.0 million and (ii) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(gg)                Indebtedness in respect of any Additional Letter of Credit Facility in an aggregate principal or face amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (i) $7.5 million and (ii) 16.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis); and

 

(hh)                all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (gg)above.

 

(3)          For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02:

 

(a)   the principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under any clause of this Section 7.02 will be determined after giving effect to the application of proceeds of any such Indebtedness to refinance any such other Indebtedness; and

 

(b)  guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness that are otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness will not be included in the determination of such amount of Indebtedness; provided that the incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such guarantee or letter of credit, as the case may be, was incurred in compliance with this Section 7.02.

 

The accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount and the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies, in each case, will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 7.02. Any Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued, to refinance Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued, pursuant to Section 7.02(1) or clauses (c), (d), (l), (m), (n), (w), (dd)(ii), (ee), (ff) and (gg) of Section 7.02(2) will be permitted to include additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred to pay (I) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased and (II) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (and with respect to Indebtedness under Designated Revolving Commitments, including an amount equal to any unutilized Designated Revolving Commitments being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased to the extent permanently terminated at the time of incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness).

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For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness or issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, the Dollar equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness or liquidation preference of Disqualified Stock or amount of Preferred Stock denominated in a foreign currency will be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock was incurred or issued (or, in the case of revolving credit debt, the date such Indebtedness was first committed or first incurred (whichever yields the lower Dollar equivalent)); provided that if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued to Refinance other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such Dollar denominated restriction will be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock does not exceed (a) the principal amount of such Indebtedness, the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock or the amount of such Preferred Stock (as applicable) being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased plus (b) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased, plus (c) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (and with respect to Indebtedness under Designated Revolving Commitments, including an amount equal to any unutilized Designated Revolving Commitments being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased to the extent permanently terminated at the time of incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness).

 

The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued to refinance other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, if incurred or issued in a different currency from the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, being refinanced, will be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing. The principal amount of any non -interest bearing Indebtedness or other discount security constituting Indebtedness at any date will be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the Borrower or Holdings, as applicable, dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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SECTION 7.03 Fundamental Changes. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into another Person, or liquidate or dissolve (including, in each case, pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) or dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person (other than as part of the Transactions), except that:

 

(1)       Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with the Borrower (including a merger the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction); provided that

 

(a) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person,

 

(b) such merger or consolidation does not result in the Borrower ceasing to be organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and

 

(c) in the case of a merger or consolidation of Holdings with and into the Borrower,

 

(i)     Holdings shall not be an obligor in respect of any Indebtedness that is not permitted to be Indebtedness of the Borrower under this Agreement,

 

(ii)    Holdings shall have no direct Subsidiaries at the time of such merger or consolidation other than the Borrower,

 

(iii)   no Event of Default exists at such time or after giving effect to such transaction, and

 

(iv)   after giving effect to such transaction, a direct parent of the Borrower will (I) expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and (II) pledge 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower held by such direct parent to the Administrative Agent as Collateral to secure the Obligations in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;

 

(2)       (a) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;

 

(b) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party; provided that a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

 

(c) any merger the sole purpose of which is to reincorporate or reorganize a Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary in another jurisdiction in the United States will be permitted; and

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(d) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve or change its legal form if the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;

 

provided that in the case of clause (d), the Person who receives the assets of such dissolving or liquidated Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor shall be a Loan Party or such disposition shall otherwise be permitted under Section 7.05;

 

(3)       any Restricted Subsidiary may dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such disposition (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) by any Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall otherwise be permitted under Section 7.05;

 

(4)       so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge or consolidate with (or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to) any other Person; provided that (a) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (b) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (or, in connection with a disposition of all or substantially all of the Borrower’s assets, is the transferee of such assets) (any such Person, a “Successor Borrower”):

 

 (i)      the Successor Borrower will:

 

(I)        be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia,

 

(II)       expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, and

 

(III)     deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) an Officer’s Certificate stating that such merger or consolidation or other transaction and such supplement to this Agreement or any Loan Document (as applicable) comply with this Agreement and (B) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, an Opinion of Counsel including customary organization, due execution, no conflicts and enforceability opinions;

 

(ii)      substantially contemporaneously with such transaction (or at a later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent),

 

(I)        each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, will by a supplement to the Guaranty (or in another form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) reaffirm its Guaranty of the Obligations (including the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement),

 

(II)       each Loan Party, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, will, by a supplement to the Security Agreement (or in another form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), confirm its grant or pledge thereunder;

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(iii)   after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, the Borrower would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Permitted Ratio Debt; and

 

(iv)   to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the consummation of such transaction all documentation and other information in respect of the Successor Borrower (including, if the Successor Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in respect of the Successor Borrower) required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act;

 

provided further that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement and in the case of the disposition of all or substantially all assets, the original Borrower will be released;

 

(5)       so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, Holdings may merge or consolidate with (or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to) any other Person; provided that (a) Holdings will be the continuing or surviving Person or (b) if:

 

(i)    the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not Holdings,

 

(ii)    Holdings is not the Person into which the applicable Person has been liquidated, or

 

(iii)   in connection with a disposition of all or substantially all of Holding’s assets, the Person that is the transferee of such assets is not Holdings (any such Person described in the preceding clauses (i) through (iii), a “Successor Holdings”), then the Successor Holdings will:

 

(I)      be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia,

 

(II)     expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower,

 

(III)     pledge 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower held by such Successor Holdings to the Administrative Agent as Collateral to secure the Obligations in accordance with the Security Agreement or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower,

 

(IV)     if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver, or cause the Borrower to deliver, to the Administrative Agent (A) an Officer’s Certificate stating that such merger or consolidation or other transaction and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document (as applicable) comply with this Agreement and (B) an Opinion of Counsel including customary organization, due execution, no conflicts and enforceability opinions to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; and

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(iv)   to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the consummation of such transaction all documentation and other information in respect of the Successor Holdings required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act;

 

provided further that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Holdings will succeed to, and be substituted for, Holdings under this Agreement and in the case of the disposition of all or substantially all assets, the original Holdings will be released;

 

(6)       any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with (or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to) any other Person in order to effect a Permitted Investment or other Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.05;

 

(7)       a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.04 or a disposition that does not constitute any Asset Sale (other than a transaction described in clause (b) of the definition of Asset Sale) shall be permitted;

 

(8)       the Borrower, Holdings and any Restricted Subsidiary may (a) convert into a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or trust organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of the Borrower or the laws of a jurisdiction in the United States and (b) change its name;

 

(9)       the Loan Parties and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Transactions; and

 

(10)     (i) the formation, dissolution, liquidation or disposition of any Subsidiary that is a Divided LLC and (ii) any disposition to effect the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Divided LLC which disposition is not otherwise prohibited hereunder shall be permitted; provided that in each case upon formation of a Divided LLC, the Borrower complies with Section 6.11 with respect to such Divided LLC to the extent applicable.

 

SECTION 7.04 Asset Sales. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, consummate any Asset Sale unless:

 

(1)      the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration (including by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise in connection with such Asset Sale) at least equal to the fair market value (measured at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of, and 

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(2)   except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, with respect to any Asset Sale pursuant to this Section 7.04 for a purchase price in excess of the greater of (x) $5.0 million and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), at least 75.0% of the consideration for such Asset Sale, together with all other Asset Sales since the Closing Date (on a cumulative basis), received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, provided that at the time of such Asset Sale, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof (this proviso to be tested (if applicable) solely on the applicable LCT Test Date as selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 1.07(11)); provided that each of the following will be deemed to be cash or Cash Equivalents for purposes of this clause (2):

 

(a) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto or if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on the Borrower’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet, as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, that are (i) assumed by the transferee of any such assets (or a third party in connection with such transfer) or (ii) otherwise cancelled or terminated in connection with the transaction with such transferee (other than intercompany debt owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary);

 

(b) any securities, notes or other obligations or assets received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee or in connection with such Asset Sale (including earnouts and similar obligations) that are converted by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents, or by their terms are required to be satisfied for cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale;

 

(c) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (i) $7.0 million and (ii) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured, at the Borrower’s option, either at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale or at the time received and, in either case, without giving effect to any subsequent change(s) in value;

 

(d) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale (other than intercompany debt owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary), to the extent that the Borrower and each other Restricted Subsidiary are released from any guarantee of payment of the principal amount of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Sale; or

 

(e) any investment, assets, property or capital or other expenditure of the kind referred to in Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii).

 

To the extent any Collateral is disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 7.04 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall automatically be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, upon the certification by the Borrower that such disposition is permitted by this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.

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SECTION 7.05 Restricted Payments.

 

(1)          The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

 

(w) declare or pay any dividend or make any payment or distribution on account of the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests (in each case, solely in such Person’s capacity as holder of such Equity Interests), including any dividend or distribution payable in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, other than:

 

(i)     dividends, payments or distributions payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or a Parent Company or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests; or

 

(ii)    dividends, payments or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend, payment or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a wholly owned Subsidiary, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend, payment or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities or such other amount to which it is entitled pursuant to the terms of such Equity Interest;

 

(x) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company, including in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, in each case held by Persons other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(y) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case, prior to any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or final maturity, any Junior Indebtedness with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the greater of (i) $6.0 million and (ii) 12.5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), other than:

 

(i)     Indebtedness permitted under clauses (g), (h) and (i) of Section 7.02(2); or

 

(ii)    the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement for value of Junior Indebtedness (other than any Junior Indebtedness, the incurrence of which was subject to a requirement under this Agreement that such Indebtedness not mature prior to the relevant Maturity Date of any Class of Loan hereunder) in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within 60 calendar days of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement; or

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(z)  make any Restricted Investment;

 

(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (w) through (z) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:

 

(a)  (I) in the case of a Restricted Payment of a Loan Party described in clauses (1)(w) and (x) above utilizing clause (1)(b)(i) or (vii) below, no Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof and (II) in the case of a Restricted Payment described in clauses (1)(y) and (z) above utilizing clause (1)(b)(i) or (vii) below, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

 

(b)  such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the fair market value of any non-cash amount) made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.05(2) other than clause (a) thereof), is less than the sum of (without duplication):

 

(i)       50.0% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing on July 1, 2019 to the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements of the Borrower are available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) preceding such Restricted Payment (provided that this clause (i) shall in no event be less than $0); plus

 

(ii)      100.0% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Closing Date (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7.02(2)(l)(i)) from the issue or sale of:

 

(I)           Equity Interests of the Borrower, including Treasury Capital Stock (as defined below), but excluding cash proceeds and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received from the sale of:

 

(A)         Equity Interests to any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates, Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company after the Closing Date to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(d); and

 

(B)         Designated Preferred Stock; and

 

(II)         Equity Interests of Parent Companies, to the extent the proceeds of any such issuance or consideration for any such sale are contributed to the Borrower (excluding contributions of the proceeds from the sale of Designated Preferred Stock of such companies or contributions to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(d));

 

provided that this clause (ii) will not include the proceeds from (1) the Equity Contribution, (2) any exercise of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04, (3) Refunding Capital Stock (as defined below) applied in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(b) below, (4) Equity Interests or convertible debt securities of the Borrower sold to a Restricted Subsidiary, (5) Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock or (6) Excluded Contributions; plus

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(iii)   100.0% of the aggregate amount of cash, Cash Equivalents and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property contributed to the capital of the Borrower following the Closing Date (including the original principal amount of any Indebtedness (and accrued interest) contributed to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries for cancellation) or that becomes part of the capital of the Borrower through consolidation, amalgamation or merger following the Closing Date, in each case, not involving cash consideration payable by the Borrower on account of such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (other than (I) net cash proceeds of any exercise of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04, (II) net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7.02(2)(l)(i), (III) cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities or other property that are contributed by a Restricted Subsidiary or (IV) Excluded Contributions); plus

 

(iv)   100.0% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by means of:

 

(I)        the sale or other disposition (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of, or other returns on investments from, Restricted Investments made by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including cash distributions and cash interest received in respect of Restricted Investments) and repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) and repayments of loans or advances, and releases of guarantees, which constitute Restricted Investments made by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case after the Closing Date (excluding any Excluded Contributions made pursuant to clause (2) of the definition thereof);

 

(II)       the sale (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than, in each case, to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted a Permitted Investment, but including such cash or fair market value to the extent exceeding the amount of such Permitted Investment) or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (excluding any Excluded Contributions made pursuant to clause (2) of the definition thereof); or

 

(III)      any returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received on account of any Permitted Investment subject to a Dollar-denominated or ratio based Basket (to the extent in excess of the original amount of the Investment); plus

 

(v)    in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or the transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, the fair market value of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary (or the assets transferred) at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or transfer of assets, other than to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted a Permitted Investment, but, to the extent exceeding the amount of such Permitted Investment, including such excess amounts of cash or fair market value; plus

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(vi)   100% of the aggregate amount of any Excluded Proceeds (except to the extent utilized to repurchase, redeem, defease, acquire, or retire for value any Junior Indebtedness pursuant to clause (2)(m) below); plus

 

(vii)  the greater of (i) $14.1 million and (ii) 30.0% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis); plus

 

(viii) 100% of the aggregate original principal amount or liquidation preference, as applicable, of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, including related accrued interest), that has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company; provided that this clause (viii) will not include any conversions or exchanges for (1) Equity Interests issued as part of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04, (2) Refunding Capital Stock (as defined below) applied in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(b) below, (3) Equity Interests or convertible debt securities of the Borrower sold to a Restricted Subsidiary, (4) Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock or (5) Excluded Contributions.

 

(2)          The provisions of Section 7.05(1) will not prohibit:

 

(a) the payment of any dividend or other distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or other distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or other distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Section 7.05;

 

(b) (i) the redemption, repurchase, defeasance, discharge, retirement or other acquisition of (I) any Equity Interests of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company, including any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (“Treasury Capital Stock”) or (II) Junior Indebtedness, in each case, made (A) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, a sale or issuance (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company (in the case of proceeds, to the extent any such proceeds therefrom are contributed to the Borrower) (in each case, other than Disqualified Stock) (“Refunding Capital Stock”) and (B) within 120 days of such sale or issuance,

 

  (ii)          the declaration and payment of dividends on Treasury Capital Stock out of the proceeds of a sale or issuance (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or to an employee stock ownership plan or any trust established by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of Refunding Capital Stock made within 120 days of such sale or issuance, and

 

  (iii)         if, immediately prior to the retirement of Treasury Capital Stock, the declaration and payment of dividends thereon by the Borrower was permitted under clause (f)(i) or (ii) of this Section 7.05(2), the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock (other than Refunding Capital Stock the proceeds of which were used to redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire any Equity Interests of any Parent Company) in an aggregate amount per annum no greater than the aggregate amount of dividends per annum that were declarable and payable on such Treasury Capital Stock immediately prior to such retirement;

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(c)  the principal payment on, defeasance, redemption, repurchase, exchange or other acquisition or retirement of:

 

(i)       Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the sale, issuance or incurrence of, new Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or a Guarantor within 120 days of such sale, issuance or incurrence,

 

(ii)      Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the sale, issuance or incurrence of Disqualified Stock or Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor, made within 120 days of such sale, issuance or incurrence,

 

(iii)     Disqualified Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the sale or issuance of, Disqualified Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, made within 120 days of such sale or issuance, that, in each case, is Refinancing Indebtedness incurred or issued, as applicable, in compliance with Section 7.02, and

 

(iv)     Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the issuance or incurrence of, any other Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock permitted pursuant to Section 7.02 within 120 days of such sale, issuance or incurrence;

 

(d)  a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) of the Borrower or any Parent Company held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, or any equity subscription or equity holder agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any principal and interest payable on any notes issued by the Borrower or any Parent Company in connection with any such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition), including any Equity Interests rolled over by management of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company in connection with the Transactions; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (d) does not exceed the greater of (I) $6.0 million and (II) 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) in any calendar year (increasing to the greater of (I) $10.0 million and (II) 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) following a Qualifying IPO by the Borrower or any Parent Company) with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years; provided further that each of the amounts in any calendar year under this clause (d) may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

 

(i)       the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock or any Excluded Contribution) of the Borrower and, to the extent contributed to the Borrower, the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of any Parent Company, in each case to any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company that occurs after the Closing Date, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (b) of Section 7.05(1) or to incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7.02(l)(i); plus

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(ii)    the amount of any cash bonuses otherwise payable to members of management, employees, directors, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company that are foregone in exchange for the receipt of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company pursuant to any compensation arrangement, including any deferred compensation plan; plus

 

(iii)   the cash proceeds of life insurance policies received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (or by any Parent Company to the extent contributed to the Borrower) after the Closing Date; minus

 

(iv)   the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this clause (d);

 

provided that the Borrower may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate increase contemplated by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above in any calendar year; provided further that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section 7.05 or any other provision of this Agreement;

 

(e)    the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any class or series of Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued in accordance with Section 7.02; provided, that after giving pro forma effect to such dividend or distribution, including the amount thereof in Consolidated Interest Expense solely for the purposes of this clause (e), the Borrower would have had an Interest Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;

 

(f)    (i) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date;

 

(ii)       the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to any Parent Company, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock issued by such Parent Company after the Closing Date; provided that the amount of dividends and distributions paid pursuant to this clause (ii) will not exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually contributed to the Borrower from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock; or

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(iii)      the declaration and payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock in excess of the dividends declarable and payable thereon pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 7.05(2);

 

provided that in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this clause (f), for the most recently ended Test Period preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock or the declaration of such dividends on Refunding Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance or declaration on a pro forma basis, the Borrower would have had an Interest Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;

 

(g) (i) payments made or expected to be made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or permitted transferees) of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company,

 

(ii)       any repurchases or withholdings of Equity Interests in connection with the exercise of stock options, warrants or similar rights if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of, or withholding obligations with respect to, such options, warrants or similar rights or required withholding or similar taxes, and

 

(iii)      loans or advances to officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company; provided that no cash is actually advanced pursuant to this clause (iii) other than to pay Taxes due in connection with such purchase, unless immediately repaid;

 

(h) the declaration and payment of dividends on the Borrower’s common equity (or the payment of dividends to any Parent Company to fund a payment of dividends on such Parent Company’s common equity), following the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date, in an amount not to exceed the sum of (i) 6.00% per annum of the net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in or from any such public offering, other than public offerings with respect to the Borrower’s or such Parent Company’s common equity registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8 and other than any public sale constituting an Excluded Contribution and (ii) an aggregate amount per annum not to exceed 7.00% of Market Capitalization;

 

(i)  Restricted Payments in an amount that does not exceed the aggregate amount of Excluded Contributions;

 

(j)  Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (j) not to exceed (as of the date any such Restricted Payment is made) the greater of (i) $12.0 million and (ii) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis); provided that if this clause (j) is utilized to make a Restricted Investment, the amount deemed to be utilized under this clause (j) will be the amount of such Restricted Investment at any time outstanding (with the fair market value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, but subject to adjustment as set forth in the definition of “Investment”);

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(k) distributions or payments of Securitization Fees;

 

(l)  any Restricted Payment made in connection with the Transactions and the fees and expenses related thereto or owed to any Affiliate(s), including any payments to holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower in connection with, or as a result of, their exercise of appraisal rights or the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) related to the Transactions;

 

(m) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or retirement for value of any Junior Indebtedness from Excluded Proceeds (except to the extent utilized to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.05(1)(b)(vi));

 

(n) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to, or the making of loans or advances to, the Borrower or any Parent Company in amounts required for any Parent Company to pay in each case without duplication:

 

(i)     franchise, excise and similar Taxes and other fees and expenses, required to maintain their corporate or other legal existence;

 

(ii)    with respect to any taxable period (or portion thereof) for which the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries are members of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar income Tax group for U.S. federal or applicable foreign, state or local income tax purposes of which a Parent Company is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), to pay the portion of any U.S. federal, non-U.S., state or local income Taxes (as applicable) of such Tax Group for such taxable period to the extent attributable to the income of the Borrower and/or its applicable subsidiaries, determined as if the Borrower and its applicable subsidiaries filed a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar return separately from any other members of the Tax Group;

 

(iii)   salary, bonus, severance and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants and independent contractors of any Parent Company, and any payroll, social security or similar Taxes thereof;

 

(iv)   general corporate or other operating, administrative, compliance and overhead costs and expenses (including expenses relating to auditing and other accounting matters) of any Parent Company;

 

(v)    fees and expenses (including ongoing compliance costs and listing expenses) related to any equity or debt offering of a Parent Company (whether or not consummated);

 

(vi)   amounts that would be permitted to be paid directly by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries under Section 6.15(2) (other than clause (b)(i) thereof);

 

(vii)  interest, principal and other payments on Indebtedness the proceeds of which have been contributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or that has been guaranteed by, or is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in accordance with Section 7.02; and

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(viii)  to finance Investments or other acquisitions or investments otherwise permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 7.05 if made by the Borrower; provided that:

 

(I)      such Restricted Payment must be made within 120 days of the closing of such Investment, acquisition or investment,

 

(II)     such Parent Company must, promptly following the closing thereof, cause (A) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the capital of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or (B) the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or sale of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (to the extent not prohibited by Section 7.03) in order to consummate such Investment, acquisition or investment,

 

(III)    such Parent Company and its Affiliates (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) receives no consideration or other payment in connection with such transaction except to the extent the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary could have given such consideration or made such payment in compliance with this Agreement,

 

(IV)    any property received by the Borrower may not increase amounts available for Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (b) of Section 7.05(1), and

 

(V)    to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment will be deemed to be made by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to another provision of this Section 7.05 (other than pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 7.05(2)) or pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Investments” (other than clause (9) thereof), and

 

 (ix)  amounts payable pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement;

 

(o) the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, or other transfer or disposition of shares of Capital Stock of, Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries, all the assets of which are solely cash and Cash Equivalents);

 

(p) cash payments, or loans, advances, dividends or distributions to any Parent Company to make payments, in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with share dividends, share splits, reverse share splits, mergers, consolidations, amalgamations or other business combinations and in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

 

(q) (i) Restricted Payments described in clauses (w) and (x) of the definition thereof contained in Section 7.05(1); provided that after giving pro forma effect thereto and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, (I) the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended Test Period calculated on a pro forma basis would be no greater than 3.75 to 1.00 and (II) no Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof and (ii) Restricted Payments described in clauses (y) and (z) of the definition thereof contained in Section 7.05(1) ; provided that after giving pro forma effect thereto and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, (I) the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended Test Period calculated on a pro forma basis would be no greater than 4.00 to 1.00 and (II) no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

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(r) payments made for the benefit of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such payments could have been made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary because such payments (i) would not otherwise be Restricted Payments and (ii) would be permitted by Section 6.15;

 

(s) payments and distributions to dissenting stockholders of Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to applicable law, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of any Restricted Subsidiary that complies with the terms of this Agreement or any other transaction that complies with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(t)  the payment of dividends, other distributions and other amounts by the Borrower to, or the making of loans to, any Parent Company in the amount required for such parent to, if applicable, pay amounts equal to amounts required for any Parent Company, if applicable, to pay interest, principal or other payments (including AHYDO Payments) on Indebtedness, the proceeds of which have been permanently contributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and that has been guaranteed by, or is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in accordance with this Agreement; provided that the aggregate amount of such dividends, distributions, loans and other amounts shall not exceed the amount of cash actually contributed to the Borrower for the incurrence of such Indebtedness;

 

(u) the making of cash payments in connection with any conversion of Convertible Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount since the date of this Agreement not to exceed the sum of (a) the principal amount of such Convertible Indebtedness plus (b) any payments received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the exercise, settlement or termination of any related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction;

 

(v) any payments in connection with (i) a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and (ii) the settlement of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction (I) by delivery of shares of the Borrower’s common equity upon settlement thereof or (II) by (A) set-off against the related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or (B) payment of an early termination amount thereof in common equity upon any early termination thereof;

 

(w) the refinancing of any Junior Indebtedness with the Net Proceeds of, or in exchange for, any Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

(x) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, payments in respect of the HealthScape Earn-Out Payment and the Pareto Earn-Out Payment; and

 

(y) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments described in clauses (w) and (x) of the definition thereof, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $4.0 million and (ii) 8.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) in any calendar year, to pay for the redemption, acquisition, retirement or repurchase, in each case for nominal value, of Equity Interests of Holdings, the Borrower (or any other Parent Company) from a former investor of a business acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment or a current or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant of a business acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing), which Equity Interest was issued as part of an earn-out or similar arrangement in the acquisition of such business, and which redemption, acquisition, retirement or repurchase relates to the failure of such earn-out to fully vest.

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For purposes of clauses (g) and (n) above, Taxes will include all interest and penalties with respect thereto and all additions thereto.

 

The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the fair market value on the date the Restricted Payment is made, or at the Borrower’s election, the date a commitment is made to make such Restricted Payment, of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.05 will not restrict the making of any AHYDO Payment with respect to, and required by the terms of, any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.06 Change in Nature of Business. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business(es) or any other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 7.07 Burdensome Agreements.

 

(1)          The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor (or, solely in the case of clause (d), that is a Subsidiary Guarantor) to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor (or, solely in the case of clause (d), that is a Subsidiary Guarantor) to:

 

(a)   (i)       pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or

 

(ii)       pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

 

(b) make loans or advances to the Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

 

(c) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor; or

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(d) with respect to (i) any Subsidiary Guarantor (and, solely to the extent this clause (d)(i) relates to Hedging Obligations of Restricted Subsidiaries, the Borrower), Guaranty the Obligations or (ii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, create, incur or cause to exist or become effective Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Obligations under the Loan Documents to the extent such Lien is required to be given to the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents;

 

provided that any dividend or liquidation priority between or among classes or series of Capital Stock, and the subordination of any obligation (including the application of any remedy bars thereto) to any other obligation will not be deemed to constitute such an encumbrance or restriction.

 

(2)          Section 7.07(1) will not apply to any encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

 

(a) encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Closing Date, including pursuant to the Loan Documents and any Hedge Agreements, Hedging Obligations and the related documentation;

 

(b) encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to any Additional Letter of Credit Facility and the related documentation;

 

(c) Purchase Money Obligations and Capitalized Lease Obligations that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clauses (c) and (d)(ii) above on the property so acquired;

 

(d) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;

 

(e) any agreement or other instrument of a Person, or relating to Indebtedness or Equity Interests of a Person, acquired by or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with and into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary, or any other transaction entered into in connection with any such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation in existence at the time of such acquisition or at the time it merges, amalgamates or consolidates with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person (but, in any such case, not created in contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person so acquired or designated and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person so acquired or designated and its Subsidiaries or the property or assets so acquired or designated;

 

(f) contracts or agreements for the sale or disposition of assets, including any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of any of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary;

 

(g) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or arising in connection with any Liens permitted by Section 7.01 or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(h) provisions in agreements governing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.02;

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(i)  provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements (including equity holder agreements) relating to such joint venture or its members or entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(j)  customary provisions contained in leases, sub-leases, licenses, sub-licenses, Equity Interests or similar agreements, including with respect to intellectual property and other agreements;

 

(k) restrictions created in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility or Receivables Financing Transaction that, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect such Qualified Securitization Facility or Receivables Financing Transaction;

 

(l)  restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that are subject to such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(m) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(n) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement;

 

(o) restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Section 7.01;

 

(p) any other agreement or instrument governing any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.02 entered into after the Closing Date that contains encumbrances and restrictions that either (i) are no more restrictive in any material respect, taken as a whole, with respect to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary than (A) the restrictions contained in the Loan Documents as of the Closing Date or (B) those encumbrances and other restrictions that are in effect on the Closing Date with respect to the Borrower or that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements in effect on the Closing Date, (ii) are not materially more disadvantageous, taken as a whole, to the Lenders than is customary in comparable financings for similarly situated issuers or (iii) will not materially impair the Borrower’s ability to make payments on the Obligations when due, in each case in the good faith judgment of the Borrower;

 

(q) (i) under terms of Indebtedness and Liens in respect of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(2)(d) and any permitted refinancing in respect of the foregoing and (ii) agreements entered into in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(r) customary restrictions and conditions contained in documents relating to any Lien so long as (i) such Lien is a Permitted Lien and such restrictions or conditions relate only to the specific asset subject to such Lien and (ii) such restrictions and conditions are not created for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this Section 7.07;

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(s) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary that was previously an Unrestricted Subsidiary which encumbrance or restriction exists pursuant to or by reason of an agreement that such Subsidiary is a party to or entered into before the date on which such Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such agreement was not entered into in anticipation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and any such encumbrance or restriction does not extend to any assets or property of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary other than the assets and property of such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(t)  any encumbrances or restrictions 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 (s) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, no more restrictive in any material respect with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions, taken as a whole, than those prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing;

 

(u) any encumbrance or restriction existing under, by reason of or with respect to Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the agreements governing that Refinancing Indebtedness are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; and

 

(v) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order in any jurisdiction where Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.02 is incurred.

 

SECTION 7.08 Accounting Changes. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any change in fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year, and, notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 to the contrary, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.

 

SECTION 7.09 Holdings. Holdings shall not engage in any material operating or business activities; provided that the following and any activities incidental thereto shall be permitted in any event:

 

(1)       its ownership of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries, including receipt and payment of Restricted Payments and other amounts in respect of Equity Interests,

 

(2)       the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur and pay, as applicable, fees, costs and expenses and Taxes relating to such maintenance) and the payment of any tax distributions pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n)(ii)),

 

(3)       the performance of its obligations with respect to the Transactions, the Acquisition Agreement, the Loan Documents and any other documents governing Indebtedness permitted hereby,

 

(4)       any public offering of its common equity or any other issuance, registration or sale of its Equity Interests,

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(5)          financing activities, including the issuance of securities, incurrence of debt, receipt and payment of dividends and distributions, making contributions to the capital of its Subsidiaries and guaranteeing the obligations of the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries,

 

(6)          if applicable, participating in Tax, accounting and other administrative matters on behalf of itself or as a member of any Tax Group and the provision of administrative and advisory services (including treasury and insurance services) to its Subsidiaries of a type customarily provided by a holding company to its Subsidiaries,

 

(7)          holding any cash or property (but not operate any property),

 

(8)          providing indemnification to officers and directors,

 

(9)          merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into any Person (in compliance with Section 7.03),

 

(10)        repurchases of Indebtedness through open market purchases and Dutch auctions,

 

(11)        activities incidental to Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments consummated by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including the formation of acquisition vehicle entities and intercompany loans and/or Investments incidental to such Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments,

 

(12)        any transaction with the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent expressly permitted under this Article VII, and

 

(13)        any activities incidental or reasonably related to the foregoing.

 

SECTION 7.10 Financial Covenant. The Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries covenant and agree that:

 

(1)          If on the last day of any Test Period (commencing with the Test Period ending December 31, 2019) there are outstanding Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit under the Priority Revolving Facility (excluding (a) undrawn Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount up to $10.0 million (with only such Letter of Credit amounts in excess of $10.0 million being considered outstanding for purposes of this Section 7.10(1)), (b) Letters of Credit (whether drawn or undrawn) to the extent reimbursed, Cash Collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank on or prior to the date that is three business days following the end of the applicable Test Period and (c) solely for the first two full fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, any Closing Date Revolving Borrowings drawn to finance a portion of the Transactions or the payment of Transaction Expenses or working capital or purchase price adjustments in connection with the Acquisition) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Borrower shall not permit the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Test Period to be greater than 7.40 to 1.00 (such compliance to be determined on the basis of the financial information most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(1) and Section 6.01(2) for such Test Period) (the “Financial Covenant”).

 

(2)          Subject to the limitations contained in the proviso to clause (I) of Section 10.01(1)(g), the provisions of this Section 7.10 are for the benefit of the Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility only and the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility may amend, waive or otherwise modify this Section 7.10 or the defined terms used in this Section 7.10 (solely in respect of the use of such defined terms in this Section 7.10) or waive any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of this Section 7.10 without the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility. Any Default or Event of Default under the provisions of this Section 7.10 will not by itself constitute a Default or Event of Default under any Facility (other than the Priority Revolving Facility) and will not trigger a cross-default thereunder.

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SECTION 7.11 Modification of Terms of Junior Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of any Junior Indebtedness that is required pursuant to this Agreement to mature on or after the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and that has an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the greater of (i) $6.0 million and (ii) 12.5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) that would cause such Junior Indebtedness to mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date or to have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Article VIII

 

Events of Default and Remedies

 

SECTION 8.01 Events of Default. Each of the events referred to in clauses (1) through(11) of this Section 8.01 shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

(1)       Non-Payment. The Borrower fails to pay (a) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or (b) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any other amount payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or

 

(2)       Specific Covenants. The Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or, in the case of Section 7.09, Holdings, fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 6.03(1), 6.05(1) (solely with respect to the Borrower, other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or 7.04) or Article VII ; provided that the Borrower’s failure to comply with the Financial Covenant (a “Financial Covenant Event of Default”) shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility unless and until the Required Facility Lenders for the Priority Revolving Facility have actually terminated all Revolving Commitments under the Priority Revolving Facility and declared all Obligations with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02 as a result of such Financial Covenant Event of Default (and such declaration has not been rescinded as of the applicable date) (the occurrence of such termination and declaration by the Required Facility Lenders for the Priority Revolving Facility, a “Financial Covenant Cross Default”); provided further that any Financial Covenant Event of Default is subject to cure pursuant to Section 8.04; or

 

(3)       Other Defaults. The Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(1) or (2) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or

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(4)       Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty or certification made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document, Committed Loan Notice or certificate of a Responsible Officer expressly required to be delivered hereunder shall be untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made and, for the failure of any representation, warranty or certification that is capable of being cured (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), such incorrect representation, warranty or certification shall remain incorrect for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent; provided, that this clause (4) shall be limited on the Closing Date to the Specified Representations and the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations, and the failure of any other representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by any Loan Party to be untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made on the Closing Date shall not constitute a breach of this clause (4); or

 

(5)       Cross-Default. The Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period, if any, whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount (individually or in the aggregate with all other Indebtedness as to which such a failure shall exist) of not less than the Threshold Amount or (b) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event occurs (other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of Hedging Obligations, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Hedging Obligations and not as a result of any default thereunder by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem all of such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that (i) any such failure under clauses (a) or (b) above (x) shall only constitute an Event of Default hereunder if such failure is unremedied and is not waived by the holders of such Indebtedness prior to any termination of the Commitments or acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 8.02 and (y) for the avoidance of doubt, shall not result in a Default or Event of Default hereunder while any notice period or grace period, if applicable to such failure remains in effect and (ii) this clause (5) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness; or

 

(6)       Insolvency Proceedings, etc. The Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

 

(7)       Judgments. There is entered against the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, a final non-appealable judgment and order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not paid or covered by insurance or indemnities as to which the insurer or indemnifying party has been notified of such judgment or order and the applicable insurance company or indemnifying party has not denied coverage thereof) and such judgment or order shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending an appeal for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or

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(8)       ERISA. (a) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (b) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan or (c) with respect to a Foreign Plan, a termination, withdrawal or non-compliance with applicable Law or plan terms occurs, except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 8.01(8), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(9)       Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason (other than (a) as expressly permitted by a Loan Document (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or 7.04), (b) as a result of acts or omissions by an Agent or any Lender or (c) due to the satisfaction in full of the Termination Conditions) ceases to be in full force and effect, or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents, taken as a whole (other than as a result of the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions), or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole (other than (i) as expressly permitted by a Loan Document (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or 7.04) or (ii) as a result of the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, prior to the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions; or

 

(10)     Collateral Documents. Any Lien purported to be created by any material Collateral Document with respect to a material portion of the Collateral shall cease to be, or any Lien purported to be created by any material Collateral Document with respect to a material portion of the Collateral shall be asserted in writing by any Loan Party (prior to the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions) not to be, a valid and perfected Lien with the priority required by such Collateral Document (or other security purported to be created on the applicable Collateral) on, and security interest in, any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the failure of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to maintain control of Collateral or possession of Collateral actually delivered to it and pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code amendments relating to a Loan Party’s change of name or jurisdiction of formation (solely to the extent that the Borrower provides the Collateral Agent written notice thereof in accordance with the Security Agreement, and the Collateral Agent and the Borrower have agreed that the Collateral Agent will be responsible for filing such amendments) or continuation statements, and except as to Collateral consisting of real property to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage; or

 

 (11)     Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.

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SECTION 8.02 Remedies upon Event of Default. Subject to Section 8.04, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Required Lenders and shall, at the request of the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

 

(1)       at the direction of the Required Lenders, declare the Commitments of each Lender and any obligation of the Issuing Banks to make L/C Credit Extensions and the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans to be terminated, whereupon such Commitments and obligation will be terminated;

 

(2)       at the direction of the Required Lenders, declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable under any Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

 

(3)       at the direction of the Required Lenders, require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the then outstanding Letters of Credit (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

 

(4)       exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

 

provided that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (the “Bankruptcy Code”), the Commitments of each Lender and any obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit and any obligation of the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans, will automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid will automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit as aforesaid will automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

After the Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date shall have occurred, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility and shall, at the request of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, take any or all of the following actions:

 

(x) at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, declare the Commitments of each Priority Revolving Lender and any obligation of the Issuing Banks to make L/C Credit Extensions in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility and the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans which are Priority Revolving Loans to be terminated, whereupon such Commitments and obligation will be terminated;

 

(y) at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Priority Revolving Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable in respect thereof under any Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; and

 

(z) at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the then outstanding Letters of Credit (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof) in respect of any Letters of Credit issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

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SECTION 8.03 Application of Funds. (a) At any time that the provisions of Section 8.03(b) below do not apply, after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (but other than with respect to the Loans having become immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02, which shall instead be governed by Section 8.03(b) below), subject to any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, any amounts received on account of the Obligations will be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their capacities as such;

 

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III, and other than Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) payable to the Lenders, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, including any post- petition interest accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings (including to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit), the Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

 

Fifth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

 

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

 

(b) Subject to any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, after (x) the Loans have become immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02 or (y) following delivery by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of a Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice and so long as the Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has not been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent, any amounts received on account of the Obligations (including from the proceeds of Collateral) will be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Collateral Agent in their capacities as such;

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Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts in respect of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations under the Priority Revolving Facility not exceeding the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III, and other than Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) payable to the Lenders, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings under the Priority Revolving Facility in respect of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations not exceeding the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings (including to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit) in respect of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations under the Priority Revolving Facility not exceeding the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

 

Fifth, to the extent not paid pursuant to Clause Second through Clause Fourth above, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III, and other than Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) payable to the Lenders, whether or not such amounts are allowed as a claim against any of the Loan Parties in any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Fifth payable to them;

 

Sixth, to the extent not paid pursuant to Clause Second through Clause Fifth above, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Sixth payable to them;

 

Seventh, to the extent not paid pursuant to Clause Second through Clause Sixth above, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, the Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Seventh held by them;

 

Eighth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

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Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

 

Subject to Section 2.03(3), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth of Section 8.03(a) and clause Fourth of Section 8.03(b) will be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount will be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, will be paid to the Borrower.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Loan Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Loan Party.

 

SECTION 8.04 Right to Cure.

 

(1)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01 or Section 8.02, but subject to Sections 8.04(2) and (3), for the purpose of determining whether an Event of Default under the Financial Covenant has occurred, the Borrower may on one or more occasions designate any portion of the Net Proceeds from any Permitted Equity Issuance or of any contribution to the common equity capital of the Borrower (or from any other contribution to capital or sale or issuance of any other Equity Interests on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) (the “Cure Amount”) as an increase to Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the applicable fiscal quarter; provided that

 

(a)   such amounts to be designated are actually received by the Borrower (i) after the last Business Day of the applicable fiscal quarter and (ii) on or prior to the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter (the “Cure Expiration Date”),

 

(b)  such amounts to be designated do not exceed the maximum aggregate amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant as of such date, and

 

(c)   the Borrower will have provided notice to the Administrative Agent on the date such amounts are designated as a “Cure Amount” (it being understood that to the extent such notice is provided in advance of delivery of a Compliance Certificate for the applicable period, the amount of such Net Proceeds that is designated as the Cure Amount may be lower than specified in such notice to the extent that the amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant is less than the full amount of such originally designated amount).

 

The Cure Amount used to calculate Consolidated EBITDA for one fiscal quarter will be used and included when calculating Consolidated EBITDA for each Test Period that includes such fiscal quarter. The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 8.04(1) may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than as applicable to the Financial Covenant (and may not be included for purposes of determining pricing, mandatory prepayments and the availability or amount permitted pursuant to any covenant under Article VII) and may not result in any adjustment to any amounts (including the amount of Indebtedness) or increase in cash with respect to the fiscal quarter with respect to which such Cure Amount was received other than the amount of the Consolidated EBITDA referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, except to the extent such proceeds are applied to prepay Indebtedness under the Facilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01 and Section 8.02, (x) upon designation of the Cure Amount by the Borrower in an amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant, the Financial Covenant will be deemed satisfied and complied with as of the end of the relevant fiscal quarter with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply with the Financial Covenant and any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant (and any other Default as a result thereof) will be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the Loan Documents, (y) from and after the date that the Borrower delivers a written notice to the Administrative Agent that it intends to exercise its cure right under this Section 8.04 (a “Notice of Intent to Cure”) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender may exercise any rights or remedies under Section 8.02 (or under any other Loan Document) on the basis of any actual or purported Event of Default under the Financial Covenant (and any other Default as a result thereof) until and unless the Cure Expiration Date has occurred without the Cure Amount having been designated and (z) no Lender or Issuing Bank shall be required to (but in its sole discretion may) make any Revolving Loan or issue or amend any Letter of Credit from and after such time as the Administrative Agent has received the Notice of Intent to Cure unless and until the Cure Amount is actually received.

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(2)       In each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, there shall be no more than two (2) fiscal quarters in which the cure right set forth in Section 8.04(1) is exercised.

 

(3)       There shall be no more than five (5) fiscal quarters in which the cure rights set forth in Section 8.04(1) are exercised during the term of the Facilities; provided that, so long as the Closing Date Revolving Facility is no longer outstanding, there may be an additional fiscal quarter after the Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date in which the cure rights set forth in this Section 8.04 are exercised during the term of any Revolving Commitments.

 

Article IX

 

The Agents

 

SECTION 9.01 Appointment and Authorization.Each Lender and Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints Ares Capital Corporation, to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article IX (other than Sections 9.07, 9.11, 9.12, 9.14 and 9.15) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any such provision. Each Priority Revolving Lender (and, if applicable, each other Secured Party with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility) hereby irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank, to act on its behalf as the Priority Revolving Agent hereunder and authorizes the Priority Revolving Agent to take such actions, and only such actions on its behalf hereunder, solely to the extent such actions are expressly authorized hereunder to be taken by the Priority Revolving Agent. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent hereby represents and warrants that it is either (a) a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” and that it will comply with its “obligation to withhold,” each within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(ii) or (b) a Withholding U.S. Branch. It is understood and agreed that any right to take (or decline to take) or any power or authority granted, assigned or delegated to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be taken or exercised, as the case may be, by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or any co-agents, sub-agents or attorneys-in -fact designated by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the applicable Loan Document), and, for the avoidance of doubt, not the Priority Revolving Agent or any of the Priority Revolving Agent’s Agent -Related Persons, sub-agents, co-agents or attorneys-in-fact. Furthermore, each Priority Revolving Lender hereby expressly agrees that any powers or discretion or authority granted to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under any Loan Document are granted to the Administrative Agent and not the Priority Revolving Agent.

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(2)       The Administrative Agent shall also act as the sole and exclusive “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a Lender and a potential Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank) and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of (and to hold any security interest created by the Collateral Documents for and on behalf of or in trust for) such Lender and Issuing Bank for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as sole and exclusive “collateral agent” (and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed solely by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X with respect to the Administrative Agent (including Sections 10.04 and 10.05), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto (including any Intercreditor Agreement), as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders.

 

(3)       (a) Each Lender (i) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (ii) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

(I)               such Lender is not using Plan Assets of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,

 

(II)             the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,

 

(III)            (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

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(IV)           such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent (each in its sole discretion), and such Lender.

 

(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (I) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (IV) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (i) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (ii) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that:

 

(I)             none of the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto),

 

(II)            the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other Person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50.0 million,

 

(III)           the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations),

 

(IV)           the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and

 

(V)             no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement. 

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(c) The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank and each of their respective Affiliates hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

 

SECTION 9.02 Rights as a Lender. Any Priority Revolving Lender or Non-Priority Lender that is also serving as an Agent (including as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent) hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Priority Revolving Lender or Non-Priority Lender, respectively, as any other Priority Revolving Lender or Non-Priority Lender, respectively, and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent and the term “Priority Revolving Lender”, “Non-Priority Lender” or “Lender”, respectively, shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include each Priority Revolving Lender, Non-Priority Lender or Lender, respectively (if any), serving as an Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Any such Person serving as an Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any Lender. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, any Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that no Agent shall be under any obligation to provide such information to them.

 

SECTION 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Priority Revolving Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Agent (including the Administrative Agent):

 

(1)          shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to any Agent or Arranger is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law and instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties;

 

(2)          shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that such Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) (including any such direction set forth herein or in such other Loan 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 Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

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(3)         shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by any Person serving as an Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

 

Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Persons shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (a) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (b) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by the final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein. Neither the Priority Revolving Agent nor any of its Related Persons shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (a) with the consent or at the request of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Priority Revolving Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (b) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by the final and non- appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event unless and until notice describing such Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, respectively, is given to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, by the Borrower, a Lender, or an Issuing Bank.

 

No Agent-Related Person shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (a) any recital, statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (c) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, (d) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (e) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral or (f) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable. The duties of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or the holder of any Note; and nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Loan Document, the Arrangers are named as such for recognition purposes only, and in its capacity as such shall have no powers, duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; it being understood and agreed that the Arrangers shall be entitled to all indemnification and reimbursement rights in favor of the Arrangers as, and to the extent, provided for under Section 10.05. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Arrangers shall not, solely by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, have any fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or any other Person.

 

SECTION 9.04 Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent. Independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers and of their respective Affiliates, each Lender and the holder of each Note, to the extent it deems appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (a) its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans and the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith and (b) its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Arrangers and any of their respective Affiliates shall not have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender or the holder of any Note with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers and any of their respective Affiliates shall not be responsible to any Lender or the holder of any Note for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectability, priority or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or the existence or possible existence of any Default, Event of Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event. The Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or Priority Revolving Agent may in good faith ask for such information or support it may deem reasonably necessary to confirm that one or more lenders in fact constitute either the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders under any Facility before taking or declining to take any action under a Loan Document and none of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be deemed to be liable to any Lender for so taking or so declining to take such action until it shall have received such information so reasonably requested.

 

SECTION 9.05 Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent. If the Administrative Agent requests instructions from the Required Lenders (or if appropriate the Required Facility Lenders), or if the Priority Revolving Agent requests instructions from the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, in each case with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall have received instructions from the Required Lenders or Required Facility Lenders, as the case may be; and the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall not incur liability to any Lender by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, neither any Lender nor the holder of any Note shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Loan Document in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders, as the case may be.

 

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SECTION 9.06 Reliance by the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or facsimile message, cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by any Person that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, believed to be the proper Person, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and any other Loan Document and its duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan or the issuance, extension or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Loan or issuances of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

SECTION 9.07 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving 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 Agent-Related Persons. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub agent and to the Agent-Related Persons of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.07 or Section 9.14, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall not delegate to any Supplemental Administrative Agent responsibility for receiving any payments under any Loan Document for the account of any Lender, which payments shall be received directly by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, without prior written consent of the Borrower (not to unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

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SECTION 9.08 Indemnification. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, to the extent the Administrative Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Persons (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Administrative Agent) is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent or any other of its Agent -Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Administrative Agent) in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other of its Agent -Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Administrative Agent) in performing its duties hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s or any other of its Agent-Related Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower, provided that such reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect the Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto, provided further that the failure of any Lender to indemnify or reimburse the Administrative Agent shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation in respect thereof. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, to the extent the Priority Revolving Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Persons (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Priority Revolving Agent) is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Priority Revolving Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Priority Revolving Agent) in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Priority Revolving Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Priority Revolving Agent) in performing its duties hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that no Priority Revolving Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Priority Revolving Agent’s or any other of its Agent-Related Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Without limitation of the foregoing, each Priority Revolving Lender shall reimburse the Priority Revolving Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Priority Revolving Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Priority Revolving Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower, provided that such reimbursement by the Priority Revolving Lenders shall not affect the Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto, provided further that the failure of any Priority Revolving Lender to indemnify or reimburse the Priority Revolving Agent shall not relieve any other Priority Revolving Lender of its obligation in respect thereof. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Liabilities, this Section 9.08 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person. The undertaking in this Section 9.08 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

SECTION 9.09 The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent in Their Individual Capacities. With respect to its obligation to make Loans under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall have the rights and powers specified herein for a “Lender” or “Priority Revolving Lender”, respectively, and may exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the duties specified herein; and the term “Lender”, “Priority Revolving Lender”, “Required Lenders”, “Required Facility Lenders” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, include the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in its respective individual capacities. The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent and its affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, investment banking, trust or other business with, or provide debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party (or any Person engaged in a similar business with any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof) as if they were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, any Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that no Agent shall be under any obligation to provide such information to them.

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SECTION 9.10 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Lender, Swing Line Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder, as the case may be. None of the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a “lead arranger” or “bookrunner” shall have any obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than (a) as expressly provided herein or (b) those applicable to all Lenders, but only to the extent acting in such capacity as a Lender.

 

SECTION 9.11 Resignation by the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent. The Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent may resign from the performance of all its respective functions and duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents at any time by giving 30 Business Days prior written notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event, then the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may be removed as the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, at the reasonable request of (in the case of the Administrative Agent) the Required Lenders and (in the case of the Priority Revolving Agent) the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility. If the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent becomes subject to an Agent-Related Distress Event, then the Borrower may remove the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, from such role upon 15 days’ prior written notice to the Lenders. Such resignation or removal shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, as provided below.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be appointed unless such successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, represents and warrants that it is (a) a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” and that it will comply with its “obligation to withhold,” each within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1 or (b) a Withholding U.S. Branch.

 

Upon any such notice of resignation by, or notice of removal of, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, hereunder or thereunder who shall be a commercial bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (provided that the Borrower’s approval shall not be required if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing).

 

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If a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall not have been so appointed within such 30 Business Day period, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, with the consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing), shall then appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, who shall serve as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, as provided above.

 

If no successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent has been appointed pursuant to the foregoing by the 35th Business Day after the date such notice of resignation was given by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, or such notice of removal was given by the Required Lenders or the Borrower, as applicable, the Administrative Agent’s or the Priority Revolving Agent’s, as applicable, resignation shall nonetheless become effective and the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, hereunder or under any other Loan Document until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, as provided above. The retiring Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall instead be made by or to each Lender or Issuing Bank directly, until such time as the Required Lenders (or, in the case of the resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.11.

 

Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent hereunder and, in the case of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent for purposes of the immediately succeeding clauses (a) and (b), 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 Required Lenders may request, in order to (a) continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents or (b) otherwise ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement is satisfied, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 9.11).

 

The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Priority Revolving Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Agent-Related Persons in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable.

 

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Upon a resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent pursuant to this Section 9.11, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, (a) shall continue to be subject to Section 10.09 and (b) shall remain indemnified to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the provisions of this Article IX (and the analogous provisions of the other Loan Documents) shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, for all of its actions and inactions while serving as the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable.

 

SECTION 9.12 Collateral Matters. Each Lender (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank) irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take the actions to be taken by them as set forth in Sections 7.04 and 10.24.

 

Each Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note by the acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Required Lenders, of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Collateral Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

 

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 9.12. In each case as specified in this Section 9.12, Section 7.04 and Section 10.24, the applicable Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the applicable Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release or subordination of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, this Section 9.12, Section 7.04 and Section 10.24.

 

The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders or to any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Loan Party or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent in this Section 9.12, Section 7.04, Section 10.24 or in any of the Collateral Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

 

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SECTION 9.13 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan 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:

 

(1)          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, any Issuing Bank, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, any Issuing Bank, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, any Issuing Bank, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

(2)          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 Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, and, in the event that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and relevant Issuing Banks, to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, 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 Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.

 

The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, (b) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable Law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). In connection with any such bid (a) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (b) to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a) through (i) of the first proviso to Section 10.01(1) of this Agreement), (c) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to assign the relevant Obligations to any such acquisition vehicle pro rata by the Lenders, as a result of which each of the Lenders shall be deemed to have received a pro rata portion of any Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by such an acquisition vehicle on account of the assignment of the Obligations to be credit bid, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action and (d) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.

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SECTION 9.14 Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents.

 

(1)          It is the purpose of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that there shall be no violation of any Law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and in particular in case of the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, or in case the Administrative Agent deems that by reason of any present or future Law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a “Supplemental Administrative Agent” and collectively as “Supplemental Administrative Agents”).

 

(2)          In the event that the Administrative Agent appoints a Supplemental Administrative Agent with respect to any Collateral, (a) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Administrative Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Administrative Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental Administrative Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either the Administrative Agent or such Supplemental Administrative Agent and (b) the provisions of this Article IX and of Sections 10.04 and 10.05 that refer to the Administrative Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Administrative Agent and all references therein to the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent or such Supplemental Administrative Agent, as the context may require.

 

(3)          Should any instrument in writing from any Loan Party be reasonably required by any Supplemental Administrative Agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent for more fully and  certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Borrower shall, or shall cause such Loan Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments reasonably acceptable to it promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent. In case any Supplemental Administrative Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Administrative Agent, to the extent permitted by Law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Administrative Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Administrative Agent.

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SECTION 9.15 Intercreditor Agreements. The Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent are hereby authorized to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement to the extent contemplated by the terms hereof, and the parties hereto acknowledge that such Intercreditor Agreement is (and shall be) binding upon them. Each Secured Party agrees that the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, upon execution thereof, shall be binding upon them. Each Secured Party (a) hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements, (b) hereby authorizes, instructs and directs the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof and (c) without any further consent of the Lenders, hereby authorizes, instructs and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent 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 or any Intercreditor Agreement contemplated hereunder (including any such amendment (or amendment and restatement) of any intercreditor agreement to provide for the incurrence of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder that will be secured on a junior lien or pari passu basis to the Obligations); provided that such intercreditor agreements may not contain provisions inconsistent with the ICA Applicable Provisions.

 

In addition, each Secured Party hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to enter into (a) any amendments to any Intercreditor Agreements, and (b) any other intercreditor arrangements, in the case of the clauses (a) and (b) to the extent required to give effect to the establishment of intercreditor rights and privileges as contemplated and required or permitted by this Agreement (including any such amendment (or amendment and restatement) of any intercreditor agreement to provide for the incurrence of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder that will be secured on a junior lien or pari passu basis to the Obligations). Each Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that any of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (or one or more of their respective Affiliates) may (but are not obligated to) act as the “Debt Representative” or like term for the holders of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under the security agreements with respect thereto or any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect. Each Lender waives any conflict of interest, now contemplated or arising hereafter, in connection therewith and agrees not to assert against any Agent or any of its affiliates any claims, causes of action, damages or liabilities of whatever kind or nature relating thereto.

 

SECTION 9.16 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Guaranty or any Collateral Document, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 8.03, any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.

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SECTION 9.17 Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable Laws, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 3.01, each Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, all Taxes and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, by the IRS or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of such Lender for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective), whether or not such Taxes are correctly or legally imposed or asserted. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (a) any Non-Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, for such Non-Excluded Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (b) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.07(5) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (c) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, under this Section 9.17. The agreements in this Section 9.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations. For purposes of this Section 9.17, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and any Swing Line Lender.

 

Article X

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 10.01            Amendments, etc.

 

(1)   Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (other than (x) with respect to any amendment or waiver contemplated in clauses (g), (h), (i) or (j) below (in the case of clause (j), to the extent permitted by Section 2.14, but subject to the last proviso in such clause (j)), which shall only require the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Facility or Facilities, as applicable (and not the Required Lenders) and (y) with respect to any amendment or waiver contemplated in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (g)(IV), which shall only require the consent of the Lenders expressly set forth therein and not the Required Lenders) (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees to acknowledge any such waiver, consent or amendment that otherwise satisfies the requirements of this Section 10.01 as promptly as possible, however, to the extent the final form of such waiver, consent or amendment has been delivered to the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day prior to the proposed effectiveness of the consents by the Lenders party thereto, the Administrative Agent shall acknowledge such waiver, consent or amendment (i) immediately, in the case of any amendment which does not require the consent of any existing Lender under this Agreement or (ii) otherwise, within two hours of the time copies of the Required Lender consents or other applicable Lender consents required by this Section 10.01 have been provided to the Administrative Agent, it being understood that with respect to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), if the applicable waiver, consent or amendment has not been acknowledged by the Administrative Agent in the time frames provided, the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have acknowledged such applicable waiver, consent or amendment; and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

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(a)  extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.01 or 4.02 or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);

 

(b)  postpone any date scheduled for, or reduce the amount of, any payment of principal or interest under Section 2.07 or 2.08 (other than pursuant to Section 2.08(2)) or any payment of fees or premiums hereunder or under any Loan Document with respect to payments to any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, it being understood that none of the following will constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for, or a reduction in the amount of, any payment of principal, interest, fees or premiums: (i) the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Loans, (ii) the waiver of any Default or Event of Default (other than the waiver of any Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(1)) and (iii) any change to the definition of “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio,” “Secured Net Leverage Ratio,” “Total Net Leverage Ratio,” “Interest Coverage Ratio” or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof;

 

(c)  reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or Unreimbursed Amount, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, it being understood that none of the following will constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or any fees: any change to the definition of “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio,” “Secured Net Leverage Ratio,” “Total Net Leverage Ratio,” “Interest Coverage Ratio,” or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof; provided that (i) with respect to any Default Rate payable in respect of any Facility (including the Priority Revolving Facility), only the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such Facility shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate and (ii) only the consent of the Swing Line Lender shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate payable in respect of the Swing Line Facility;

 

(d) [reserved];

 

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(e)  other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(f)   other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(g)  notwithstanding anything contained in any Loan Document (and for the avoidance of doubt notwithstanding any provision of this Section 10.01 other than this clause (g) and clauses (h) and (i) below, but subject in each case to the consent of the Borrower, and to the extent it would be otherwise required pursuant to the Agent Vote Requirement, the consent of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Issuing Bank and/or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable), amend, waive or otherwise modify (I)(A)(X) any Loans under the Non-Priority Facility to increase amortization thereof (or change the scheduled amortization payments thereof to earlier dates), but, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the acceleration of (or termination of Commitments under) all or any part of the Non-Priority Facility or (Y) the Financial Covenant (or any Default or Event of Default resulting from a failure to perform or observe the Financial Covenant) or the provisions of Section 8.04, in each case in this clause (A), without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility (and in the case of this clause (A) no consent of any other Lender in its capacity as such shall be required except as set forth in the immediately succeeding proviso); provided that no such amendment, modification or waiver contemplated by clause (I)(A)(Y) may result in allowing a Credit Extension (whether such Credit Extension would occur at the time of such amendment, modification, waiver or thereafter) under the Priority Revolving Facility if such Credit Extension would, absent such amendment, waiver or modification, not be permitted, unless either (x) such amendment, waiver or modification shall have also been approved by the Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Term Loan Facility or (y) after giving pro forma effect to such Credit Extension, the aggregate Revolving Exposure then outstanding shall not exceed $20 million, (B) solely to the extent that any such amendment, modification or waiver of any of the following defined terms or sections referred to in this clause (B) adversely affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Priority Revolving Lenders in their capacity as such, (i) the definitions of FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions, EP ICA Applicable Provisions, ICA Applicable Provisions, Priority Revolving Agent, Priority Revolving Facility, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice or Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date or (ii) Sections 2.05(1)(f), 6.01(1), 6.01(2), 6.02(1), 9.15 or 10.28, (C) the provisions of Section 7.04 to permit any otherwise non-permitted Asset Sales for an amount in excess of $35,000,000 in the aggregate or (D) any provisions or terms of an Intercreditor Agreement or the definitions of Intercreditor Agreement, Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement or First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, in each case in a manner inconsistent with the ICA Applicable Provisions, in each case under clauses (B) through (D) of this clause (g)(I), without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, (II)(A) any provision of any Loan Document that would permit the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower to purchase, take by assignment or otherwise become a Lender in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility, (B) any provisions or terms of an Intercreditor Agreement or the definitions of Intercreditor Agreement, Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement or First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, in each case in a manner inconsistent with the ICA Applicable Provisions or (C) solely to the extent that any such amendment, modification or waiver of any of the following defined terms or sections referred to in this clause (C) adversely affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Non-Priority Lenders in their capacity as such, the definitions of FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions, EP ICA Applicable Provisions, ICA Applicable Provisions, Priority Revolving Facility, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice or Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date or Section 9.15, in each case under clauses (A) through (C) of this clause (g)(II), without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility, (III) Section 10.28 without the consent of Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Term Loan Facility or (IV) modify (i) this clause (g) or clauses (h) or (i) below, (ii) the definitions of Required Lenders or Required Facility Lenders (it being understood that neither the consent of the Required Lenders nor the consent of any Lender other than each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby shall be required in connection with any change to the definition of “Required Facility Lenders” as it pertains to the Facility under which such directly and adversely affected Lender is a Lender under), (iii) Section 2.13 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby specified therein or (iv) Section 8.03 or the term Maximum Priority Revolving Amount, in each case under this clause (IV) without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (other than, in each case under this clause (IV), solely to reflect the addition of Lenders under one or more additional credit facilities added to this Agreement and the right of any extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans, the Revolving Loans, the Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof, that would not otherwise require a consent under clause (g)(I) through (g)(III) that has not been obtained); provided further that any reference to amending, modifying or waiving any particular definition in, or section of, any Loan Document in this clause (g) shall be deemed to include the amendment, modification or waiver of any definition, component definition used therein or other section of a Loan Document referred to therein, solely in respect of the use thereof in any such definition, component definition or section;

 

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(h)  subject to the first proviso in clause (g)(I) and clauses (g)(II), (g)(III) and (g)(IV) above, (x) amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision or (y) waive any Default or Event of Default that results from any representation made or deemed made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document in connection with any Credit Extension under one or more Revolving Facility being untrue in any material respect as of the date made or deemed made, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), which directly affects Lenders under one or more Revolving Facilities and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facilities (it being understood that the waiver of any conditions set forth in Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under one or more Revolving Facilities directly affects the Lenders under such Revolving Facilities and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facilities), in each case, without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Revolving Facility or Facilities (and in the case of multiple Revolving Facilities which are affected, such Required Facility Lenders shall consent together as one Facility); provided, however, that the amendments, waivers or other modifications described in this clause (h) shall not, subject to the immediately following proviso, require the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Revolving Facility or Facilities (it being understood that any amendment to the conditions of effectiveness of Incremental Commitments set forth in Section 2.14 shall be subject to clause (j) below); provided further that no such amendment, modification or waiver contemplated by this clause (h) may result in allowing a Credit Extension (whether such Credit Extension would occur at the time of such amendment, modification, waiver or thereafter) under the Priority Revolving Facility if such Credit Extension would, absent such amendment, waiver or modification, not be permitted, unless either (A) such amendment, waiver or modification shall have also been approved by the Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Term Loan Facility or (B) after giving pro forma effect to such Credit Extension, the aggregate Revolving Exposure then outstanding shall not exceed $20 million;

 

(i)   subject to clauses (g)(I) and (g)(IV) above, amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision which directly affects Lenders under one or more Term Facilities and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facilities, in each case, without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Term Facility or Facilities (and in the case of multiple Term Facilities which are affected, such Required Facility Lenders shall consent together as one Facility); provided, however, that the amendments, waivers or other modifications described in this clause (i) shall  not require the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Term Facility or Facilities (it being understood that any amendment to the conditions of effectiveness of Incremental Commitments set forth in Section 2.14 shall be subject to clause (j) below);

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(j)  amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision (including the availability and conditions to funding (subject to the requirements of Section 2.14) with respect to Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, but excluding the rate of interest applicable thereto which shall be subject to clause (c) above)) which directly affects Lenders of one or more Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facility, in each case, without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments (and in the case of multiple Facilities which are affected, such Required Facility Lenders shall consent together as one Facility); provided, however, that, to the extent permitted under Section 2.14, no amendments or waivers described in this clause (j) shall require the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lenders and shall only require the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, including to the extent such amendment or waiver includes provisions that benefit the Lenders under any other Facility and are not adverse to such other Lenders (subject to any consent of the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, required under Section 2.14); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount that can be incurred (whether pursuant to Section 2.14 or the definition of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt) under the Available Incremental Amount cannot be increased without the consent of the Required Lenders;

 

provided that:

 

(i)                       no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each Issuing Bank in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of such Issuing Bank under this Agreement or any Issuing Bank Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; provided, however, that this Agreement may be amended to adjust the mechanics related to the issuance of Letters of Credit, including mechanical changes relating to the existence of multiple Issuing Banks, with only the written consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower so long as the obligations of the Revolving Lenders, if any, who have not executed such amendment, and if applicable the other Issuing Banks, if any, who have not executed such amendment, are not adversely affected thereby;

 

(ii)                      no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; provided, however, that this Agreement may be amended to adjust the borrowing mechanics related to Swing Line Loans with only the written consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Swing Line Lender and the Borrower so long as the obligations of the Revolving Lenders, if any, who have not executed such amendment, are not adversely affected thereby;

 

(iii)                     no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by (x) the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, respectively, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) the Priority Revolving Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Priority Revolving Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (this clause (iii), together with clauses (i) and (ii) immediately above, the “Agent Vote Requirements”); and

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(iv)                     Section 10.07(7) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification;

 

provided further that notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

(I)            no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove of any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender (it being understood that any Commitments or Loans held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders);

 

(II)           subject to Section 10.01(1)(d) , no Lender consent is required to effect any amendment or supplement to any Intercreditor Agreement (i) that is for the purpose of adding the holders of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or any other Permitted Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness (or a Debt Representative with respect thereto) as parties thereto, as expressly contemplated by the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable (it being understood that any such amendment, modification or supplement may make such other changes to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement as, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, are required to effectuate the foregoing and provided that such other changes are not adverse, in any material respect, to the interests of the Lenders) or (ii) that is expressly contemplated by any Intercreditor Agreement in connection with joinders and supplements; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable;

 

(III)          this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans, the Revolving Loans, the Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations 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 Required Lenders;

 

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(IV)          any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section 10.01 if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time;

 

(V)           any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or the Collateral Agent, as applicable) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency (including amendments, supplements or waivers to any of the Collateral Documents, guarantees, intercreditor agreements or related documents executed by any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement if such amendment, supplement or waiver is delivered in order to cause such Collateral Documents, guarantees, intercreditor agreements or related documents to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) so long as, in each case, the Lenders shall have received at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment; provided that the consent of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the case may be, shall not be required to make any such changes necessary to be made in connection with any borrowing of Incremental Loans, any borrowing of Other Loans, any Extension or any borrowing of Replacement Loans and otherwise to effect the provisions of Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16 or the immediately succeeding paragraph of this Section 10.01, respectively or to effect amendments to this Agreement or any other Loan Document as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to effect any provision specifying that any waiver, amendment or modification may be made with the consent or approval of the Administrative Agent; and

 

(VI)          the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may, without the input or consent of the other Lenders, effect changes to this Agreement that are necessary and appropriate to effect the offering process set forth in Section 2.05(1)(e).

 

(2)             In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.01, this Agreement may be amended (each, a “Replacement Amendment”) with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the Replacement Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all outstanding Term Loans of any Class (“Replaced Loans”) with replacement term loans (“Replacement Loans”) hereunder; provided that,

 

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(a)  the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Replaced Loans, plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing of Replaced Loans with such Replacement Loans and any other Incremental Amounts,

 

(b)  the All-In Yield with respect to such Replacement Loans (or similar interest rate spread applicable to such Replacement Loans) shall not be higher than the All-In Yield for such Replaced Loans (or similar interest rate spread applicable to such Replaced Loans) immediately prior to such refinancing,

 

(c)  the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replacement Loans shall not be shorter than the then-remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replaced Loans at the time of such refinancing,

 

(d)  all other terms (other than with respect to pricing, interest rate margins, fees, discounts, rate floors and prepayment or redemption terms) applicable to such Replacement Loans shall either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Replacement Loans (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if not otherwise consistent with the terms of such Replaced Loans, not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Replaced Loans, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Loans in effect immediately prior to such refinancing or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, to the extent that any such terms of any Replacement Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of such Facility) or (iii) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the lenders of Replacement Loans, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of each of the Closing Date Term Loans and the Closing Date Revolving Facility),

 

(e)  Replacement Loans shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and

 

(f)   in the case of Replacement Loans that are secured, the obligations in respect thereof shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.01, (x) each Replacement Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan 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 10.01(2) (for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.01(2) shall supersede any other provisions in this Section 10.01 to the contrary), including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (y) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes, in each case under this clause (y), so long as the Administrative Agent reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders.

 

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(3)

In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.01,

 

(a)  the Guaranty, the Collateral Documents and related documents executed by Loan Parties in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to cure ambiguities or defects or (iii) to cause the Guaranty, Collateral Documents or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including by adding additional parties as contemplated herein or therein), and

 

(b)  if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error, mistake, ambiguity, incorrect cross-reference or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any exhibit, schedule or other attachment to any Loan Document), then the Administrative Agent (acting in its sole discretion) and the Borrower or any other relevant Loan Party shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document. Notification of such amendment shall be made by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders promptly upon such amendment becoming effective.

 

SECTION 10.02              Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.

 

(1)           General. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (2) below), 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 as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

 

(a)  if to Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

 

(b)  if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

 

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next succeeding Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (2) below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (2).

 

The Priority Revolving Agent shall deliver a copy of any notice delivered by it to the Administrative Agent for purposes of Section 8.03(b) of the Credit Agreement to each Authorized Representative (as defined in the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement).

 

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(2)         Electronic Communication. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent (or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable) that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

(3)          Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (a) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next succeeding Business Day for the recipient and (b) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (a) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

 

(4)          The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any of their Agent-Related Persons or any Arranger (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to Holdings, the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, the Administrative Agent’s or the Priority Revolving Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to Holdings, the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

 

(5)          Change of Address. Each Loan Party, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Lenders, the Priority Revolving Agent). In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Lenders, the Priority Revolving Agent) from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, has on record (a) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (b) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private-Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non- public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

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(6)           Reliance by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (a) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein or (b) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, each Lender and the Related Persons of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

SECTION 10.03            No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders; provided , however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) any Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.10 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13 ) or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided further that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b) , (c) and ( d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

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SECTION 10.04             Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) if the Closing Date occurs and to the extent not paid or reimbursed on or prior to the Closing Date, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Arranger with the “lead left” placement for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and such Arranger incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs of a single U.S. counsel (including, without limitation, those of any common diligence team at such identified counsel for such Arranger) and, if necessary, a single local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction and (b) upon presentation of a summary statement, together with any supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Swing Line Lender and the other Lenders, taken as a whole, promptly following a written demand therefor for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including all Attorney Costs of one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole (and, if necessary, one local counsel in any relevant material jurisdiction and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction to each group of affected Lenders similarly situated taken as a whole)). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in its sole discretion.

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SECTION 10.05             Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agents, each Issuing Bank, each Swing Line Lender, and each other Lender, the Arrangers and their respective Related Persons (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including Attorney Costs and Environmental Liabilities) to which any such Indemnitee may become subject arising out of, resulting from or in connection with (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of- pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant material jurisdiction, and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction to each group of affected Indemnitees similarly situated taken as a whole) any actual or threatened claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to the Transactions or to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the use, or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding), and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses resulted from (a) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Persons as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (b) a material breach of any obligations under any Loan Document by such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Persons as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (c) any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than any claims against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an administrative agent or arranger or any similar role under any Loan Document and other than any claims arising out of any act or omission of Holdings or any of its Affiliates (as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). To the extent that the undertakings to indemnify and hold harmless set forth in this Section 10.05 may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any applicable Law or public policy, the Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable Law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement (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), nor shall any Indemnitee or any Loan Party have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date) (other than, in the case of any Loan Party, in respect of any such damages incurred or paid by an Indemnitee to a third party for which such Indemnitee is otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 10.05). In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, stockholders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents is consummated. All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be paid within thirty (30) calendar days after written demand therefor. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. This Section 10.05 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non- tax claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Indemnitee shall be obligated to refund and return promptly any and all amounts paid by any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates under this Section 10.05 to such Indemnitee for any such fees, expenses or damages to the extent such Indemnitee is not entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

SECTION 10.06             Marshaling; Payments Set Aside. None of the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of the Loan Parties or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to any Agent or any Lender, or any Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.

 

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SECTION 10.07             Successors and Assigns.

 

(1)          The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and registered assigns permitted hereby, except that neither Holdings nor the Borrower may, except as permitted by Section 7.03, assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder (including to existing Lenders and their Affiliates) except (a) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(2) (such an assignee, an “Eligible Assignee”) and (I) in the case of any Eligible Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is an Affiliated Lender, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(8), (II) in the case of any Eligible Assignee that is Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(12) or (C) in the case of any Eligible Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is a Debt Fund Affiliate, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(11), (b) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(4), (c) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.07(6), (d) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(7) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void) (or in the case of any such attempted assignment or transfer to a Disqualified Institution shall be subject to the provisions set forth in the fourth sentence of the definition of “Lender”) and (e) pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Section 10.28. 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 Section 10.07(4) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Related Persons of each of the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(2)          Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.07(2), participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

                       

                      (a)  Minimum Amounts

 

(i)       in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

 

(ii)      in any case not described in subsection (2)(a)(i) of this Section 10.07, the aggregate amount of the Commitment or, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $1.0 million, in the case of Term Loans, and not less than $1.0 million, in the case of Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments, unless each of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and, so long as no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (in the case of an assignment of Term Loans, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met.

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(b)  Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned (it being understood that assignments under separate Facilities shall not be required to be made on a pro rata basis).

 

(c)  Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by Section 10.07(2)(a)(ii) and, in addition:

 

(i)       the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (I) an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date or (II) in respect of an assignment of all or a portion of the Term Loans only, such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender (including, solely with respect to PSP, to any of its Affiliates with mezzanine or private equity activities) or an Approved Fund; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall not be unreasonable for the Borrower to withhold its consent to any assignment to any Person that is not expressly a Disqualified Institution but is known by the Borrower to be an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution without regard as to whether such Person is identifiable as an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided, further, that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(8), (11) or (12);

 

(ii)      the consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall be required for an assignment of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(8), (11) or (12);

 

(iii)     the consent of each applicable Issuing Bank at the time of such assignment (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required; provided that no consent of the applicable Issuing Bank shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Commitments or Revolving Exposure;

 

(iv)     the consent of each Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required; provided that no consent of a Swing Line Lender shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Commitments or Revolving Exposure; and

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(v)      with respect to assignments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, Participations) of any Commitments and Loans under any Revolving Facility, the consent of TPG Global, LLC shall be required (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (so long as the Investors hold, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower) unless an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date (it being understood that TPG Global, LLC shall be an express third party beneficiary of the provisions in this Section 10.07(2)(c)(v)); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, TPG Global, LLC may, in its sole discretion, withhold its consent to any assignment to any Person that is not expressly a Disqualified Institution but is known by TPG Global, LLC to be an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution without regard as to whether such Person is identifiable as an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution on the basis of such Affiliate’s name.

 

(d)  Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) an Assignment and Assumption via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (or, if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), manually), and shall pay to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and which fee shall not be payable in respect of any assignment by PSP to an Affiliate of PSP). Other than in the case of assignments pursuant to Section 10.07(12), the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) an Administrative Questionnaire and all applicable tax forms.

 

(e)   No Assignments to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (i) to Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries except as permitted under Sections 2.05(1)(e) and 10.07(12), (ii) subject to Section 10.07(8), (11) or (12) below, to any Affiliate of the Borrower, (iii) to a natural person, (iv) to any Disqualified Institution or (v) to any Defaulting Lender.

 

In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or sub participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the applicable Pro Rata Share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full Pro Rata Share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) pursuant to clause (3) of this Section 10.07 (and, in the case of an Affiliated Lender or a Person that, after giving effect to such assignment, would become an Affiliated Lender, to the requirements of clause (8) of this Section 10.07), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, other than in connection with an assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(12), (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and (y) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment), but shall in any event continue to be subject to Section 10.09. Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.07(4).

 

EACH LENDER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HOLDINGS AND THE BORROWER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, ANY AFFILIATED LENDER (INCLUDING ANY INVESTOR) AND ANY DEBT FUND AFFILIATE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME PURCHASE OR TAKE ASSIGNMENT OF TERM LOANS HEREUNDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.05 AND THIS SECTION 10.07 (INCLUDING THROUGH OPEN MARKET PURCHASES).

 

(3)         The Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office or the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office, as applicable, a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, each notice of cancellation of any Loans delivered by the Borrower pursuant to subsections (8) or (12) below, and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of the Loans, L/C Obligations (specifying Unreimbursed Amounts), L/C Borrowings and amounts due under Section 2.03, owing to each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Agent (and in the case of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), any Affiliate thereof) and, with respect to its own Loans, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The parties intend that all Loans will be at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender is an Affiliated Lender, nor shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to monitor the aggregate amount of the Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders.

 

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(4)         Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or, except as set forth in the proviso below, notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the Borrower and its Affiliates, a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Institution) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (a) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (b) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (c) the Borrower, the Agents 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 and (d) in the case of any sale of a participation in a Revolving Facility, the Lender shall notify the Borrower and TPG Global, LLC in writing no less than five (5) Business Days in advance thereof. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Sections 10.01(1) (other than clauses (g), (h) and (i) thereof) that directly and adversely affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (5) of this Section 10.07, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 (subject to the requirements of Section 3.01 (including subsections (2), (3) and (4), as applicable) as though it were a Lender; provided that any forms required to be provided under Section 3.01(3) shall be provided solely to the participating Lender), 3.04 and 3.05 (through the applicable Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (2) of this Section 10.07. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.10 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant shall agree to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

 

(5)         Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. Each Lender that sells a participation shall (acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower) maintain a register complying with the requirements of Sections 163(f), 871(h) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder on which is entered the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender and the Borrower 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; provided that no Lender shall have the obligation to disclose all or a portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of the Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent such disclosure is necessary to establish that any such commitments, loans, letters of credit or other obligations are in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes or such disclosure is otherwise required under Treasury Regulations Section 5f.103-1(c), proposed Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5 or any applicable temporary, final or other successor regulations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent, in its capacity as Priority Revolving Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

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(6)         Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any other central bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(7)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (a) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, (b) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (c) such SPC and the applicable Loan or any applicable part thereof shall be appropriately reflected in the Participant Register. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (a) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05), (b) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable and (c) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the Lender hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (a) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500 (which processing fee may be waived by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in its sole discretion and which fee shall not be payable in respect of any assignment by PSP to an Affiliate of PSP), assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (b) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

 

(8)        Any Lender may at any time assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender through (a) Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase or take by assignment open to all applicable Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures determined by such Affiliated Lender in its sole discretion or (b) open market purchase on a non-pro rata basis, in each case subject to the following limitations:

 

(i)        Affiliated Lenders will not receive information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender and will not be permitted to attend or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, other than the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II;

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(ii)      each Lender (other than an Affiliated Lender) will waive any potential claims arising from Holdings, the Borrower, the Investor or any non-Debt Fund Affiliate or Debt Fund Affiliate being in possession of undisclosed information that may be material to such Lender’s decision to participate in such repurchase or assignment (unless such requirement is waived by the Borrower);

 

(iii)    each Lender (other than any other Affiliated Lender) that assigns any Loans to an Affiliated Lender pursuant to clause (b) above shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a customary Big Boy Letter;

 

(iv)     the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of any Class under this Agreement held by Affiliated Lenders at the time of any such purchase or assignment shall not exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Class outstanding at such time under this Agreement (such percentage, the “Affiliated Lender Cap”); provided that to the extent any assignment to an Affiliated Lender would result in the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans of any Class held by Affiliated Lenders exceeding the Affiliated Lender Cap, the assignment of such excess amount will be void ab initio;

 

(v)      as a condition to each assignment pursuant to this subsection (8), the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have been provided a notice in connection with each assignment to an Affiliated Lender or a Person that upon effectiveness of such assignment would constitute an Affiliated Lender pursuant to which such Affiliated Lender (in its capacity as such) shall waive any right to bring any action in connection with such Loans against the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such; and

 

(vi)     the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto (an “Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption”).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Affiliated Lender that has purchased Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (8) may, in its sole discretion, contribute, directly or indirectly, the principal amount of such Term Loans or any portion thereof, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower for the purpose of cancelling and extinguishing such Term Loans. Upon the date of such contribution, assignment or transfer, (x) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishing of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (y) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register.

 

Each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender. The Administrative Agent may conclusively rely upon any notice delivered pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence or pursuant to clause (v) of this subsection (8) and shall not have any liability for any losses suffered by any Person as a result of any purported assignment to or from an Affiliated Lender.

 

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(9)         Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders,” or “Required Facility Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders and Required Facility Lenders (in respect of a Class of Term Loans) have (a) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, or subject to Section 10.07(10), any plan of reorganization pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (b) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (c) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to consent (or not consent), otherwise act or direct or require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to take (or refrain from taking) any such action and, except with respect to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action (x) in Section 10.01 requiring the consent of all Lenders, all Lenders directly and adversely affected or specifically such Lender, (y) that alters an Affiliated Lender’s pro rata share of any payments given to all Lenders or (z) affects the Affiliated Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) in a manner that is disproportionate to the effect on any Lender in the same Class, the Loans held by an Affiliated Lender shall be disregarded in both the numerator and denominator in the calculation of any Lender vote (and shall be deemed to have been voted in the same percentage as all other applicable Lenders voted if necessary to give legal effect to this paragraph) (but, in any event, in connection with any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action, shall be entitled to any consent fee, calculated as if all of such Affiliated Lender’s Loans had voted in favor of any matter for which a consent fee or similar payment is offered).

 

(10)        Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, each Affiliated Lender hereby agrees that, and each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption shall provide a confirmation that, if a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law shall be commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Loan Party at a time when such Lender is an Affiliated Lender, such Affiliated Lender irrevocably authorizes and empowers the Administrative Agent to vote on behalf of such Affiliated Lender with respect to the Term Loans held by such Affiliated Lender in any manner in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, unless the Administrative Agent instructs such Affiliated Lender to vote, in which case such Affiliated Lender shall vote with respect to the Term Loans held by it as the Administrative Agent directs; provided that such Affiliated Lender shall be entitled to vote in accordance with its sole discretion (and not in accordance with the direction of the Administrative Agent) in connection with any plan of reorganization to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat any Obligations held by such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Term Lenders that are not Affiliated Lenders.

 

(11)        Although any Debt Fund Affiliate(s) shall be Eligible Assignees and shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 10.07(8), (9) or (10), any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, a Debt Fund Affiliate only through (a) Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase or take by assignment open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(1)(e) (for the avoidance of doubt, without requiring any representation as to the possession of material non-public information by such Affiliate) or (b) open market purchase on a non-pro rata basis. Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, all Term Loans, Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliates, in the aggregate, may not account for more than 49.9% of the Term Loans, Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans of Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section 10.01.

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(12)       Any Lender may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower through (a) Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(1)(e) or (b) open market purchases on a non-pro rata basis; provided that:

 

(i)(I) if the assignee is Holdings or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, upon such assignment, transfer or contribution, the applicable assignee shall automatically be deemed to have contributed or transferred the principal amount of such Term Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower or (II) if the assignee is the Borrower (including through contribution or transfers set forth in clause (I)), (A) the principal amount of such Term Loans, along with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, so contributed, assigned or transferred to the Borrower shall be deemed automatically cancelled and extinguished on the date of such contribution, assignment or transfer, (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of the remaining Lenders shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishing of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (C) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution, assignment or transfer of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register;

 

(ii)  each Lender (other than an Affiliated Lender) that assigns any Loans to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to clause (b) above shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a customary Big Boy Letter; and

 

(iii)  purchases of Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (12) may not be funded with the proceeds of Revolving Loans.

 

(13)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the consent of the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent, (a) any Lender may in accordance with applicable Law create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it and (b) any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

 

(14)        The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Institutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall not (a) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Institution or (b) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans or Commitments, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Institution.

 

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(15)        It is understood and agreed that this Section 10.07 shall not apply to assignments or other transfers pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.28.

 

SECTION 10.08         Resignation of Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender may, upon thirty (30) Business Days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as an Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, respectively, so long as on or prior to the expiration of such 30- Business Day period with respect to such resignation, the relevant Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender shall have identified a successor Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower willing to accept its appointment as successor Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as applicable. In the event of any such resignation of an Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders willing to accept such appointment a successor Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of the relevant Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, except as expressly provided above. If an Issuing Bank resigns as an Issuing Bank, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an Issuing Bank and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(3)). If the Swing Line Lender resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(3)).

 

SECTION 10.09         Confidentiality. Each of the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information in accordance with its customary procedures (as set forth below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, agents, trustees, managers, controlling Persons, advisors and representatives who need to know such information (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential, with such Affiliate being responsible for such Person’s compliance with this Section 10.09; provided, however, that such Agent, such Arranger, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, shall be principally liable to the extent this Section 10.09 is violated by one or more of its Affiliates or any of its or their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, agents, trustees, managers, controlling Persons, advisors or representatives), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self- regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners); provided, however, that each Agent, each Arranger, each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees to notify the Borrower promptly thereof (except in connection with any request as part of a regulatory examination) to the extent it is legally permitted to do so, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or otherwise (including by order) as required by applicable Law or regulation or as requested by a governmental authority; provided that such Agent, such Arranger, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, agrees that it will notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (except in connection with any request as part of a regulatory examination) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation, (d) [reserved], (e) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense, (f) on a confidential basis to service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration, settlement and management of this Agreement and the credit facilities provided hereunder, (g) with the consent of the Borrower, (h) to market data collectors for customary purposes in the lending industry in connection with the Facilities, (i) to the extent such Information (I) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach by any Person of this Section 10.09 or any other confidentiality provision in favor of any Loan Party (including, with respect to PSP, to any of its Affiliates with mezzanine or private equity activities), (II) becomes available to any Agent, any Arranger, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, and which source is not known by such Agent, such Lender, such Issuing Bank or the applicable Affiliate to be subject to a confidentiality restriction in respect thereof in favor of Holdings, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or (III) is independently developed by the Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, the Arrangers or their respective Affiliates, in each case, so long as not based on information obtained in a manner that would otherwise violate this Section 10.09 or (j) with respect to PSP, the disclosure of its role in the Transactions in any marketing materials, press release, promotional materials, “tombstone” advertisement or as a part of a “case study” each in connection with the Facilities.

 

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For purposes of this Section 10.09, “Information” means all information received from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to any Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; it being understood that no information received from Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof after the date hereof shall be deemed non-confidential on account of such information not being clearly identified at the time of delivery as being confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.09 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so in accordance with its customary procedures if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

Each Agent, each Arranger, each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that (a) the Information may include trade secrets, protected confidential information, or material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of such information and (c) it will handle such information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws and to preserve its trade secret or confidential character.

 

The respective obligations of the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and any Issuing Bank under this Section 10.09 shall survive, to the extent applicable to such Person, (x) the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement, (y) any assignment of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and (z) the resignation or removal of any Agent, Swing Line Lender or Issuing Bank.

 

SECTION 10.10           Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of such Loan Party then due and payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Issuing Banks and the Lenders and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and each Issuing Bank under this Section 10.10 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or such Issuing Bank may have. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

 

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SECTION 10.11        Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

 

SECTION 10.12        Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent and when the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging (including in.pdf format) means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 10.13        Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words “delivery,” “execution,” “execute,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other modifications, Committed Loan Notices, Swing Line Loan Notices, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

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SECTION 10.14         Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.

 

SECTION 10.15         Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 10.16         GOVERNING LAW.

 

(1)          THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(2)          THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE PRIORITY REVOLVING AGENT AND EACH LENDER EACH IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO 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 FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE 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. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT THE AGENTS AND LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT.

 

(3)          THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE PRIORITY REVOLVING AGENT AND EACH LENDER EACH IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS  AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SECTION 10.16. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

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SECTION 10.17       WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.17.

 

SECTION 10.18       Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall have been notified by each Lender that each such Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each Agent, each Lender, each other party hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

SECTION 10.19        Lender Action. Each Lender agrees that it shall not take or institute any actions or proceedings, judicial or otherwise, for any right or remedy against any Loan Party under any of the Loan Documents or the Secured Hedge Agreements (including the exercise of any right of setoff, rights on account of any banker’s lien or similar claim or other rights of self-help), or institute any actions or proceedings, or otherwise commence any remedial procedures, with respect to any Collateral or any other property of any such Loan Party, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent). The provision of this Section 10.19 are for the sole benefit of the Lenders and shall not afford any right to, or constitute a defense available to, any Loan Party.

 

SECTION 10.20       Use of Name, Logo, etc. Each Loan Party consents to the publication in the ordinary course by the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Arrangers of customary advertising material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement using such Loan Party’s name, product photographs, logo or trademark; provided that any such material shall be provided to the Borrower for its review a reasonable period of time in advance of publication. Such consent shall remain effective until revoked by such Loan Party in writing to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Arrangers.

 

SECTION 10.21       USA PATRIOT Act. 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 Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

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SECTION 10.22       Service of Process. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

SECTION 10.23       No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each of the Borrower and Holdings acknowledges and agrees that (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s -length commercial transactions between the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (ii) each of the Borrower and Holdings has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate and (iii) each of the Borrower and Holdings is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) each Agent, each Arranger and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) none of the Agents, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and (c) the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Agents, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and Holdings hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Agents, the Arrangers or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

SECTION 10.24         Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations; Subordination of Liens.

 

(1)          The Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably agree that the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral shall be automatically released (a) in full, as set forth in clause (2) below, (b) upon the sale or other transfer of such Collateral (including as part of or in connection with any other sale or other transfer permitted hereunder (including any Receivables Financing Transaction)) to any Person other than another Loan Party, to the extent such sale, transfer or other disposition is made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), (c) to the extent such Collateral is comprised of property leased to a Loan Party by a Person that is not a Loan Party, upon termination or expiration of such lease, (d) if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other percentage of the Lenders whose consent may be required in accordance with Section 10.01), (e) to the extent the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty (in accordance with the second succeeding sentence), (f) as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any sale, transfer or other disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (g) to the extent such Collateral otherwise becomes Excluded Assets. 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 Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral except to the extent otherwise released in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents. Additionally, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably agree that the Guarantors shall be released from the Guaranties upon consummation of any transaction or the occurrence of any event permitted hereunder resulting in such Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Restricted Subsidiary, or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary (but in the case of an Excluded Subsidiary joined as a Guarantor pursuant to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception, subject to the Guarantor Release Election and the satisfaction of the related conditions in the second to last proviso in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”); provided that no Loan Party will dispose of a minority interest in any Guarantor for the primary purpose of releasing the Guaranty made by such Guarantor under the Loan Documents as determined by the Borrower in good faith. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to execute and deliver any instruments, documents, consents, acknowledgements and agreements necessary or desirable to evidence or confirm the release of any Guarantor or Collateral pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, all without the further consent or joinder of any Lender or Issuing Bank. Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Loan Document relating to any such released Collateral or Guarantor shall no longer be deemed to be repeated.

 

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(2)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, when the Termination Conditions are satisfied, upon request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Secured Party) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in all Collateral, and to release all obligations under any Loan Document, whether or not on the date of such release there may be any (a) Hedging Obligations in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements, (b) Cash Management Obligations in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreements, (c) contingent obligations not then due and (d) Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations related to any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank. 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.

 

(3)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, upon request of the Borrower in connection with any Liens permitted by the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Secured Party) take such actions as shall be required to subordinate the Lien on any Collateral to any Lien permitted under Section 7.01 to be senior to the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent.

 

SECTION 10.25           Assumption and Acknowledgment. Effective immediately after the funding of the Closing Date Loans hereunder and the consummation of the Closing Date Merger, and without affecting any of the obligations of Holdings as a Guarantor under any Loan Document, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. hereby assumes all of the Initial Borrower’s rights, title, interests, duties, liabilities and obligations (including the Obligations) under the Loan Documents as the “Borrower” hereunder (collectively, the “Assumption”) including, any claims, liabilities or obligations arising from Initial Borrower’s failure to perform any of its covenants, agreements, commitments or obligations under the Loan Documents to be performed prior to the date of the Assumption. Holdings hereby acknowledges the Assumption by Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its effectiveness immediately after the consummation of the Acquisition, the execution and delivery by Convey Health Solutions, Inc. of a counterpart hereto and the funding of the Closing Date Loans hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon its execution and delivery of a counterpart hereto, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. hereby expressly agrees to observe and perform and be bound by all of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein which are binding upon, and to be observed or performed by, the Borrower. Each Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby consents to the Assumption.

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SECTION 10.26         Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any Lender or Issuing Bank that is an EEA Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among the parties hereto, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

(1)          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

 

(2)          the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(a)  a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(b)  a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(c)  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.

 

SECTION 10.27         Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Hedge 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 hereto hereby 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 Loan 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):

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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) 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 Loan 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 Loan 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.

 

SECTION 10.28          Purchase Option.

 

(1)          Purchase Notice. The Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall have the option but not the obligation, on one occasion after the 10th Business Day following the occurrence of a Purchase Option Trigger Event (and so long as such Purchase Option Trigger Event is continuing on the date the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders exercise such option), to (x) purchase from the Priority Revolving Lenders all, but not less than all, of the Revolving Loans and other Obligations arising under the Priority Revolving Facility and (y) assume all of the Revolving Commitments under the Priority Revolving Facility (the Loans, Obligations and Commitments referred to in clauses (x) and (y), the “Subject Obligations”), including the obligation to purchase participations in Letters of Credit relating to and issued in reliance on the Subject Obligations. Such right shall be exercised by the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders giving a written notice (the “Purchase Notice”) to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent (who shall in turn promptly deliver such notice to each Priority Revolving Lender). A Purchase Notice once delivered shall be irrevocable. Each Closing Date Term Loan Lender shall have the right to purchase and assume its pro rata share of the Subject Obligations, and the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders exercising such rights may exercise the rights of non-exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders, in each case on a pro rata basis as among exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders until such rights have been exercised as to all Subject Obligations (in any case, prior to issuance of the Purchase Notice).

 

(2)          Purchase Option Closing. On the date specified in the Purchase Notice (which shall not be less than 3 Business Days nor more than 5 Business Days, after delivery to the Agents of the Purchase Notice), the Priority Revolving Lenders shall sell to the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders, and the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall purchase and assume from Priority Revolving Lenders, the Subject Obligations. Upon such closing, each selling Priority Revolving Lender shall be released from all of its Subject Obligations hereunder, including any obligation to purchase any participation in any Letter of Credit relating to the Subject Obligations.

 

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(3)       Purchase Price. The purchase, sale and assumption pursuant to this Section 10.28 shall be made by execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent, Priority Revolving Agent, Priority Revolving Lenders and exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders of an Assignment and Assumption; provided that if all conditions of this Section are met other than the execution of such Assignment and Assumption by the Priority Revolving Lenders or the Priority Revolving Agent, and the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall have so executed such Assignment and Assumption, such assignment shall nevertheless be valid and shall have deemed to be effectuated. Upon the date of such purchase and sale, (i) the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall pay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the benefit of the Priority Revolving Lenders as the purchase price therefor 100% of the outstanding Subject Obligations, including, without limitation, principal, interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and any fees accrued and unpaid thereon, to the extent earned or due and payable in accordance with the Loan Documents and irrespective of whether allowed or allowable in connection with any insolvency proceeding, (ii) any unreimbursed Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit owing to the Priority Revolving Lenders, to the extent relating to and incurred in reliance on the Subject Obligations (which in the case of contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of the undrawn portion of any such Letter of Credit, shall be Cash Collateralized by the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders; it being agreed by the parties hereto that the Priority Revolving Agent and Issuing Bank shall (x) be entitled to apply such Cash Collateral solely to reimburse any drawings on such Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank or in respect of fees and costs chargeable under the Loan Documents in respect thereof for which the selling Priority Revolving Lenders remain liable in respect of funding participation therein and (y) promptly return any unapplied portion of such Cash Collateral to the Priority Revolving Agent for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders at such time as (1) the Letter of Credit issued by it have been returned for cancellation, have expired, or otherwise have been terminated and (2) all Obligations with respect to such Letters of Credit have been paid in full) and (iii) the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall pay all expenses to the extent owing to the Priority Revolving Lenders in accordance with the Loan Documents in connection with the Subject Obligations. Such purchase price and Cash Collateral shall be remitted by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Priority Revolving Agent in accordance with this Agreement, solely for the account of the selling Priority Revolving Lenders and shall be immediately distributed to such selling Priority Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective ratable shares. Interest and fees shall be calculated to but excluding the Business Day on which such purchase and sale shall occur if the amounts so paid by the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders are received by the Priority Revolving Agent on or prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, and interest and fees shall be calculated to and including such Business Day if the amounts so paid by the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders are received by the Priority Revolving Agent later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time.

 

(4)          Nature of Sale. The purchase, assignment and sale pursuant to this Section 10.28 shall be expressly made without representation or warranty of any kind by the Priority Revolving Lenders as to the Subject Obligations or otherwise and without recourse to the selling Priority Revolving Lenders, except for representations and warranties as to the following: (i) the amount of the Subject Obligations being purchased (including as to the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on such Subject Obligations, fees and expenses thereof), (ii) that such Priority Revolving Lender owns the Subject Obligations held by it free and clear of any Liens and (iii) such Priority Revolving Lender has the full right and power to assign its Subject Obligations and such assignment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by such Priority Revolving Lender, as the case may be.

 

(5)          Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, the purchase option of the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders described in this Section 10.28 may be exercised by such Closing Date Term Loan Lender’s respective Affiliates or Approved Funds.

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(6)            Automatic Designation as Priority Revolving Facility. Upon the consummation of the purchase, assignment and sale pursuant to this Section 10.28, notwithstanding the definition of Priority Revolving Facility, it is understood and agreed that the Priority Revolving Facility shall remain and be deemed automatically designated as such without any further action or deliveries on the part of the Borrower or any other Person and shall remain the Priority Revolving Facility, and the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders purchasing and taking by assignment the Priority Revolving Facility shall be deemed the holders of the Priority Revolving Facility in their capacities as such, and references to the Priority Revolving Agent (other than for purposes of clauses (ii)(x) and (y) of Section 10.28(3)) shall be deemed to be the Administrative Agent.

 

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

 

  CANNES CHS MERGER SUB, INC.
  (which on the Closing Date shall be merged with and into Convey Health Solutions, Inc., with Convey Health Solutions, Inc. surviving such merger as the Borrower)
   
  By: /s/ Adam Fliss
    Name:  Adam Fliss
    Title:    Vice President
   
  CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC., as Holdings
   
  By:  
    Name:  Timothy Fairbanks
    Title:    Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

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

 

  CANNES CHS MERGER SUB, INC.
  (which on the Closing Date shall be merged with and into Convey Health Solutions, Inc., with Convey Health Solutions, Inc. surviving such merger as the Borrower)
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:    
   
  CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC., as Holdings
   
  By: /s/ Timothy Fairbanks
    Name:  Timothy Fairbanks
    Title:    Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  The undersigned hereby confirms that, as a result of its merger with Cannes CHS Merger Sub, Inc., it hereby assumes all of the rights and obligations of Cannes CHS Merger Sub, Inc. under this Agreement (in furtherance of, and not in lieu of, any assumption or deemed assumption as a matter of law)
   
  CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Timothy Fairbanks
    Name:  Timothy Fairbanks
    Title:    Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  CADEX CREDIT FINANCING, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  ARES CENTRE STREET PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
  By: Ares Centre Street GP, Inc., as general partner
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  ARES JASPER FUND, L.P.
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  ARES ND CSF HOLDINGS LLC
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ARES CREDIT STRATEGIES INSURANCE DEDICATED FUND SERIES INTERESTS OF SALI MULTI-SERIES FUND, L.P.
  By: Ares Capital Management, its investment subadvisor
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as subadvisor
   
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer

 

  ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING MASTER FUND DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING PARALLEL FUND (L), L.P.
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING PARALLEL FUND (U), L.P.
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  ARES SDL HOLDINGS (U) INC.
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  ARES SFERS CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND LLC
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
  Name:  Penni Roll
  Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  ADF I HOLDINGS LLC
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  AC AMERICAN FIXED INCOME IV, L.P.
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  BOWHEAD IMC LP
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer
     
  AN CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND, L.P.
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICAN CORPORATION
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
   
  By: /s/ Penni Roll
    Name:  Penni Roll
    Title:    Authorized Signer

 

[Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  PSP INVESTMENTS CREDIT USA LLC, as a Lender
     
  By: /s/ Ian Palmer
    Name:  Ian Palmer
    Title:    Authorized Signatory
     
  By: /s/ Ziv Ehrenfeld
    Name: Ziv Ehrenfeld
    Title:    Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  SUNTRUST BANK, as Priority Revolving Agent, Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender
     
  By: /s/ Graham Brown
    Name:  Graham Brown
    Title:    Vice President

 

[Signature Page to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 8, 2020 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and among Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Ares Capital Corporation, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”), the Term Lenders party hereto, the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders party hereto and, solely for the purposes of Section 5(e) below, Convey Health Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”).

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, SunTrust Bank, as Priority Revolving Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto are party to that certain First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of September 4, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement);

 

WHEREAS, (i) pursuant to Section 2.14(1) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Loan Request for a new Class of Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower has requested that each financial institution signatory hereto as an Incremental Term Lender (in such capacity, each a “2020 Incremental Term Lender”) provide, pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, an Incremental Term Commitment (the “2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment”) under the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below), and make Incremental Term Loans (with respect to each 2020 Incremental Term Lender, its “2020 Incremental Term Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount equal to $25,000,000 on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below), and each 2020 Incremental Term Lender is prepared to provide its 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment and to make the 2020 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement in the principal amount set forth opposite such 2020 Incremental Term Lender’s name under the heading “2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” on Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), in each case subject to the other terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders and the Administrative Agent are entering into this Amendment in order to evidence such 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitments and such 2020 Incremental Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.14(6) of the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Term Lenders and the Administrative Agent desire to amend and modify the Credit Agreement in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

 

SECTION 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, 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 conformed copy of the Credit Agreement attached as Annex A hereto.Schedule 2.01 of the Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, hereby amended to add the following thereto:

 

2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitments

 

2020 Incremental Term Lender   2020 Incremental
Term Loan
Commitment
    Pro Rata Share  
Ares Capital Corporation   $ 2,360,007.62       9.44003048 %
CADEX Credit Financing, LLC   $ 368,349.24       1.47339696 %
Ares Centre Street Partnership, L.P.   $ 49,607.06       0.19842824 %
Ares Jasper Fund, L.P.   $ 42,952.45       0.17180980 %
Ares ND CSF Holdings LLC   $ 208,902.29       0.83560916 %
Ares Credit Strategies Insurance Dedicated Fund Series Interests of SALI Multi-Series Fund, L.P.   $ 84,665.90       0.33866360 %
Ares Senior Direct Lending Master Fund Designated Activity Company   $ 3,702,213.93       14.80885572 %
Ares Senior Direct Lending Parallel Fund (L), L.P.   $ 656,059.24       2.62423696 %
Ares Senior Direct Lending Parallel Fund (U), L.P.   $ 555,597.06       2.22238824 %
Ares SDL Holdings (U) Inc.   $ 317,348.71       1.26939484 %
Ares SFERS Holdings LLC   $ 304,238.07       1.21695228 %
ADF I Holdings LLC   $ 169,729.50       0.67891800 %
AC American Fixed Income IV, L.P.   $ 862,591.46       3.45036584 %
Federal Insurance Company   $ 63,633.46       0.25453384 %
Great American Insurance Company   $ 62,871.11       0.25148444 %
Great American Life Insurance Company   $ 188,613.33       0.75445332 %
Bowhead IMC LP   $ 850,275.47       3.40110188 %
AN Credit Strategies Fund, L.P.   $ 402,344.10       1.60937640 %
PSP Investments Credit USA LLC   $ 11,250,000.00       45.00000000 %
NMF SLF I, Inc.   $ 2,500,000.00       10.00000000 %
Total   $ 25,000,000.00       100.00000000 %

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SECTION 2. The 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans. In accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof, on and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, each 2020 Incremental Term Lender hereby agrees that such 2020 Incremental Term Lender (i) shall have, as contemplated by this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement, a 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment under the Amended Credit Agreement in an amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such 2020 Incremental Term Lender’s name under the heading “2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” on Schedule 2.01 to the Amended Credit Agreement and (ii) shall be deemed to be, and shall become, a “2020 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” for all purposes of, and subject to all the obligations of a “2020 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” under, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent hereby agree that from and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date each 2020 Incremental Term Lender shall be deemed to be, and shall become, a “2020 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” for all purposes of, and with all the rights and remedies of a “2020 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” under, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute “Incremental Term Loans” as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

(b) In accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof, on and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, each 2020 Incremental Term Lender party hereto hereby agrees that such 2020 Incremental Term Lender shall make 2020 Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(b) of the Amended Credit Agreement on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date in a principal amount not to exceed its 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment under the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

(c) The 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall (i) constitute a new Class of Incremental Term Loans under Section 2.14(2) of the Credit Agreement, (ii) be secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies) by the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Collateral Documents and (iii) be guaranteed in the same manner and to the same extent by the Loan Parties that guarantee the Obligations.

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(d) The 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall not accrue interest for any period prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and the Borrower shall not be required to pay interest on the 2020 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Credit Agreement for any period prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

 

SECTION 3. Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents. On and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the “Credit Agreement”, shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement, and any reference to “Obligations” shall mean and be a reference to the “Obligations” under the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

(b) On and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Credit Agreement, as specifically amended by this Amendment, and the other Loan Documents are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect, and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.

 

(c) From and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, this Amendment shall be deemed an Incremental Amendment and a Loan Document for all purposes under the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(d) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the amendment of the Credit Agreement pursuant to this Amendment and all other Loan Documents amended and/or executed and delivered in connection herewith shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as in effect prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

 

SECTION 4. Conditions of Effectiveness. The obligations of the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders to make 2020 Incremental Term Loans under the Amended Credit Agreement and the amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 hereof shall become effective as of the first date (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”) on which the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived by the Term Lenders and the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders):

 

(a)     The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of (i) this Amendment executed by the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, the Term Lenders and the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders and (ii) the Guarantor Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto (the “Guarantor Consent”) executed by each Guarantor.

 

(b)     The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary legal opinion from (i) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties and (ii) each local counsel to the Loan Parties listed on Schedule 5(b) to this Amendment.

 

(c)      The Administrative Agent shall have received, with respect to each Loan Party, certificates of good standing from the secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction), customary certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party certifying true and complete copies of the Organizational Documents attached thereto and evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Amendment and the Guarantor Consent.

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(d)      The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a Committed Loan Notice no later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days (in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans) or two (2) Business Days (in the case of Base Rate Loans), in each case prior to the requested date of the Borrowing in respect of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (ii) an Incremental Loan Request; provided that this Amendment shall be deemed to be the Incremental Loan Request with respect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans for purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and all parties hereto hereby agree that this Amendment shall satisfy all requirements under the Amended Credit Agreement for the Incremental Loan Request with respect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans.

 

(e)      All fees (including fees required to be paid pursuant to the fee letter dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Borrower and the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders) and expenses (in the case of expenses, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower)) required to be paid under the Credit Agreement on or prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date shall have been paid, or shall be paid substantially concurrently with the Borrowing of 2020 Incremental Term Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

 

(f)      The Administrative Agent shall have received an unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of February 29, 2020, prepared after giving effect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans.

 

(g)      The Administrative Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) all documentation and other information in respect of the Borrower and the Guarantors (including, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in respect of the Borrower) required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including the USA PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulations) that has been reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

 

(h)      The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from a Financial Officer of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Amendment and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans) substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I to the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4, the Administrative Agent, each Term Lender and each 2020 Incremental Term Lender that has signed this Amendment shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted 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, a Term Lender or a 2020 Incremental Term Lender, as applicable, unless, in the case of a Term Lender or a 2020 Incremental Term Lender, the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Term Lender or 2020 Incremental Term Lender prior to the proposed Amendment No. 1 Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

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SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties.

 

(1)      The Borrower (and, to the extent set forth in clause (e) below, Holdings) hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Term Lenders and the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date that:

 

(a)      The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and the execution, delivery and performance by each Guarantor of the Guarantor Consent has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action;

 

(b)      None of the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this Amendment or the execution, delivery or performance by any Guarantor of the Guarantor Consent will (i) contravene the terms of any of the Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s Organizational Documents, (ii) result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than as permitted by Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement) under (A) any material Contractual Obligation evidencing Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount to which such Loan Party is a party or affecting such Loan Party or the properties of such Loan Party or (B) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Loan Party or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any applicable Law; except with respect to any breach, contravention or violation (but not creation of Liens) referred to in the preceding clauses (ii) and (iii), to the extent that such breach, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)      This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and the Guarantor Consent has been duly executed and delivered by each Guarantor. This Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, and the Guarantor Consent constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Guarantor, enforceable against the Borrower and each Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, by general principles of equity and by principles of good faith and fair dealing;

 

(d)      Each Loan Party and each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Material Subsidiary is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction);

 

(e)      The representations and warranties of the Borrower and Holdings contained in Article V of the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates); and

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(f)      Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to the making of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans.

 

SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic imaging (including in.pdf format) means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. Except as provided in Section 4, this Amendment shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, the Term Lenders and the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders. Section 10.13 of the Amended Credit Agreement is incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis.

 

SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Clauses (2) and (3) of Section 10.16 of the Amended Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis.

 

SECTION 8. WAIVER OF RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AMENDMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.

 

SECTION 9. REAFFIRMATION. As of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Borrower hereby (a) ratifies, acknowledges and reaffirms each prior grant of a Lien on, or security interest or pledge in, its Collateral made pursuant to the Loan Documents, in each case, as amended by the Amendment, and confirms that such Liens and security interests continue to secure the Obligations in effect after giving effect to the Amendment and the making of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, in each case subject to the terms of the Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement and (b) confirms that the obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute, from and after the making of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, Obligations, Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty) and Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement) and agrees that the security interests in connection therewith remain in full force and effect.

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SECTION 10. Post-Closing Covenant. The Borrower covenants that within 30 Business Days (which, for purposes of this Section 10, shall not include any day on which the Uniform Commercial Code filing office in the relevant jurisdiction requested by the Administrative Agent is not open) after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent reasonably agrees to in writing), the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of a recent lien search in each jurisdiction reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Loan Parties.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

  CONVEY HEALTH  PARENT, INC
CONVEY HEALTH  SOLUTIONS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Timothy Fairbanks
    Name: Timothy Fairbanks
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Administrative Agent
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  CADEX CREDIT FINANCING, LLC, as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  ARES CENTRE STREET PARTNERSHIP, L.P., as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Centre Street GP, Inc., as general partner
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  ARES JASPER FUND, L.P., as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 

 

[Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ARES ND CSF HOLDINGS LLC, as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  ARES CREDIT STRATEGIES INSURANCE DEDICATED FUND SERIES INTERESTS OF THE SALI MULTI-SERIES FUND, L.P.,as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Management LLC, its investment subadvisor
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as subadvisor
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING MASTER FUND DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY, as a 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 

 

[Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING PARALLEL FUND (L), L.P., as a 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING PARALLEL FUND (U), L.P., as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  ARES SDL HOLDINGS (U) INC., as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  ARES SFERS HOLDINGS LLC, as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By : Ares Capital Management LLC, its servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 

 

[Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ADF I HOLDINGS LLC, as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  AC AMERICAN FIXED INCOME IV, L.P., as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager 
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 

 

[Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  BOWHEAD IMC LP, as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  AN CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND, L.P., as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION, as a Term Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 

 

[Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  SDL FINANCE 1 LP, as a Term Lender
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  SDL FINANCE 2 LP, as a Term Lender
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING PARALLEL FUND (U) B, L.P., as a Term Lender
     
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
  Name: Scott Lem 
  Title: Authorized Signatory 

 

[Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  NMF SLF I, Inc., as a 2020 Incremental Term Lender
     
  By: /s/ John R. Kline
    Name: John R. Kline
    Title: Authorized Person
     
  NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE SBIC, L.P., as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Mountain Finance Corporation, as a Term Lender
     
  By: /s/ John R. Kline
    Name: John R. Kline
    Title: Principal

 

[Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  PSP INVESTMENTS CREDIT USA LLC, as a Term Lender and 2020 Incremental Term Lender
     
  By: /s/ Charlotte Muellers
    Name: Charlotte Muellers
    Title: Authorized Signatory 
     
  By: /s/ Ian Palmer
    Name: Ian Palmer
    Title: Authorized Signatory 

 

[Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

ANNEX A

 

Amended Credit Agreement

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

Conformed for the Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement dated April 8, 2020

 

The Florida documentary stamp tax required by law in the amount of $2,450 has been paid or will be paid directly to the Department of Revenue.

 

 

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of September 4, 2019

 

among

 

CANNES CHS MERGER SUB, INC.,

as the Initial Borrower, which on the Closing Date shall be merged with and into,

 

CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.,

with Convey Health Solutions, Inc. surviving such merger as the Borrower,

 

CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC.,

as Holdings,

 

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

 

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Priority Revolving Agent, Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender,

 

and

 

THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO

 

 

 

ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, and
SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

    Page
Article I
 
Definitions and Accounting Terms
     

SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms 2
SECTION 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions 108111
SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms 110112
SECTION 1.04 Rounding 110113
SECTION 1.05 References to Agreements, Laws, etc. 110113
SECTION 1.06 Times of Day and Timing of Payment and Performance 111113
SECTION 1.07 Pro Forma and Other Calculations 111113
SECTION 1.08 Available Amount Transaction 116118
SECTION 1.09 Guaranties of Hedging Obligations 116118
SECTION 1.10 Currency Generally 116119
SECTION 1.11 Letters of Credit 117119
SECTION 1.12 LIBOR Discontinuation 117119
     
Article II
     
The Commitments and Borrowings
     
SECTION 2.01 The Loans 117120
SECTION 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans 118120
SECTION 2.03 Letters of Credit 121124
SECTION 2.04 Swing Line Loans 131134
SECTION 2.05 Prepayments 134137
SECTION 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments 148151
SECTION 2.07 Repayment of Loans 149152
SECTION 2.08 Interest 150153
SECTION 2.09 Fees 150153
SECTION 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees 151154
SECTION 2.11 Evidence of Indebtedness 151154
SECTION 2.12 Payments Generally 152155
SECTION 2.13 Sharing of Payments 154157
SECTION 2.14 Incremental Facilities 155158
SECTION 2.15 Refinancing Amendments 164168
SECTION 2.16 Extensions of Loans 166170
SECTION 2.17 Defaulting Lenders 171175
SECTION 2.18 Prepayment Premium 173176
     
Article III
     
Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality
     
SECTION 3.01 Taxes 173177
SECTION 3.02 Illegality 177182
SECTION 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates 178182
SECTION 3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans 178183
SECTION 3.05 Funding Losses 179184
SECTION 3.06 Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation 180184
SECTION 3.07 Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances 181185
SECTION 3.08 Survival 183187

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Article IV
     
Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions
     
SECTION 4.01 Conditions to Credit Extensions on Closing Date 183187
SECTION 4.02 Conditions to Credit Extensions after the Closing Date 186190
     
Article V
     
Representations and Warranties
     
SECTION 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws 187191
SECTION 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention 187192
SECTION 5.03 Governmental Authorization 188192
SECTION 5.04 Binding Effect 188192
SECTION 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect 188193
SECTION 5.06 Litigation 189193
SECTION 5.07 Labor Matters 189193
SECTION 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens 189194
SECTION 5.09 Environmental Matters 189194
SECTION 5.10 Taxes 189194
SECTION 5.11 ERISA Compliance 190194
SECTION 5.12 Subsidiaries 190195
SECTION 5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act 190195
SECTION 5.14 Disclosure 191195
SECTION 5.15 Intellectual Property; Licenses, etc. 191195
SECTION 5.16 Solvency 191196
SECTION 5.17 USA PATRIOT Act; Anti-Terrorism Laws 191196
SECTION 5.18 Collateral Documents 191196
     
Article VI
     
Affirmative Covenants
     
SECTION 6.01 Financial Statements 192197
SECTION 6.02 Certificates; Other Information 194199
SECTION 6.03 Notices 196200
SECTION 6.04 Payment of Obligations 196201
SECTION 6.05 Preservation of Existence, etc. 196201
SECTION 6.06 Maintenance of Properties 197201
SECTION 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance 197202
SECTION 6.08 Compliance with Laws 197202
SECTION 6.09 Books and Records 197202
SECTION 6.10 Inspection Rights 197202
SECTION 6.11 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security 198203
SECTION 6.12 Further Assurances and Post-Closing Covenant 199204
SECTION 6.13 Use of Proceeds 199204
SECTION 6.14 [Reserved] Payment of Earn-Outs 200205
SECTION 6.15 Transactions with Affiliates 200205
     
Article VII
     
Negative Covenants
     
SECTION 7.01 Liens 204210
SECTION 7.02 Indebtedness 204210
SECTION 7.03 Fundamental Changes 214220
SECTION 7.04 Asset Sales 217223

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SECTION 7.05 Restricted Payments 219225
SECTION 7.06 Change in Nature of Business 229235
SECTION 7.07 Burdensome Agreements 229235
SECTION 7.08 Accounting Changes 232238
SECTION 7.09 Holdings 232238
SECTION 7.10 Financial Covenant 233239
SECTION 7.11 Modification of Terms of Junior Indebtedness 234240
     
Article VIII
     
Events of Default and Remedies
     
SECTION 8.01 Events of Default 234240
SECTION 8.02 Remedies upon Event of Default 236243
SECTION 8.03 Application of Funds 237244
SECTION 8.04 Right to Cure 240246
     
Article IX
     
The Agents
     
SECTION 9.01 Appointment and Authorization. 241248
SECTION 9.02 Rights as a Lender 244250
SECTION 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions 244251
SECTION 9.04 Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent 246252
SECTION 9.05 Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent 246253
SECTION 9.06 Reliance by the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent 247253
SECTION 9.07 Delegation of Duties 247254
SECTION 9.08 Indemnification 247254
SECTION 9.09 The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent in Their Individual Capacities 248255
SECTION 9.10 No Other Duties, Etc. 249255
SECTION 9.11 Resignation by the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent 249256
SECTION 9.12 Collateral Matters 251257
SECTION 9.13 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 252258
SECTION 9.14 Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents 253260
SECTION 9.15 Intercreditor Agreements 254260
SECTION 9.16 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements 254261
SECTION 9.17 Withholding Tax 255261
     
Article X
     
Miscellaneous
     
SECTION 10.01 Amendments, etc. 255262
SECTION 10.02 Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies 263270
SECTION 10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies 265272
SECTION 10.04 Costs and Expenses 266272
SECTION 10.05 Indemnification by the Borrower 266273
SECTION 10.06 Marshaling; Payments Set Aside 267274
SECTION 10.07 Successors and Assigns 268274
SECTION 10.08 Resignation of Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender 277283
SECTION 10.09 Confidentiality 277284
SECTION 10.10 Setoff 278285
SECTION 10.11 Interest Rate Limitation 279286
SECTION 10.12 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 279286
SECTION 10.13 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents 279286
SECTION 10.14 Survival of Representations and Warranties 280286
SECTION 10.15 Severability 280287

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SECTION 10.16 GOVERNING LAW 280287
SECTION 10.17 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY 281288
SECTION 10.18 Binding Effect 281288
SECTION 10.19 Lender Action 281288
SECTION 10.20 Use of Name, Logo, etc. 281288
SECTION 10.21 USA PATRIOT Act 281288
SECTION 10.22 Service of Process 282289
SECTION 10.23 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 282289
SECTION 10.24 Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations; Subordination of Liens 282289
SECTION 10.25 Assumption and Acknowledgment 283290
SECTION 10.26 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions 284291
SECTION 10.27 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 284291
SECTION 10.28 Purchase Option 285292

 iv

 

SCHEDULES
   
1.01(1) Closing Date Subsidiary Guarantors
1.01(2) Closing Date Cash Management Banks
1.01(3) Existing Letters of Credit
1.01(4) Closing Date Hedge Banks
2.01 Commitments
4.01(1)(c) Certain Collateral Documents
5.12 Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments
6.12(2) Post-Closing Matters
7.01 Existing Liens
7.02 Existing Indebtedness
7.05 Existing Investments
10.02 Administrative Agent’s Office, Priority Revolving Agent’s Address and Certain Addresses for Notices
   
EXHIBITS  
  Form of
   
A-1 Committed Loan Notice
A-2 Swing Line Notice
B-1 Term Note
B-2 Revolving Note
B-3 Swing Line Note
C Compliance Certificate
D-1 Assignment and Assumption
D-2 Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption
E First Lien Guaranty
F First Lien Pledge and Security Agreement
G-1 Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement
G-2 First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement
H-1 United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Non-Partnership Lenders)
H-2 United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Partnership Lenders)
H-3 United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Non-Partnership Participants)
H-4 United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Partnership Lenders)
I Solvency Certificate
J Discount Range Prepayment Notice
K Discount Range Prepayment Offer
L Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice
M Acceptance and Prepayment Notice
N Specified Discount Prepayment Notice
O Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer
P Specified Discount Prepayment Response
Q Intercompany Note
R-1 Letter of Credit Report
R-2 Swing Line Report

 v

 

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of September 4, 2019 by and among Cannes CHS Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub” or the “Initial Borrower”) (which on the Closing Date shall be merged with and into Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (such merger, the “Closing Date Merger”), with Convey Health Solutions, Inc. surviving such Closing Date Merger as the “Borrower”), Convey Health Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Holdings”), Ares Capital Corporation, as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”) under the Loan Documents and as collateral agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Collateral Agent”) under the Loan Documents, SunTrust Bank, as Priority Revolving Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Priority Revolving Agent”) and as an Issuing Bank and a Swing Line Lender, and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

 

In connection with the Acquisition, on the Closing Date, (i) Convey Merger Sub, Inc., the parent company of Merger Sub, shall be merged with and into Convey Health Parent, Inc., with Convey Health Parent, Inc. surviving such merger, (ii) Convey Health Intermediate, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc., with Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc. surviving such merger, (iii) Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc., with Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc surviving such merger, (iv) Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Parent, Inc., with Convey Health Parent, Inc. surviving such merger and (v) the Closing Date Merger shall occur (clauses (i) through (v) above, collectively, the “Reorganization”).

 

The Borrower has requested that (a) the Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of $225.0 million of Closing Date Term Loans and $40.0 million of Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date as senior secured credit facilities and (b) from time to time on and after the Closing Date, the Lenders lend to the Borrower and the Issuing Banks issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, each to provide working capital for, and for other general corporate purposes of, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, pursuant to the Revolving Commitments hereunder and pursuant to the terms of, and subject to the conditions set forth in, this Agreement.

 

The proceeds of the Closing Date Term Loans and the Closing Date Revolving Borrowings, together with cash on hand and proceeds of the Equity Contribution, will be used on the Closing Date to fund the Transactions.

 

The Lenders have indicated their willingness to make Loans, and the Issuing Banks have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

 

Article I

 

Definitions and Accounting Terms

 

SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement (including the introductory paragraph hereof and the preliminary statements hereto), the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

 

2020 Incremental Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment or a 2020 Incremental Term Loan at such time.

 

2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each 2020 Incremental Term Lender, its obligation to make a 2020 Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount specified opposite such 2020 Incremental Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment”.

 

2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility” means the 2020 Incremental Term Loans.

 

2020 Incremental Term Loans” means the Term Loans made by each 2020 Incremental Term Lender on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(b).

 

Acceptable Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(2).

 

Acceptable Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice” means a notice of the Borrower’s acceptance of the Acceptable Discount in substantially the form of Exhibit M.

 

Acceptance Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(2).

 

Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person,

 

(1)       Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred by such other Person in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person, and

 

(2)       Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

 

Acquisition” means the acquisition of the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 19, 2019, by and among, inter alios, New Mountain Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as representative, the Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company (together with the schedules and exhibits thereto), as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified, waived or supplemented from time to time.

 2

 

Additional Lender” means, at any time, any bank, other financial institution or institutional lender or investor that, in any case, is not an existing Lender and that agrees to provide any portion of any (a) Incremental Loan in accordance with Section 2.14, (b) Other Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.15 or (c) Replacement Loans pursuant to Section 10.01; provided that each Additional Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, in each case solely to the extent that any such consent would be required from the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, under Section 10.07(2)(c)(ii) for an assignment of Loans to such Additional Lender, and in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments, the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, in each case solely to the extent such consent would be required for any assignment to such Additional Lender under Section 10.07(2)(c).

 

Additional Letter of Credit Facility” means any facility established by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary to obtain letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers acceptances or other similar instruments required by customers, suppliers or landlords or otherwise required in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice.

 

Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

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

 

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by (i) other than in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Administrative Agent and (ii) in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

 

Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 6.15(1).

 

Affiliated Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is an Investor or an Affiliate of an Investor (other than (a) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (b) any Debt Fund Affiliate or (c) any natural person) at such time.

 

Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(8)(vi).

 3

 

 

Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(8)(iv).

 

Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(4).

 

Agent-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any other Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable (each, a “Distressed Agent”), (a) that such Distressed Agent is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, (b) a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Agent or any substantial part of such Distressed Agent’s assets or (c) such Distressed Agent is subject to a forced liquidation, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Agent or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that an Agent-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, or any Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable,.

 

Agent-Related Persons” means, in respect of any Agent, such Agent’s (or in the case of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent’s and the Collateral Agent’s) respective Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, attorney-in-fact, partners, trustees and advisors of such Persons and of such Persons’ Affiliates.

 

Agent Vote Requirements” has the meaning defined in Section 10.01.

 

Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Supplemental Administrative Agents (if any).

 

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

 

Agreement” means this First Lien Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

AHYDO Payment” means any mandatory prepayment or redemption pursuant to the terms of any Indebtedness that is intended or designed to cause such Indebtedness not to be treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i) of the Code.

 

All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees (including, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities Fees), a Eurodollar Rate floor or Base Rate floor (with such increased amount being determined in the manner described in the final proviso of this definition), or otherwise (including, in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees paid in respect thereof on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date), in each case, incurred or payable by the Borrower ratably to all lenders of such Indebtedness; provided that OID and, upfront fees (including, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities Fees) and, solely in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees in respect thereof paid on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, 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 incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees (other than solely in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees in respect thereof paid on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date), underwriting fees, success fees, advisory fees, ticking fees, consent or amendment fees and any similar fees (regardless of how such fees are computed and whether shared or paid, in whole or in part, with or to any or all lenders) and any other fees not generally paid ratably to all lenders of such Indebtedness (but, for the avoidance of doubt, All-In Yield shall include, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities Fees); and to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees payable in respect thereof on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date); provided further that, with respect to any Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Eurodollar Rate floor or Base Rate floor, (1) to the extent that the Reference Rate on the date that the All-In Yield is being calculated is less than such floor, the amount of such difference shall be deemed added to the Applicable Rate for such Loans of such Class for the purpose of calculating the All-In Yield and (2) to the extent that the Reference Rate on the date that the All-In Yield is being calculated is greater than such floor, then the floor shall be disregarded in calculating the All-In Yield.

 4

 

Amendment No. 1” means that certain Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2020, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto and the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders party thereto.

 

Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means April 8, 2020.

 

Annual Financial Statements” means (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 (including all notes thereto), consisting of the consolidated balance sheets as of such dates and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended and (ii) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (including all notes thereto) consisting of the consolidated balance sheets as of such dates and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, for the period from October 5, 2016 to December 31, 2016 and, with respect to the predecessor company of the Company, for the period from January 1, 2016 to October 4, 2016.

 

Applicable Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(2).

 

Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Weighted Average Life to Maturity.”

 

Applicable Percentage” means, in respect of any Revolving Facility, with respect to any Revolving Lender under such Revolving Facility at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of such Revolving Facility represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.17. If the commitment of each Revolving Lender under a Revolving Facility to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Banks to make L/C Credit Extensions under such Revolving Facility have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility have otherwise expired in full, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Lender in respect of such Revolving Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Lender in respect of such Revolving Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.

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Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to:

 

(1)       (x) with respect to Closing Date Term Loans, (i) 5.25% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 4.25% for Base Rate Loans and (y) with respect to 2020 Incremental Term Loans, (i) 9.00% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 8.00% for Base Rate Loans.

 

(2)       with respect to Revolving Loans and unused Revolving Commitments under the Closing Date Revolving Facility and Letter of Credit fees (a) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.01, (i) 3.75% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and Letter of Credit fees, (ii) 2.75% for Base Rate Loans and (iii) 0.50% for the Commitment Fee Rate for unused Revolving Commitments and (b) thereafter, 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 6.02(1):

 

Pricing
Level
    First Lien Net
Leverage Ratio
  Eurodollar Rate
and Letter of Credit Fees
    Base Rate     Commitment
Fee Rate
 
1     > 3.80:1.00     3.75 %     2.75 %     0.500 %
2     < 3.80:1.00     3.50 %     2.50 %     0.375 %

 

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate 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 6.02(1); provided that, at the option of the Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, “Pricing Level 1” (as set forth above) shall apply as of (x) 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) the first Business Day after an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Facility 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).

 

Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (1) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (2) with respect to Letters of Credit, (a) the relevant Issuing Banks and (b) the relevant Revolving Lenders and (3) with respect to the Swing Line Facility, (x) the relevant Swing Line Lender and (y) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(1), the Revolving Lenders.

 

Approved Bank” has the meaning specified in clause (4) of the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”

 

Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (1) such Lender, (2) an Affiliate of such Lender or (3) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

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Ares” means Ares Capital Management LLC (in its capacity as the manager to one or more managed funds and managed accounts).

 

Ares Lender” means each Lender that is (i) Ares Capital Management LLC, (ii) an Affiliate of Ares Capital Management LLC or (iii) an Approved Fund of a Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition.

 

Arrangers” means Ares and SunTrust Bank, in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers under this Agreement.

 

Asset Sale” means:

 

(1)       the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (including any of the foregoing to a Divided LLC pursuant to an LLC Division), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions of property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”); or

 

(2)       the issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries issued in compliance with Section 7.02 and directors’ qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable Law) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;

 

in each case, other than:

 

(a)          any disposition of:

 

(i)       Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities,

 

(ii)       obsolete, damaged or worn out property or assets, any disposition of property or assets in the ordinary course of business, any disposition of inventory or goods (or other assets) held for sale and any disposition of immaterial assets or property or property or assets no longer used or useful in the ordinary course or the principal business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower),

 

(iii)       assets no longer economically practicable or commercially reasonable to maintain (as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower),

 

(iv)       improvements made to leased real property to landlords pursuant to customary terms of leases entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, and

 

(v)       assets for purposes of charitable contributions or similar gifts to the extent such assets are not material to the ability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to conduct its business in the ordinary course;

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(b)          the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 7.03;

 

(c)          any disposition in connection with the making of any Restricted Payment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 7.05, any Permitted Investment or any acquisition otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

 

(d)          any disposition of property or assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary with an aggregate fair market value for any individual transaction or series of related transactions not to exceed the greater of (i) $5.0 million and (ii) 10.7% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of the making of such disposition;

 

(e)          any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such disposition or issuance by any Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall otherwise be permitted by Section 7.05;

 

(f)          to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;

 

(g)          (i) the lease, assignment or sublease, license or sublicense of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (ii) the exercise of termination rights with respect to any lease, sublease, license or sublicense or other agreement;

 

(h)          any issuance, disposition or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness, assets or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(i)          foreclosures, condemnation, expropriation, eminent domain or any similar action (including for the avoidance of doubt, any Casualty Event) with respect to assets;

 

(j)          sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Securitization Assets or related assets in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility, sales of receivables in connection with Receivables Financing Transactions, sales pursuant to non-recourse factoring arrangements in the ordinary course of business, or the disposition of an account receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings;

 

(k)          any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, including asset securitizations permitted hereunder;

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(l)          the sale, lease, assignment, license, sublicense, sublease or discount of inventory, equipment, accounts receivable, notes receivable or other current assets in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or the conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable or other dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection thereof;

 

(m)        the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(n)         any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract rights or other litigation claims in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(o)         the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations;

 

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

 

(q)        the lapse, abandonment or other disposition of intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, which in the reasonable good faith determination of the Borrower, are not material to the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(r)        the granting of a Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01;

 

(s)       the issuance of directors’ qualifying shares and shares of Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable Law;

 

(t)       the disposition of any assets (including Equity Interests) (i) acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, which assets are (x) not used or useful in the ordinary course or the principal business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) non-core assets or assets that are surplus or unnecessary to the business or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) made in connection with the approval of any applicable antitrust authority or otherwise necessary or advisable in the good faith determination of the Borrower to consummate any acquisition permitted hereunder;

 

(u)       dispositions of property to the extent that such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property;

 

(v)       dispositions of property in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction;

 

(w)       the settlement or early termination of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and the settlement or early termination of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction;

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(x)       dispositions of property acquired with Excluded Contributions (up to the aggregate amount of Excluded Contributions applied to fund the acquisition of such property);

 

(y)       the sales of property or assets for an aggregate fair market value since the Closing Date not to exceed the greater of (I) $12.0 million and (II) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of the making of such disposition; and

 

(z)       the sales of property or assets for an aggregate fair market value not to exceed the greater of (I) $5.0 million and (II) 11.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) per fiscal year (with unused amounts carried forward to the immediately succeeding fiscal year).

 

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

 

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Assumption” has the meaning specified in Section 10.25.

 

Attorney Costs” means all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel, to the extent documented in reasonable detail and invoiced.

 

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Capitalized Lease Obligation of any Person, the amount thereof that would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.

 

Auction Agent” means (1) the Administrative Agent or (2) any other financial institution or advisor engaged by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e); provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent); provided further that neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates may act as the Auction Agent.

 

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(2)(c).

 

Available Incremental Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4)(c).

 

ASU” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03.

 

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.

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Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.

 

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (1) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (2) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) and (3) the Eurodollar Rate on such day for an Interest Period of one (1) month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day). If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Article III hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (1) and (2) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (3) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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

 

Basket” means any amount, threshold, exception or value (including by reference to the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets) permitted or prescribed with respect to any Lien, Indebtedness, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, transaction, action, judgment or amount under any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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

 

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

 

Benefit Plan” means any of (1) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (2) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (3) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.”

 

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

 

Big Boy Letter” means a letter from a Lender acknowledging that (1) an assignee may have information regarding Holdings, the Borrower and any Subsidiary of the Borrower, their businesses, their ability to perform the Obligations or any other material information that has not previously been disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (“Excluded Information”), (2) the Excluded Information may not be available to such Lender, (3) such Lender has independently and without reliance on any other party made its own analysis and determined to assign Term Loans to such assignee pursuant to Section 10.07(8) or (12) notwithstanding its lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (4) such Lender waives and releases any claims it may have against the Administrative Agent, such assignee, Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of the Borrower with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information; or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such assignee, the Administrative Agent and assigning Lender.

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Board of Directors” means, for any Person, the board of directors or other governing body of such Person or, if such Person does not have such a board of directors or other governing body and is owned or managed by a single Person, the Board of Directors of such Person, or, in either case, any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided, “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Borrower.

 

Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement. Upon consummation of any transaction permitted by Section 7.03(4), “Borrower” shall mean the Successor Borrower.

 

Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment” means any offer by any Borrower Party to make a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a specified discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(B).

 

Borrower Parties” means the collective reference to Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower and “Borrower Party” means any of them.

 

Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Borrower Party of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a specified range of discounts to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(C).

 

Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Borrower Party of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(D).

 

Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period.

 

Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is registered as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act or any other applicable Laws requiring such registration.

 

Business Day” means any day that is not a Legal Holiday and with respect to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, any day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

Buyer” means Cannes Parent, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capitalized Lease Obligations) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

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Capital Stock” means:

 

(1)       in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or shares in the capital of such corporation;

 

(2)       in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

 

(3)       in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

 

(4)       any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP in accordance with Section 1.03.

 

Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Captive Insurance Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (or any Subsidiary thereof).

 

Cash Collateral” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Cash Collateralize.”

 

Cash Collateral Account” means an account held in the name of a Loan Party at, and subject to the sole dominion and control of, the Collateral Agent.

 

Cash Collateralize” means, in respect of an Obligation, to provide and pledge cash or Cash Equivalents in Dollars as collateral, at a location and pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Priority Revolving Agent or the relevant Issuing Bank with respect to any Letter of Credit, as applicable.

 

Cash Collateral” has a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

Cash Equivalents” means:

 

(1)       Dollars;

 

(2)       (a) Euros, Yen, Canadian Dollars, Sterling or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU; and (b) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary or any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary conducts business, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

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(3)       readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(4)       certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of three years or less from the date of acquisition, demand deposits, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding three years and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic or foreign commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million in the case of U.S. banks and $100.0 million (or the Dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks (any such bank, an “Approved Bank”);

 

(5)       repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) above or clauses (6), (7) and (8) below entered into with any financial institution or recognized securities dealer meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

 

(6)       commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) and in each case maturing within 36 months after the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(7)       marketable short-term money market and similar liquid funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower);

 

(8)       securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 36 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(9)       readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(10)      Indebtedness or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(11)      Investments with average maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower);

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(12)       securities with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Approved Bank;

 

(13)       investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in money market investment programs which are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or which are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250 million, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such Investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (1) through (12) above;

 

(14)       investment funds investing substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (13) above; and

 

(15)       solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that the Captive Insurance Subsidiary is not prohibited to make in accordance with applicable Law.

 

In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside the United States, Cash Equivalents will also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (15) 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 (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (1) through (15) and in this paragraph.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents will include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that such amounts, except amounts used to pay non-Dollar denominated obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, are expected by the Borrower to be converted into any currency listed in clause (1) or (2) above as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such amounts (and solely to the extent so converted on or prior to such tenth (10th) Business Day).

 

Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement entered into from time to time by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with cash management services for collections, other Cash Management Services and for operating, payroll and trust accounts of such Person, including automatic clearing house services, controlled disbursement services, electronic funds transfer services, information reporting services, lockbox services, stop payment services and wire transfer services.

 

Cash Management Bank” means (1) any Person set forth on Schedule 1.01(2), (2) any Person that is an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender on the Closing Date or at the time it entered into a Secured Cash Management Agreement, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender or (3) any Person from time to time approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and specifically designated in writing as a “Cash Management Bank” by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

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Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Cash Management Bank in connection with, or in respect of, any Cash Management Services.

 

Cash Management Services” means (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 Cash Management Agreements.

 

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

 

Catch-Up Management Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 6.15(2)(c).

 

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (1) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty (excluding the taking effect after the Closing Date of a law, rule, regulation or treaty adopted prior to the Closing Date), (2) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (3) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority. It is understood and agreed that (a) the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173), all Laws relating thereto and all interpretations and applications thereof and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, for the purpose of this Agreement, be deemed to be adopted subsequent to the Closing Date.

 

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following after the Closing Date:

 

(1)       at any time prior to the consummation of the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date, the Permitted Holders ceasing to beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower; or

 

(2)       at any time following the consummation of the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date, (a) any Person (other than a Permitted Holder) or (b) Persons (other than one or more Permitted Holders) constituting a “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act) (excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person and its subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests of the Borrower representing more than forty percent (40%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and the percentage of aggregate ordinary voting power so held is greater than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the Equity Interests of the Borrower beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate by the Permitted Holders (it being understood and agreed that for purposes of measuring beneficial ownership held by any Person that is not a Permitted Holder, Equity Interests held by any Permitted Holder will be excluded); or

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(3)       the Borrower ceases to be directly or indirectly wholly owned by Holdings (or any successor or Parent Company that has become a Guarantor in lieu of Holdings);

 

unless, in the case of clause (1) or (2) above, the Permitted Holders have, at such time, directly or indirectly, the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower.

 

Charge” means any charge, fee, expense, expenditure, cost, loss, accrual, reserve of any kind and any other deduction included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income.

 

Class” (1) 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, (2) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Closing Date Term Loan Commitments, 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitments, Revolving Commitments, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Other Revolving Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Commitments in respect of any Class of Replacement Loans, Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series or Other Term Loan Commitments of a given Class of Other Loans, in each case not designated part of another existing Class and (3) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Closing Date Term Loans, 2020 Incremental Term Loans, Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans, Replacement Loans, Extended Term Loans, Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments, or Other 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 identical terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.

 

Closing Date” means the first date on which all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01, and the Closing Date Term Loans are made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1), which date was September 4, 2019.

 

Closing Date Loans” means the Closing Date Term Loans and any Closing Date Revolving Borrowing.

 

Closing Date Material Adverse Effect” means a “Material Adverse Effect” as defined in the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Closing Date Merger” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report” means that certain Quality of Earnings Analysis, dated June 12, 2019, prepared by Ernst & Young LLP.

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Closing Date Refinancing” means the repayment of all outstanding Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

Closing Date Revolving Borrowing” means one or more Borrowings of Revolving Loans on the Closing Date, if any, pursuant to Section 2.01(2) in accordance with the requirements specified or referred to in Section 6.13; provided, that, without limitation, Letters of Credit may be issued on the Closing Date to backstop or replace letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments outstanding on the Closing Date (including deemed issuances of Letters of Credit under this Agreement resulting from an existing issuer of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments outstanding on the Closing Date agreeing to become an Issuing Bank under this Agreement).

 

Closing Date Revolving Facility” means the Revolving Facility made available by the Revolving Lenders as of the Closing Date.

 

Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make a Closing Date Term Loan to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount specified opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption (or Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption) pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16). The initial aggregate amount of the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments is $225.0 million.

 

Closing Date Term Loan Facility” means the Closing Date Term Loans.

 

Closing Date Term Loan Lenders” means the Lenders from time to time of the Closing Date Term Loans, in their capacity as such.

 

Closing Date Term Loans” means the Term Loans made by the Term Lenders on the Closing Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1).

 

Co-Investors” means any of (1) the assignees, if any, of the equity commitments of any Investor who become holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any Parent Company) on the Closing Date in connection with the Acquisition and (2) the transferees, if any, that acquire, within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date, any Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any Parent Company) held by any Investor as of the Closing Date.

 

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collateral” means all the “Collateral” (or equivalent term, including “Pledged Collateral”) as defined in any Collateral Document.

 

Collateral Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

 

(1)       the Collateral Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered (a) on the Closing Date pursuant to Sections 4.01(1)(c) or 4.01(1)(d) or (b) pursuant to the Security Agreement or Sections 6.11 or 6.12 at such time required by the Security Agreement or by such Sections to be delivered, in each case, duly executed by each Loan Party that is party thereto;

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(2)         all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by (a) Holdings (or any successor thereto), (b) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a wholly owned Material Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary), which as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Acquisition shall include those that are listed on Schedule 1.01(1) hereto and (c) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that Guarantees (or is the borrower or issuer of) (i) any Junior Indebtedness or (ii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (the Persons in the preceding clauses (a) through (c) (together with any Person joined pursuant to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception) collectively, the “Guarantors”);

 

(3)          except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected security interest, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, on:

 

(a)          all the Equity Interests of the Borrower,

 

(b)          all Equity Interests of each direct, wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that is directly owned by any Loan Party, and

 

(c)          65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each class of each (i) wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco and (ii) wholly owned Material Foreign Subsidiary, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, that is directly owned by a Loan Party (in each case, to the extent such Material Domestic Subsidiary or Material Foreign Subsidiary is not an Excluded Subsidiary (other than by virtue of being a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco or Foreign Subsidiary, as applicable)); and

 

(4)         except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, including subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, and in each case subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a security interest in substantially all tangible and intangible personal property of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including accounts other than Securitization Assets), inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, applications and registrations of intellectual property filed in the United States, other general intangibles, and proceeds of the foregoing (in each case, other than Excluded Assets), in each case,

 

(a)          that has been perfected (to the extent such security interest may be perfected) by:

 

(i)          delivering certificated securities and instruments, in which a security interest can be perfected by physical control, in each case to the extent expressly required hereunder or the Security Agreement (which shall be limited to any promissory note in excess of $5.0 million, Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor that is owing to any Loan Party (which may be evidenced by the Intercompany Note and pledged to the Collateral Agent) and Equity Interests of the Borrower and its wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries that are Material Subsidiaries constituting “certificated securities” (within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code) otherwise required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents to the extent required under clause (3) above),

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(ii)          filing financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction, or

 

(iii)          making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office, and

 

(b)          with the priority required by the Collateral Documents; provided that any such security interests in the Collateral shall be subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements to the extent expressly required by this Agreement.

 

The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation, perfection or maintenance of security interests in particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the creation, perfection or maintenance of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that creation, perfection or maintenance 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.

 

There shall be (I) no actions required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction under the Loan Documents in order to create any security interests in any assets or to perfect or make enforceable such security interests in any assets (including any intellectual property registered or applied for in any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (II) no Guaranties or Collateral Documents (including security agreements and pledge agreements) governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction. Notwithstanding anything else provided in the Loan Documents, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, elect to join any Foreign Subsidiary, any non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or any Excluded Subsidiary (other than, in each case, an Unrestricted Subsidiary) as a Guarantor subject to, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, (x) the jurisdiction of incorporation of such Foreign Subsidiary being reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in light of legal permissibility and the policies and procedures of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for similarly situated companies (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) and (y) collateral and security provisions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to be negotiated in good faith (such election to so join the “Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception”); provided that the Borrower may subsequently elect to release (a “Guarantor Release Election”) any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary (a “Released Subsidiary”) from its obligations as a Guarantor in its sole discretion (so long as such release (A) shall be subject to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries having capacity to make an Investment in such Released Subsidiary once it is no longer a Guarantor and shall be deemed an Investment in such Released Subsidiary and (B) shall be subject to such Released Subsidiary having capacity to incur any Indebtedness or Liens once it is no longer a Guarantor and shall constitute the incurrence at the time of release of any Indebtedness and Liens of such Released Subsidiary existing at such time) (it being understood and agreed that such right to elect to release any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary in accordance with the immediately preceding clause (A) and (B) shall be in addition to any other right to release any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary from its obligations as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 10.24); provided further that to the extent any Foreign Subsidiary is joined pursuant to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception, any requirements under this Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any related provisions under the Loan Documents as applied to such Foreign Subsidiary (solely to the extent any such provision would not otherwise have applied in respect of such Foreign Subsidiary if it were a Restricted Subsidiary that did not constitute a Loan Party) may be modified (including with respect to the addition of “agreed security principles” or other customary limitations applicable to the provision of guarantees and collateral in the applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction and providing for the granting of collateral customary for secured financings in such non-U.S. jurisdiction) as reasonably determined by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

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No perfection through control agreements or perfection by “control” shall be required with respect to any assets (other than to the extent required under clause (4)(a)(i) above) under the Loan Documents. There shall be no (x) requirement to obtain any landlord waivers, estoppels, collateral access letters or similar rights and agreements or (y) requirement to perfect a security interest in any letter of credit rights, other than by the filing of a UCC financing statement.

 

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, each of the collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Sections 4.01(1)(c), 4.01(d), 6.11 or 6.12 and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

Commitment” means a Revolving Commitment, Incremental Revolving Commitment, Closing Date Term Loan Commitment, 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment, Other Revolving Commitment, Other Term Loan Commitment, Extended Revolving Commitment of a given Extension Series, or any commitment in respect of Replacement Loans, as the context may require.

 

Commitment Fee Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to the Applicable Rate set forth in the “Commitment Fee Rate” column of the chart in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”

 

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (1) a Borrowing with respect to a given Class of Loans, (2) a conversion of Loans of a given Class from one Type to the other or (3) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans of a given Class, pursuant to Section 2.02(1), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

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.

 

Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Compensation Period” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(3)(b).

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Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C and which certificate shall in any event be a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower:

 

(1)       certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and is continuing and, if applicable, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto (in each case, other than any Default with respect to which the Administrative Agent has otherwise obtained notice in accordance with Section 6.03(1)),

 

(2)       in the case of financial statements delivered under Section 6.01(1), setting forth reasonably detailed calculations of (a) Excess Cash Flow for each fiscal year commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 and (b) the Net Proceeds received during the applicable period (after the Closing Date in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019) by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event subject to prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) and the portion of such Net Proceeds that has been invested or is intended to be reinvested in accordance with Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii), and

 

(3)       setting forth (a) a calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, (b) if on the last day of the most recently ended Test Period there are outstanding Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit (excluding (i) undrawn Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount up to $10.0 million (with only such Letter of Credit amounts in excess of $10.0 million being considered outstanding for purposes of this clause (3)), (ii) Letters of Credit (whether drawn or undrawn) to the extent reimbursed, Cash Collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank on or prior to the date that is three Business Days following the end of the applicable Test Period and (iii) solely for the first two full fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, any Closing Date Revolving Borrowings drawn to finance a portion of the Transactions or the payment of Transaction Expenses or working capital or purchase price adjustments in connection with the Acquisition) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 35% of the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Commitments under the Priority Revolving Facility, whether such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period is in compliance with the required level for such Test Period and (c) if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period would result in a change in the applicable “Pricing Level” as set forth in the definition of “Applicable Rate,” setting forth a calculation of such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio.

 

Conforming Accounting Report” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(1).

 

Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents, amounts related to current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees, derivative financial instruments and any assets in respect of Hedge Agreements, and excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.

 

Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding (1) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (2) the current portion of interest, (3) accruals for current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, (4) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves or severance, (5) Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations under this Agreement or any other revolving loans, swingline loans and letter of credit obligations under any other revolving credit facility, (6) the current portion of any Capitalized Lease Obligation, (7) deferred revenue arising from cash receipts that are earmarked for specific projects, (8) liabilities in respect of unpaid earnouts, (9) the current portion of any other long-term liabilities, (10) accrued litigation settlement costs and (11) any liabilities in respect of Hedge Agreements, and, furthermore, excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.

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Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the amortization of intangible assets, deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and the amortization of Capitalized Software Expenditures of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditures” means, for any period, without duplication, cash dividends actually paid by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period with respect to Disqualified Stock (and, solely for purposes of determining Basket capacity under Section 7.05(2)(e) or 7.05(2)(f), Preferred Stock) issued by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (without duplication of any such Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditure otherwise included in, or added to, Consolidated Interest Expense for such period), excluding, in each case (i) “additional dividends” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to any Disqualified Stock and (ii) any payments with respect to commissions, discounts, yield, make-whole premiums or redemption premium costs of such Disqualified Stock.

 

Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period:

 

(1)          increased (without duplication) by the following, in each case (other than clauses (h), (l), (p) and (q) below) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

 

(a)       total interest expense and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such Hedging Obligations or such derivative instruments, and bank and letter of credit fees, letter of guarantee and bankers’ acceptance fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, together with items excluded from the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” pursuant to the definition thereof; plus

 

(b)       provision for taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital, including federal, foreign and state income, franchise, excise, value added and similar Taxes, property taxes and similar taxes, and foreign withholding Taxes paid or accrued during such period (including any future Taxes or other levies that replace or are intended to be in lieu of taxes, and any penalties and interest related to Taxes or arising from tax examinations) and the net tax expense associated with any adjustments made pursuant to the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,” and any payments to a Parent Company in respect of such taxes permitted to be made hereunder; plus

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(c)          Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense for such period; plus

 

(d)          any other non-cash Charges, including any write-offs or write-downs reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period, changes in reserves for earnouts and similar obligations and any non-cash expense relating to the vesting of warrants (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (i) the Borrower in its sole discretion may determine not to add back such non-cash Charge in the current period and (ii) to the extent the Borrower does decide to add back such non-cash Charge, the cash payment in respect thereof, with the exception of any cash payments related to the settlement of deferred compensation balances awarded prior to the Closing Date, in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period); plus

 

(e)          Charges consisting of income attributable to minority interests and non- controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, excluding cash distributions in respect thereof, and the amount of any reductions in arriving at Consolidated Net Income resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 810, Consolidation; plus

 

(f)          (i) the amount of board of director fees and any management, monitoring, consulting, transaction, advisory and other fees (including transaction and termination fees) and indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period under the Management Services Agreement or otherwise to the extent permitted under Section 6.15 and (ii) the amount of payments made to optionholders of such Person or any Parent Company in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equityholders of such Person or its Parent Companies, which payments are being made to compensate such optionholders as though they were equityholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted hereunder; plus

 

(g)          Charges, including any loss or discount, related to the sale of receivables, Securitization Assets and related assets to any Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Securitization Facility; plus

 

(h)          cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash Charges) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any prior period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (2) below for any previous period and not added back; plus

 

(i)          any Charges pursuant to any management equity plan, stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan, agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of such Person or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of such Person (other than Disqualified Stock); plus

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(j)          any net pension or other post-employment benefit Charges representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715—Compensation—Retirement Benefits, and any other items of a similar nature, plus

 

(k)          the amount of earnout obligation expense incurred in connection with (including adjustments thereto) any acquisitions and Investments, whether consummated prior to or after the Closing Date; plus

 

(l)          (i) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions resulting from, or related to, the Transactions that are reasonably identifiable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions either taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 24 months after the Closing Date (or to the extent identified in the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report) and (ii) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions resulting from, or related to, mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, investments, divestitures, dispositions, discontinuance of activities or operations and other specified transactions, restructurings, cost savings initiatives, operational changes and other initiatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, acquisitions occurring prior to the Closing Date) that are reasonably identifiable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions either taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 24 months after such merger or other business combination, acquisition, investment, divestiture, disposition, discontinuance of activities or operations or other specified transaction, restructuring, cost savings initiative, operational change or other initiative is consummated (or undertaken or implemented prior to consummation of the acquisition or other applicable transaction (including any actions taken on or prior to the Closing Date)), in each case, calculated (I) on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, synergies or operating expense reductions had been realized in full on the first day of such period and (II) net of the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions during such period (it is understood and agreed that “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit that is associated with any action taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken, whether prior to or following the Closing Date) (which adjustments may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) pro forma cost savings, synergies or operating expense reduction adjustments made pursuant to Section 1.07); plus

 

(m)          any payments in the nature of compensation or expense reimbursement made to independent board members; plus

 

(n)          any non-cash increase in expenses resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization of variances) or other inventory adjustments (including any non-cash increase in expenses as a result of last-in first-out and/or first-in first-out methods of accounting);

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(o)          any loss from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are being held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, if elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of); plus

 

(p)          adjustments, exclusions and add-backs either (i) consistent with Regulation S-X of the SEC or (ii) set forth in any quality of earnings analysis prepared by independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing or any other accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any “Big Four” firm is acceptable) and delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or similar permitted investment; plus

 

(q)          adjustments, exclusions and add-backs (A) identified in (i) the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report or (ii) the Investor model delivered to the Initial Lenders dated June 20, 2019 and (B) of the type identified in (i) the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report or (ii) the Investor model delivered to the Initial Lenders dated June 20, 2019 (excluding, in the case of this clause (B), “run rate adjustments” (X) of the type set forth in clause (l) above and (Y) as detailed in pages 21 through 24 of the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report related to annualized revenue and contribution margin adjustments associated with new client wins, membership growth with existing clients and related “seasonality” adjustments); and

 

(2)          decreased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

 

(a)          non-cash gains for such period (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period other than any such accrual or reserve that has been added back to Consolidated Net Income in calculating Consolidated EBITDA in accordance with this definition),

 

(b)          the amount of any income consisting of losses attributable to non- controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary added to (and not deducted from) Consolidated Net Income in such period; and

 

(c)          any net income from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are being held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, if elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions added back pursuant to clause (l)(ii) above in any Test Period, when aggregated with adjustments, exclusions and add-backs pursuant to clause (q)(B) in such Test Period and any “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to Section 1.07(3) for such Test Period (in each case, excluding any such “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions related to the Transactions), shall not in the aggregate exceed an amount equal to 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (calculated after giving effect to any such addback and all other permitted add-backs and adjustments) for such Test Period on a pro forma basis.

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For the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated, including pro forma adjustments, in accordance with Section 1.07.

 

Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, in each case, solely to the extent secured, in whole or in part, by a first priority Lien on the Collateral or on a first priority basis on the assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party securing Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment, in each case that ranks pari passu with the Liens securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies); provided that Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt will not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations), net of cash interest income, with respect to Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness, including commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs under hedging agreements (other than in connection with the early termination thereof);

 

excluding, in each case:

 

(1)           amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and any other amounts of non-cash interest (including as a result of the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting),

 

(2)           interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments, including pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging,

 

(3)           costs associated with incurring or terminating Hedging Obligations and cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates,

 

(4)           commissions, discounts, yield, make-whole premium and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) incurred in connection with any Non-Recourse Indebtedness,

 

(5)           “additional interest” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to any securities,

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(6)           any payments with respect to make-whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, including any Indebtedness issued in connection with the Transactions,

 

(7)           penalties and interest relating to Taxes,

 

(8)           accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities not constituting Indebtedness, (9) interest expense attributable to a Parent Company resulting from push-down accounting,

 

(10)         any expense resulting from the discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting,

 

(11)         any interest expense attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto in connection with the Transactions, any acquisition or Investment, and

 

(12)         annual agency fees paid to any administrative agents and collateral agents with respect to any secured or unsecured loans, debt facilities, debentures, bonds, commercial paper facilities or other forms of Indebtedness (including any security or collateral trust arrangements related thereto), including the Facilities.

 

For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation will be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the net income (loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding (and excluding the effect of), without duplication,

 

(1)           extraordinary, one-time, non-recurring or unusual gains or Charges (including relating to any strategic initiatives and accruals and reserves in connection with such gains or Charges and including legal fees, expenses, settlements and judgments) and special items; restructuring and similar Charges; accruals or reserves (including restructuring and integration costs related to acquisitions and adjustments to existing reserves, and in each case, whether or not classified as such under GAAP); Charges related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of facilities and fixed assets for alternative uses; Public Company Costs; Charges related to the integration, consolidation, opening, pre-opening and closing of facilities and fixed assets; severance and relocation costs and expenses; special compensation Charges, consulting fees; charges in connection with third-party advisory support to implement new accounting standards; signing, retention or completion bonuses and charges, and executive recruiting costs; Charges incurred in connection with strategic initiatives; transition Charges and duplicative running and operating Charges; Charges incurred in connection with acquisitions (or purchases of assets) prior to or after the Closing Date (including integration costs); business optimization Charges (including Charges relating to business optimization programs, new systems design, Charges related to systems establishment, implementation, integration and upgrades and project start-up); accruals and reserves; Charges attributable to the implementation of cost-savings initiatives and operating improvements and consolidations; and curtailments and modifications to pension and post-employment employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities and charges resulting from changes in estimates, valuations and judgments);

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(2)           the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period whether effected through a cumulative effect adjustment or a retroactive application, in each case in accordance with GAAP;

 

(3)           Transaction Expenses;

 

(4)           any gain (loss) on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business);

 

(5)           the Net Income for such period of any Person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary and, solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b)(i) of Section 7.05(1), the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of a Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period;

 

(6)           solely for the purpose of determining Excess Cash Flow and the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b)(i) of Section 7.05(1), the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) to the extent that 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, 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 stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived (or the Borrower reasonably believes such restriction could be waived and is using commercially reasonable efforts to pursue such waiver); provided that Consolidated Net Income of a Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents), or the amount that could have been paid in cash or Cash Equivalents without violating any such restriction or requiring any such approval, to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;

 

(7)           effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries) related to the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting (including in the inventory, property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items);

 

(8)           income (loss) from the early extinguishment or conversion of (a) Indebtedness, (b) Hedging Obligations or (c) other derivative instruments;

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(9)           any impairment Charges or asset write-off or write-down in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP;

 

(10)         (a) any equity based or non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense arising from grants of stock appreciation, equity incentive programs or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to, and any cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of, Equity Interests by management of such Person or of a Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company, (b) non-cash compensation expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation or Accounting Standards Codification Topic 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees and (c) any income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts;

 

(11)         any Charges during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, Asset Sale, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to the syndication and incurrence of any Indebtedness, including any Facilities hereunder, or the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations), issuance of Equity Interests (including by any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower), recapitalization, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of any Indebtedness, including the Loan Documents) and including, in each case, any such transaction whether consummated on, after or prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or nonrecurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful or consummated (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the effects of expensing all transaction related expenses in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 805, Business Combinations);

 

(12)         accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted in connection with the Transactions, an Investment or an acquisition that are required to be established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions, such Investment or such acquisition, in each case in accordance with GAAP;

 

(13)         any expenses, charges or losses to the extent covered by insurance that are, directly or indirectly, reimbursed or reimbursable by a third party, and any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition, Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement;

 

(14)         any non-cash gain (loss) attributable to the mark to market movement in the valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815—Derivatives and Hedging or mark to market movement of other financial instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 825—Financial Instruments;

 

(15)         any net realized or unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency transaction or translation gains or losses, including those related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from (a) Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk and (b) resulting from intercompany indebtedness) and any other foreign currency transaction or translation gains and losses;

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(16)         any adjustments resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 460, Guarantees, or any comparable regulation;

 

(17)         any non-cash rent expense;

 

(18)         any non-cash expenses, accruals or reserves related to adjustments to historical tax exposures;

 

(19)         earnout and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses or otherwise and including in connection with the Transactions) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments;

 

(20)         at the election of the Borrower (provided that once an election is made, it may not be reversed), changes to accrual of revenue so long as consistent with past practices of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (regardless of treatment under GAAP) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow; and

 

(21)         any Charges during such period in connection with sales tax owed but unpaid during any prior period in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3.0 million.

 

In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Consolidated Net Income will include the amount of proceeds received or receivable from business interruption insurance, the amount of any expenses or charges incurred by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are, directly or indirectly, reimbursed or reimbursable by a third party, and amounts that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition, Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 7.05(1) (other than clause (b)(iv) of Section 7.05(1)), there will be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments made by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments from such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances which constitute Restricted Investments by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary, any sale of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such amounts increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under clause (b)(iv) of Section 7.05(1).

 

Consolidated Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, in each case secured by a Lien on the assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that Consolidated Secured Debt will not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.

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Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness; provided that Consolidated Total Debt will not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

Consolidated Working Capital” means, as at any date of determination, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities.

 

Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other monetary obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent:

 

(1)           to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor;

 

(2)           to advance or supply funds:

 

(a)          for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or

 

(b)          to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; or

 

(3)           to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

 

Contract Consideration” has the meaning specified in clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”

 

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

 

Controlled Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person, other than any Investor, which directly or indirectly is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is organized by such Person (or any Person controlling such Person) primarily for making direct or indirect equity or debt investments in the Borrower or other companies.

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Convertible Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrower (which may be guaranteed by the Guarantors) permitted to be incurred hereunder that is either (1) convertible into common equity of the Borrower (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such common equity) or (2) sold as units with call options, warrants or rights to purchase (or substantially equivalent derivative transactions) that are exercisable for common equity of the Borrower or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such common equity).

 

Corrective Extension Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(6).

 

Covered Entity” means any of the following:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

 

Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

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Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (1) Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt, (2) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt or (3) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt; provided that, in each case, such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) to Refinance, in whole or in part, existing Loans (or, if applicable, unused Commitments) or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (“Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt”); provided, further, that (a) the terms of any such Indebtedness (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment or redemption premiums and terms) shall either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if otherwise not consistent with the terms of such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt, not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Loans in effect immediately prior to such Refinancing or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, (A) to the extent that such Indebtedness includes a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and consists solely of a revolving credit facility (whether or not the documentation therefor includes any other facilities) and the applicable Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant is included only for the benefit of such revolving credit facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and (B) to the extent that such Indebtedness includes a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and does not consist solely of a revolving credit facility (whether or not the documentation therefor includes any other facilities), such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable) or (iii) such terms shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of (I) the lenders of any such Indebtedness that consists of term facilities, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent (or any Lender) to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans orand/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable or (II) the lenders of any such Indebtedness that consists of revolving credit facilities, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility), (b) any such Indebtedness shall have (i) a maturity date that is no earlier than the earlier of (I) the maturity date of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt and (II) the Latest Maturity Date of (in the case of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consisting of revolving credit facilities) the Closing Date Revolving Facility or (in the case of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consisting of term facilities) the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (ii) if the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consists of term facilities, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the lesser of (I) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt and (II) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, in each case as of the date of determination, (c) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount (or shall not have a greater accreted value, if applicable) than the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees and premiums (including tender premium) and penalties (if any) thereon and fees, expenses, original issue discount and upfront fees incurred in connection with such Refinancing plus the amount of any other Indebtedness permitted under one or more other Baskets under Section 7.02 (which shall be deemed a utilization of any such Baskets), (d) such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid, within five (5) Business Days after the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained with the Net Proceeds received from the incurrence or issuance of such Indebtedness and (e) any mandatory prepayments of (i) any Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt may not be made except to the extent that prepayments are not prohibited hereunder and, to the extent required hereunder or pursuant to the terms of any Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt, first made or offered to the holders of the Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations and any such Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt and (ii) any Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt in respect of events described in Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i), may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis as compared to any Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations with an earlier maturity date unless the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt was so entitled to participate on a greater than a pro rata basis) with each Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i), provided, further, that “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be Refinanced with (or which converts into or is exchanged for) long-term indebtedness (and such bridge or other interim credit facility shall be deemed to satisfy clause (b) of the second proviso in this definition so long as (x) such credit facility includes customary “rollover” provisions and (y) assuming such credit facility were to be extended pursuant to such “rollover” provisions, such extended credit facility would comply with clause (b) above) and in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other interim credit facility, clause (e) of the second proviso in this definition shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

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Credit Extension” means each of the following: (1) a Borrowing and (2) an L/C Credit Extension.

 

Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1).

 

Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1)(a).

 

Cured Default” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02(9).

 

Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of an Investor that is a bona fide diversified debt fund that is not (1) a natural person or (2) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

Debt Representative” means, with respect to any series of Indebtedness, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent or representative under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

 

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

 

Declined Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(f).

 

Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (1) the Base Rate plus (2) the Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans plus (3) 2.00% per annum; provided that with respect to the outstanding principal amount of any Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan (giving effect to Section 2.02(3)) plus 2.00% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

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 2.17(2), any Lender that (1) has refused (which refusal may be given verbally or in writing and has not been retracted) or failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of L/C Obligations, within one (1) Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (2) has failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent, Priority Revolving Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, (3) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (4) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, that it will comply with its funding obligations or (5) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, either (a) admitted in writing that it is insolvent or (b) become subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event. Any determination by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, as to whether a Lender is a Defaulting Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale, redemption or repurchase of, or collection or payment on, such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

 

Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary thereof or any Parent Company (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, on or promptly after the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (b) of Section 7.05(1).

 

Designated Revolving Commitments” means any commitments to make loans or extend credit on a revolving basis (or delayed draw basis) to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by any Person other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that have been designated in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent as “Designated Revolving Commitments” until such time as the Borrower subsequently delivers an Officer’s Certificate to the Administrative Agent to the effect that such commitments will no longer constitute “Designated Revolving Commitments”; provided that, during such time (including at the time of the incurrence of such Designated Revolving Commitments), (1) except for purposes of the definition of “Applicable Rate,” the First Lien Net Leverage Ratios set forth in Section 2.05(2)(a) and Section 2.05(2)(b) and determining actual compliance with the Financial Covenant, such Designated Revolving Commitments will be deemed an incurrence of Indebtedness on such date and will be deemed outstanding for purposes of calculating the Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio, First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and the availability of any Baskets hereunder and (2) commencing on the date such Designated Revolving Commitments are established after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of the entire committed amount of the Indebtedness thereunder (but without netting any cash proceeds thereof), such committed amount under such Designated Revolving Commitments may thereafter be borrowed (and reborrowed, if applicable), in whole or in part, from time to time, without further compliance with any Basket or financial ratio or test under this Agreement (including the Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio or First Lien Net Leverage Ratio).

 

Discharge” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, the repayment, prepayment, repurchase (including pursuant to an offer to purchase), redemption, defeasance or other discharge of such Indebtedness, in any such case in whole or in part.

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Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(2).

 

Discount Range” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Discount Range Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Discount Range Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1) substantially in the form of Exhibit J.

 

Discount Range Prepayment Offer” means the written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit K, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

 

Discount Range Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Discount Range Proration” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(3).

 

Discounted Prepayment Determination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

Discounted Prepayment Effective Date” means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five (5) Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.05(1)(e)(B), Section 2.05(1)(e)(C) or Section 2.05(1)(e)(D), respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.

 

Discounted Term Loan Prepayment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(A).

 

disposition” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Asset Sale.”

 

Disqualified Institution” means (1) those particular banks, financial institutions, other institutional lenders and other Persons that were identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to the Initial Lenders on or prior to July 9, 2019 (or, (x) after July 9, 2019 and prior to the Closing Date, that are identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to, and with the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of, the Initial Lenders holding a majority of the aggregate Commitments on July 9, 2019 and (y) if after the Closing Date, that are identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to, and with the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of, the Administrative Agent), (2) any competitor of the Borrower or its Affiliates that is identified in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor to (a) the Initial Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date and (b) the Administrative Agent from time to time on or after the Closing Date, (3) any competitor of the Investor, and any Affiliate of such competitor, that (a) is identified in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor to the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date, (b) has a debt platform (or an affiliated debt platform) that the Investor reasonably believes does not have sufficient customary barriers in place regarding not sharing information with Affiliates that are competitors of the Investor as of such date of designation pursuant to clause (3)(a) above and (c) does not have a debt platform (or affiliated debt platform) which would satisfy the criteria in clause (3)(b) above if applied as of July 9, 2019 (including, for each of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (3), their respective Affiliates that are reasonably identifiable as such on the basis of their name) and (4) any Affiliate (other than Affiliates that constitute bona fide diversified debt funds primarily investing in loans) of the Persons described in the preceding clauses (1) or (2) that are either (i) reasonably identifiable as such on the basis of their name or (ii) are identified as such in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor as set forth hereinabove (including, in the case of this clause (ii), within the time periods set forth in clauses (1) or (2) above for the identification of the related Affiliate Disqualified Institution); provided that any Person that is a Lender or Participant and subsequently becomes a Disqualified Institution (but was not a Disqualified Institution at the time it became a Lender or a Participant, as applicable) shall be deemed to not be a Disqualified Institution hereunder (in the case of any such Participant that is not a Lender, solely with respect to the participations held by such Participant). The identity of Disqualified Institutions may be communicated by the Administrative Agent to a Lender upon request, but will not be otherwise posted or distributed to any Person.

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Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than (1) for any Qualified Equity Interests or (2) solely as a result of a change of control, asset sale, casualty, condemnation or eminent domain) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than (1) for any Qualified Equity Interests or (2) solely as a result of a change of control, asset sale, casualty, condemnation or eminent domain), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the then Latest Maturity Date or the date the Loans are no longer outstanding and the Commitments have been terminated; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of future, current or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company or by any such plan to such employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof), such Capital Stock will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s, director’s, officer’s, management member’s, consultant’s or independent contractor’s termination, death or disability; provided further any Capital Stock held by any future, current or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Parent Company, or any other Person in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has an Investment and is designated in good faith as an “affiliate” by the Board of Directors (or the compensation committee thereof), in each case pursuant to any equity subscription or equity holders’ agreement, management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s, director’s, officer’s, management member’s, consultant’s or independent contractor’s termination, death or disability. For the purposes hereof, the aggregate principal amount of Disqualified Stock will be deemed to be equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and maximum fixed repurchase price, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were purchased on any date on which the Consolidated Total Debt, Consolidated Secured Debt or Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt, as applicable, will be required to be determined pursuant to this Agreement, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Stock, such fair market value shall be determined in good faith by the Borrower.

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Distressed Agent” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Agent-Related Distress Event.”

 

Distressed Person” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Lender-Related Distress Event.”

 

Divided LLC” means any LLC formed upon the consummation of an LLC Division.

 

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

ECF Payment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(a).

 

ECF Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(a).

 

EEA Financial Institution” means (1) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (2) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (1) of this definition or (3) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (1) or (2) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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

 

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

 

Eligible Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(1).

 

EMU” means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

 

Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and sub-surface strata, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

 

Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws relating to pollution or the protection of the Environment or, to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, worker health.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (1) violation of any Environmental Law, (2) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (3) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (4) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (5) any contract or other written agreement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

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EP ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.”

 

Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement” means, to the extent executed in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral which are intended to rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies), at the option of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent acting together in good faith, either (1) an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1, together with any changes thereto which are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or (2) a customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (but which agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, shall in any event contain provisions substantially similar to Sections 2.01(b), 2.01(f), 2.03(c), 2.10(a)(y), 5.02(d), 5.15 and 5.16 of Exhibit G-1 (the “EP ICA Applicable Provisions”)), which agreement shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies), in each case with such modifications thereto as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree.

 

Equity Contribution” means, collectively, the direct or indirect contribution to the Borrower or any Parent Company, by the Investor, members of management of the Company and the Co- Investors of an aggregate amount of cash and rollover equity (which shall be in the form of common equity or (on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Lenders) other equity) that represents not less than 35% of the Funded Capitalization; provided that, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Investor shall control, directly or indirectly, beneficially not less than a majority of the Voting Stock of Holdings on the Closing Date.

 

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, the Capital Stock of such Person and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock of such Person, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock of such Person.

 

Equity Offering” means any public or private sale of common equity or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Company (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than:

 

(1)           public offerings with respect to the Borrower’s or any Parent Company’s common equity registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8;

 

(2)           issuances to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; and

 

(3)           any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.

 

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

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ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that together with any Loan Party is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

 

ERISA Event” means (1) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (2) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (3) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan, written notification of any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability or written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or has been determined to be in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (4) the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement in writing of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (5) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, other than for the payment of PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates; (6) an 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 or Multiemployer Plan; (7) a failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) with respect to a Pension Plan, whether or not waived; (8) the application for a minimum funding waiver under Section 302(c) of ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan; (9) the imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA or Section 430(k) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan; (10) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA or Section 430 of the Code); or (11) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction with respect to any Pension Plan maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could result in liability to any Loan Party.

 

Escrow” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Indebtedness.”

 

Escrowed Proceeds” means the proceeds from the offering of any debt securities or other Indebtedness paid into an escrow account with an independent escrow agent on the date of the applicable offering or incurrence pursuant to escrow arrangements that permit the release of amounts on deposit in such escrow account upon satisfaction of certain conditions or the occurrence of certain events. The term “Escrowed Proceeds” shall include any interest earned on the amounts held in escrow.

 

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

 

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

 

Eurodollar Rate” means:

 

(1)           for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) from time to time) (in such case, the “LIBOR Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

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(2) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits with a term of one (1) month commencing that day;

 

provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further, that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in consultation with the Borrower; provided, further, that if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBOR Rate” for such Interest Period shall be (a) a successor or alternative index rate as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Lender) and the Borrower may reasonably determine or (b) absent such mutual selection by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), a comparable successor or alternative interbank rate for deposits in Dollars that is, at such time, broadly accepted as the prevailing market practice for leveraged loans of this type in lieu of the “LIBOR Rate” as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), in each case of clauses (a) or (b) above, subject to Section 1.12; provided, further, that in no event shall the Eurodollar Rate for Closing Date Term Loans, 2020 Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility that bear interest at a rate based on clauses (1) and (2) of this definition be less than 1.00%.

 

Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (1) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

 

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:

 

(1)          the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(a)            Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such period,

 

(b)           an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) for such period to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, but excluding any such non-cash charges representing an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period,

 

(c)           decreases in Consolidated Working Capital (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa) and, without duplication, decreases in long-term accounts receivable and increases in the long-term portion of deferred revenue (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa), in each case, for such period (other than any such decreases or increases, as applicable, arising from acquisitions or Asset Sales outside the ordinary course of assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period or the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting),

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(d)           the amount deducted as tax expense in determining Consolidated Net Income to the extent in excess of cash Taxes paid in such period and

 

(e)           cash receipts in respect of Hedge Agreements during such fiscal year to the extent not otherwise included in such Consolidated Net Income; over

 

(2)           the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(a)           an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits (including, to the extent constituting non-cash credits, amortization of deferred revenue acquired as a result of the Acquisition or any Permitted Acquisition, investment permitted hereunder or any similar transaction) included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (but excluding any non-cash credit to the extent representing the reversal of an accrual or reserve described in clause (1)(b) above) and cash losses, charges (including any reserves or accruals for potential cash charges in any future period), expenses, costs and fees excluded by virtue of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,”

 

(b)           payments in respect of indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnouts, other contingent consideration obligations and other deferred purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary (including the HealthScape Earn- Out Payment and the Pareto Earn-Out Payment), in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(c)           the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (ii) all scheduled principal repayments of Loans, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 7.02 (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof), in each case to the extent such payments are permitted hereunder and actually made and (iii) the amount of any scheduled repayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07 or any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b) (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and any mandatory Discharge of (I) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and (II) any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 7.02 (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof, in each case, to the extent required due to an Asset Sale or Casualty Event that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income for such period and not in excess of the amount of such increase, but excluding (A) all other prepayments of Term Loans, (B) all prepayments of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and all prepayments in respect of any other revolving credit facility, except to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder and (C) payments on any Junior Indebtedness, except in each case to the extent permitted to be paid pursuant to Section 7.05) made during such period, in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

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(d)           an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Asset Sales outside the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and the net cash loss on Asset Sales to the extent otherwise added to arrive at Consolidated Net Income,

 

(e)           increases in Consolidated Working Capital (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa) and, without duplication, increases in long-term accounts receivable and decreases in the long-term portion of deferred revenue (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short- term to long-term or vice versa), in each case, for such period (other than any such increases or decreases, as applicable, arising from acquisitions or Asset Sales outside the ordinary course by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period or the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting),

 

(f)            cash payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the 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,

 

(g)           the amount of Restricted Payments paid in cash during such period, except to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with the proceeds of long- term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (unless such Indebtedness has been repaid),

 

(h)           the aggregate amount of expenditures (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) paid in cash during such period to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, except to the extent such expenditures (other than expenditures that correspond to a charge added to Excess Cash Flow under clause (1)(b) above with respect to a prior period) were financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

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(i)             the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment or redemption of Indebtedness to the extent (i) such premium, make-whole or penalty payments were not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and (ii) such prepayments or redemptions reduced Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clause (2)(c) above or reduced the mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.05(2)(a),

 

(j)             without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in other periods, and at the option of the Borrower, (i) the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period and (ii) any planned cash expenditures by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (the “Planned Expenditures”), in the case of each of the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), relating to Permitted Acquisitions or other investments, Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, acquisitions of intellectual property, any scheduled payment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness that was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred and paid, repurchased or redeemed or permitted tax distributions, in each case, to be consummated or made, as applicable, during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period (except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)); provided that to the extent that the aggregate amount (excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of such Permitted Acquisitions or other investments, Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, acquisitions of intellectual property, permitted scheduled payments, repurchases or redemptions of Indebtedness that were permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred and paid, repurchased or redeemed or permitted tax distributions during such following period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration and Planned Expenditures (excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), the amount of such shortfall shall 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 plus the amount of distributions made in such period under Section 7.05(2)(n), to the extent they exceed the amount of expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,

 

(l)            cash expenditures in respect of Hedging Obligations during such fiscal year to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

(m)          any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period (including the Transaction Expenses), or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, investment, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and related documents with respect to any other Indebtedness) and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful, in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

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(n)           at the option of the Borrower, any amounts in respect of investments (including Permitted Acquisitions, Investments constituting Permitted Investments and Investments made pursuant to Section 7.05) and Restricted Payments (including related earnouts and similar payments) which could have been deducted pursuant to clause (2)(g) above if made in such period, but which are made after the end of such period and prior to the date upon which a mandatory prepayment for such period would be required under Section 2.05(2)(a) (which amounts, if so deducted in accordance with this clause (n), shall not affect the calculation of Excess Cash Flow in any future period), and

 

(o)           the aggregate amount of Catch-Up Management Fees paid in cash during such period to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income.

 

Notwithstanding anything else provided in this Agreement, (x) the amounts deducted under clause (2) above shall in no event be duplicative of amounts deducted under clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a) and (y) to the extent an amount is eligible to be deducted under either clause (2) above or clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a), such amounts shall be deemed to have been deducted under clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a) (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, clause (2) above).

 

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

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Excluded Assets” means (1) (a) any fee-owned real property and (b) any leasehold interest in real property, (2) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement, (3) all commercial tort claims that are not expected to result in a judgment or settlement payment in excess of $5.0 million (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (4) any governmental or regulatory licenses, authorizations, certificates, charters, franchises, approvals and consents (whether Federal, State, or otherwise) to the extent a security interest therein is prohibited or restricted thereby or requires any consent, acknowledgment or authorization from a Governmental Authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such consent, acknowledgment or authorization) other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition, (5) assets to the extent the pledge thereof or grant of security interests therein (a) is prohibited or restricted by any applicable Law, rule or regulation or would require any consent, approval or authorization of any governmental or regulatory authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such any consent, approval or authorization) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC and other applicable Law (other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition), (b) would cause the destruction, invalidation or abandonment of such asset under applicable Law (solely with respect to any intellectual property) or (c) is prohibited by any contract or would require any consent, approval, license or other authorization of any third party (other than Holdings or its Subsidiaries) (provided that such requirement existed on the Closing Date or at the time of the acquisition of such asset, as applicable, and was not incurred in contemplation thereof (other than in the case of capital leases and purchase money financings)) or governmental or regulatory authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such consent, approval, license or other authorization), other than to the extent such prohibition or restriction is ineffective under the UCC and other applicable Law, (6) margin stock and Equity Interests in any Person that is not the Borrower or a wholly owned Material Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Restricted Subsidiary, (7) Equity Interests in Immaterial Subsidiaries and Excluded Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are (x) Excluded Subsidiaries solely pursuant to clause (2) or (3) of the definition of “Excluded Subsidiaries” and (y) directly owned by a Loan Party (provided that if a pledge of the Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary Holdco is required pursuant to this Agreement, the pledge of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary shall be limited to no more than 65% of the total issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary Holdco, as applicable), (8) any lease, license, sublicense or agreement (not otherwise subject to clause (5) above) or any property that is subject to a capital lease, purchase money security interest or similar arrangement, in each case permitted by this Agreement, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein (a) would violate or invalidate such lease, license, sublicense or agreement or purchase money security interest or similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC and other applicable Law (other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition) or (b) would require governmental or regulatory approval, consent or authorization not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such approval, consent or authorization), other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition, (9) (x) cash and Cash Equivalents, deposit, securities, commodities and other accounts, securities entitlements and related assets, except, in each case, to the extent constituting identifiable proceeds of Collateral a security interest in which is perfected by the filing of an “all assets” UCC financing statement by the Administrative Agent or automatically without any further action or filing by the Administrative Agent and (y) any deposit account maintained and used exclusively as a payroll account, withholding tax account, or fiduciary or escrow account that holds funds solely for the benefit of third parties (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that is a Guarantor), (10) letter of credit rights, except to the extent perfection of the security interest therein is accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement, (11) any intent-to-use trademark applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1051, prior to the accepted filing of a “Statement of Use” and issuance of a “Certificate of Registration” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an accepted filing of an “Amendment to Allege Use” whereby such intent-to-use trademark application is converted to a “use in commerce” application pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act, (12) assets where the burden or cost (including any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary) of obtaining a security interest therein or perfection thereof exceeds the practical benefit to the Lenders afforded thereby as reasonably determined between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (13) any assets to the extent a security interest in such assets or perfection thereof would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary as determined by the Borrower in good faith, in consultation with the Administrative Agent and (14) any assets located in or governed by any non-U.S. jurisdiction law or regulation (other than (a) Equity Interests and intercompany debt of Foreign Subsidiaries otherwise required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (b) assets that can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement), including any intellectual property located in a non-U.S. jurisdiction, in each case of the foregoing clauses (1) through (14), subject to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception.

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Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds or the fair market value of marketable securities or the fair market value of Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrower from:

 

(1)           contributions to its common equity capital;

 

(2)           dividends, distributions, fees and other payments from any joint ventures that are not Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(3)           the sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Borrower) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Borrower;

 

in each case, designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate and that are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (b) of Section 7.05(1); provided that Excluded Contributions shall not include Cure Amounts or the Equity Contribution.

 

Excluded Information” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Big Boy Letter.”

 

Excluded Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale or Casualty Event, the sum of, (1) any Net Proceeds therefrom that constitute Declined Proceeds and (2) any Net Proceeds therefrom that otherwise are waived by the Required Facility Lenders from the requirement to be applied to prepay the applicable Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b).

 

Excluded Subsidiaries” means all of the following and

 

Excluded Subsidiary” means any of them (in each case, subject to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception):

 

(1)           any Subsidiary that is not a direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor,

 

(2)           any Foreign Subsidiary,

 

(3)           any Foreign Subsidiary Holdco,

 

(4)           any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of any (a) Foreign Subsidiary or (b) Foreign Subsidiary Holdco,

 

(5)           any Subsidiary (including any regulated entity that is subject to net worth or net capital or similar capital and surplus restrictions) that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law or by Contractual Obligation (including in respect of assumed Indebtedness permitted hereunder and not created in contemplation of the applicable investment or acquisition) existing on the Closing Date (or, with respect to any Subsidiary acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (and so long as such Contractual Obligation was not incurred in contemplation of such investment or acquisition), on the date such Subsidiary is so acquired) from providing a Guaranty (including any Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary) or if such Guaranty would require governmental (including regulatory) or third party (other than any Loan Party or their respective Subsidiaries) consent, approval, license or authorization not obtained,

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(6)           any special purpose vehicle (or similar entity), receivables subsidiary or any Securitization Subsidiary,

 

(7)           any Captive Insurance Subsidiary or not-for-profit Subsidiary,

 

(8)           any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary,

 

(9)           any Subsidiary where the Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably determine that the burden or cost (including any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company) of providing the Guaranty will outweigh the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom,

 

(10)         any Unrestricted Subsidiary,

 

(11)         any Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary, and

 

(12)         any other Subsidiaries as mutually agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (1) 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 (each such obligation, a “Swap Obligation”), if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee 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) (a) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to Section 3.02 of the Guaranty and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act) at the time the guarantee of such Loan Party, or a grant by such Loan Party of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Loan Party is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Loan Party becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (2) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Loan Party as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and hedge counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligations. 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 guarantee or security interest becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

 

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to each Agent and each Lender,

 

(1)           any Tax imposed on (or measured by) such Agent or Lender’s net income or profits (or net worth Tax in lieu of such Tax on net income or profits), or franchise Taxes, imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such Agent or Lender being organized under the laws of or having its principal office or applicable Lending Office located in such jurisdiction or as a result of any other present or former connection between such Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction (including as a result of such Agent or Lender carrying on a trade or business, having a permanent establishment or being a resident for Tax purposes in such jurisdiction), other than a connection arising solely from such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered, enforced, 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 sold or assigned an interest in, any Loan or Loan Document,

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(2)           any branch profits Tax under Section 884(a) of the Code, or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (1) above,

 

(3)           other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 3.07, any U.S. federal Tax that is withheld or required to be withheld on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date such Lender (a) acquires such interest in the applicable Commitment or, if such Lender did not fund the applicable Loan pursuant to a prior Commitment, on the date such Lender acquires the applicable interest in such Loan (or where the Lender is a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, pursuant to a Law in effect on the later of the date on which such Lender acquires such interest or the date on which the affected partner becomes a partner of such Lender) or (b) designates a new Lending Office except, in the case of a Lender that designates a new Lending Office or is an assignee, to the extent that such Lender or partner (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from a Loan Party with respect to such U.S. federal Tax pursuant to Section 3.01,

 

(4)           any Tax attributable to such Lender’s or Agent’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(3) or Section 3.01(7), respectively,

 

(5)           any Tax imposed under FATCA,

 

(6)           any U.S. federal backup withholding under Section 3406 of the Code, and

 

(7)           any interest, additions to taxes and penalties with respect to any taxes described in clauses (1) through (6) of this definition.

 

Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2018, by and among, inter alios, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and Churchill Agency Services LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time on or prior to the date hereof.

 

Existing Letters of Credit” means each of the letters of credit described on Schedule 1.01(3) hereto.

 

Existing Revolving Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(2).

 

Existing Term Loan Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(1).

 

Expiring Credit Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(7).

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Extended Revolving Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(2).

 

Extended Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(1).

 

Extending Lender” means an Extending Revolving Lender or an Extending Term Lender, as the case may be.

 

Extending Revolving Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).

 

Extending Term Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).

 

Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to Section 2.16 and the applicable Extension Amendment.

 

Extension Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(4).

 

Extension Election” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).

 

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 Classes be submitted for Extension.

 

Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or any Revolving Extension Request, as the case may be.

 

Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolving Extension Series, as the case may be.

 

Facilities” means the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, the Revolving Facility, the Closing Date Revolving Facility, the Closing Date Term Loan Facility, the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility, the Non-Priority Facility, the Priority Revolving Facility, a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Commitments, a given Class of Other Term Loans, a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Revolving Commitments, any Other Revolving Loan (or Commitment) or a given Class of Replacement Loans, as the context may require, and “Facility” means any of them.

 

Facilities Fees” has the meaning specified in the Fee Letter.

 

fair market value” means, with respect to any asset or liability, the fair market value of such asset or liability as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as in effect on the date hereof or any amended or successor version thereof that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with (and, in each case, any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof), any applicable intergovernmental agreement entered into in respect thereof, and any provision of law or administrative guidance implementing or interpreting such provisions, including any agreements entered into pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement or Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version described above).

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FCPA” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01.

 

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (1) 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 (2) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) from three depository institutions of recognized standing selected by it. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Fee Letter” means that certain Fee Letter, dated July 9, 2019, among Cannes Parent, Inc. and the Initial Lenders.

 

Financial Covenant” means the covenant specified in Section 7.10(1).

 

Financial Covenant Cross Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(2).

 

Financial Covenant Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(2).

 

Financial Incurrence” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).

 

Financial Officer” means, with respect to a Person, the chief financial officer, accounting officer, treasurer, controller or other senior financial or accounting officer of such Person, as appropriate.

 

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period, minus the Unrestricted Cash Amount on such last day to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.

 

First Lien Obligations” means the Obligations, the Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, in each case, that are, or are purported to be, secured by the Collateral on an equal priority basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with Liens on the Collateral securing the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, “First Lien Obligations” shall include the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans.

 

First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means any of (1) an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2, together with any changes thereto which are reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or (2) a customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (but which agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, shall in any event contain provisions substantially similar to Sections 3.01(a)(2), 4.02(d), 4.02(e), 5.03(a), the second proviso of 5.03(d), 8.18 and 8.19 of Exhibit G-12 (the “FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions”, and together with the EP ICA Applicable Provisions, the “ICA Applicable Provisions”)), which agreement shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations under this Agreement, in each case with such modifications thereto as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree.

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Fixed Basket” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).

 

floor” means, with respect to any reference rate of interest, any fixed minimum amount specified for such rate.

 

FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.”

 

Foreign Asset Sale” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).

 

Foreign Casualty Event” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).

 

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

Foreign Plan” means any employee benefit plan, program or agreement maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower with respect to employees employed outside the United States (other than benefit plans, programs or agreements that are mandated by applicable Laws).

 

Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” means a Subsidiary substantially all of whose assets consists (directly or indirectly) of the Capital Stock and/or indebtedness of one or more (1) Foreign Subsidiaries or (2) Foreign Subsidiary Holdcos.

 

Free and Clear Incremental Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4)(c)(i).

 

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (1) with respect to an Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage 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 (2) with respect to any Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage 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.

 

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is primarily engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

 

Funded Capitalization” means the sum of (1) the aggregate gross proceeds of the Closing Date Term Loans and any Closing Date Revolving Borrowings (excluding, in each case, any Closing Date Term Loan and Closing Date Revolving Borrowing drawn for working capital and/or purchase price adjustments under the Acquisition Agreement and/or for working capital purposes (including to repay amounts outstanding under any existing revolving credit facility, including under the Existing Credit Agreement)), plus (2) the Equity Contribution, minus (3) the aggregate amount of cash on hand at the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.

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Funded Debt” means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, as in effect from time to time. At any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may elect to apply IFRS accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP will thereafter be construed to mean IFRS (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement); provided, however, that any such election, once made, will be irrevocable; provided, further that any calculation or determination in this Agreement that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Borrower’s election to apply IFRS will remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP. The Borrower will give notice of any such election made in accordance with this definition to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (1) the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations and Attributable Indebtedness shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.03 and (2) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or the Loan Parties at “fair value”, as defined therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time any change occurs after the Closing Date in GAAP (or IFRS) or in the application thereof that, in each case, would affect the computation of any financial ratio or financial requirement, or compliance with any covenant, set forth in any Loan Document (including, but not limited to, the impact of Accounting Standards Update 2016-2, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) or similar revenue recognition policies promulgated after the Closing Date), and the Borrower shall so request (regardless of whether any such request is given before or after such change), the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower will negotiate in good faith to amend (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders) such ratio, requirement or covenant to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (or IFRS); provided that until so amended, (a) such ratio, requirement or covenant shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP (or IFRS) without giving effect to such change therein and (b) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to periods ending prior to the date that is one year after the effectiveness of such change, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders), together with any financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, a summary reconciliation between calculations of any such ratios or requirements required to be included in the corresponding Compliance Certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(4) made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP (or IFRS). For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the requirements of the foregoing clause (b), the operation of this paragraph shall otherwise have no effect with respect to any financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 unless the Borrower otherwise elects.

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Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state, local or otherwise, 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).

 

Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(7).

 

guarantee” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice), direct or indirect, in any manner (including letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.

 

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (1) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or (d) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (2) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

Guarantors” has the meaning specified in clause (2) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.” For avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, cause any Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary that is not required to be a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations by causing such Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary to execute a joinder to the Guaranty (substantially in the form provided therein or as the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and such Guarantor may otherwise agree), and any such Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor hereunder for all purposes; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such joinder (or such later date as reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent) all documentation and other information in respect of such Guarantor required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

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Guaranty” means (1) the First Lien Guaranty substantially in the form of Exhibit E made by Holdings and each Subsidiary Guarantor, (2) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.11 and (3) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered by any Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the second sentence of the definition of “Guarantor.”

 

Guarantor Release Election” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, and all other substances, wastes, pollutants and contaminants and chemicals in any form, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and infectious or medical wastes, to the extent any of the foregoing are regulated pursuant to, or can form the basis for liability under, any Environmental Law.

 

HealthScape Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning specified in the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date).

 

Hedge Agreement” means (1) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (2) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

Hedge Bank” means (1) any Person set forth on Schedule 1.01(4), (2) any Person party to a Secured Hedge Agreement that is an Agent, a Lender, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing on the Closing Date or at the time it enters into such Secured Hedge Agreement, in its capacity as a party thereto, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be an Agent, a Lender, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing or (3) any Person from time to time approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and specifically designated in writing as a “Hedge Bank” by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

 

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction will not constitute Hedging Obligations.

 

Holdings” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

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Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(3)(a).

 

“ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.”

 

Identified Participating Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(3).

 

Identified Qualifying Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

IFRS” means international financial reporting standards and interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto (or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or any successor to either such Board, or the SEC, as the case may be), as in effect from time to time.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Material Subsidiary.

 

Immediate Family Members” means with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including, in each case, adoptive relationships) and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate- planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.

 

Incremental Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(6).

 

Incremental Amounts” has the meaning specified in clause (a) of the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

Incremental Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4).

 

Incremental Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).

 

Incremental Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).

 

Incremental Loan Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Revolving Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Revolving Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Revolving Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).

 

Incremental Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).

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Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).

 

Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).

 

incur” and “incurrence” have the meanings specified in Section 7.02(1)(x).

 

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

 

(1)           any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent:

 

(a)           in respect of borrowed money;

 

(b)          evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

 

(c)           representing the deferred and unpaid balance of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) or any service (except (i) any such balance that constitutes an obligation in respect of a commercial letter of credit, a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, (ii) any earnout obligations until such obligation is reflected as a liability on the balance sheet (excluding any footnotes thereto) of such Person in accordance with GAAP and is not paid within 60 days after becoming due and payable or, if applicable, following expiration of any dispute resolution mechanics set forth in the applicable agreement governing the applicable transaction, (iii) any such obligations incurred under ERISA or under any employee consulting agreements, (iv) accruals for payroll and other liabilities and expenses accrued in the ordinary course of business (including on an intercompany basis) or consistent with industry practice and (v) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits) which purchase price is due more than twelve months after such property is acquired or service is obtained; or

 

(d)           representing the net obligations under any Hedging Obligations;

 

if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than obligations in respect of letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that Indebtedness of any Parent Company appearing upon the balance sheet of Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP will be excluded;

 

(2)           to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of this definition of a third Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice; and

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(3)           to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of this definition of a third Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such first Person; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of (a) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness will be deemed not to include:

 

(i)             Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice,

 

(ii)           reimbursement obligations under commercial letters of credit (provided that unreimbursed amounts under commercial letters of credit will be counted as Indebtedness three (3) Business Days after such amount is drawn),

 

(iii)          obligations under or in respect of Qualified Securitization Facilities,

 

(iv)          accrued expenses,

 

(v)           deferred or prepaid revenues,

 

(vi)          [reserved],

 

(vii)         amounts owed to dissenting stockholders in connection with, or as a result of, their exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto (including any accrued interest), with respect to any permitted Investments to the extent paid when due (unless being properly contested), and

 

(viii)        asset retirement obligations and obligations in respect of reclamation and workers compensation (including pensions and retiree medical care);

 

provided further that Indebtedness will be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Agreement as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness will be deemed to not include obligations incurred in advance of, and the proceeds of which are to be applied in connection with, the consummation of a transaction solely to the extent that the proceeds thereof are and continue to be held in an escrow, trust, collateral or similar account or arrangement (collectively, an “Escrow”) and are not otherwise made available for any other purpose and are used for such purpose (it being understood that in any event, any such proceeds held in such Escrow shall be deemed not to constitute part of the Unrestricted Cash Amount).

 

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

 

Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

 

Independent Assets or Operations” means, with respect to any Parent Company, that the Parent Company’s total assets, revenues, income from continuing operations before income taxes and cash flows from operating activities (excluding in each case amounts related to its investment in the Borrower and the Subsidiaries), determined in accordance with GAAP and as shown on the most recent balance sheet of such Parent Company, is more than 3.0% of such Parent Company’s corresponding consolidated amount.

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Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, is qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

 

Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.

 

Initial Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Initial Default” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02(9).

 

Initial Lenders” means Ares and PSP.

 

Intellectual Property Security Agreements” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

 

Intercompany Note” means the Intercompany Note, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit Q executed by the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower party thereto.

 

Intercreditor Agreement” means, as applicable, any First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period to (2) the sum of Consolidated Interest Expense and Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditure of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.

 

Interest Payment Date” means, (1) as to any Loan of any Class other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date of the Loans of such Class; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (2) as to any Base Rate Loan of any Class, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the applicable Maturity Date of the Loans of such Class.

 

Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, or to the extent consented to by each applicable Lender, twelve months (or such period of less than one month as may be consented to by each applicable Lender), as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

 

(1)           any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

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(2)           any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period having a duration of less than one month) that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

 

(3)           no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date for the Class of Loans of which such Eurodollar Rate Loan is a part.

 

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency selected by the Borrower.

 

Investment Grade Securities” means:

 

(1)            securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents);

 

(2)           debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or debt instruments constituting loans or advances among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

 

(3)            investments in any fund that invests substantially all of its assets in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) of this definition which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution; and

 

(4)           corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments.

 

Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, credit card and debit card receivables, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel and similar advances to employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants and independent contractors, in each case made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person. For purposes of the definitions of “Permitted Investments” and “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 7.05,

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(1)          “Investments” will include the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the fair market value of the net assets of any other Subsidiary of such Subsidiary being designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary that was previously designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and which used capacity under Section 7.05 to make such Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at such previous time); provided that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower will be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to:

 

(a)           the Borrower’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; minus

 

(b)           the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

 

(2)          any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer.

 

The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time will be the original cost of such Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment.

 

Investor” means TPG Global, LLC, TPG GenPar VIII, L.P., TPG Healthcare Partners GenPar, L.P. and any of their respective Affiliates, limited partners and funds or partnerships managed or advised by them or any of their respective Affiliates or limited partners, including, without limitation, TPG Partners VIII, L.P. and TPG Healthcare Partners, L.P. and their respective successor funds and controlled Affiliates, but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

 

IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.15.

 

IRS” means Internal Revenue Service of the United States.

 

ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the International Chamber of Commerce publication no. 950 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

Issuing Bank” means SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder and solely with respect to its L/C Commitment, together with its permitted successors and assigns and any other Revolving Lender that becomes an Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 2.03(11). Any Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by any Affiliate of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate (it being agreed that such Issuing Bank shall, or shall cause such Affiliate to, comply with the requirements of Section 2.03 with respect to such Letters of Credit).

 

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

 

Junior Indebtedness” means any (x) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations of such Loan Party arising under the Loans or the Guaranty, (y) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of lien priority to the Lien on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations and (z) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that is not secured; provided that for the avoidance of doubt no Non-Priority Facility (or any other Indebtedness that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Priority Revolving Facility to the same extent as the Closing Date Term Loan Facility and the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility) shall be deemed Junior Indebtedness hereunder due to the provisions of Section 8.03 or any payment “waterfall” in any Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.

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Junior Lien Debt” has the meaning specified in clause (39) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”

 

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 Applicable Percentage.

 

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

 

L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed prior to the Honor Date or refinanced as a Revolving Borrowing.

 

L/C Commitment” means, with respect to any Person, the amount set forth opposite the name of such Person on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “L/C Commitment.”

 

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

 

L/C Expiration Date” means the day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Revolving Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

 

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 the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (not to exceed the stated amount thereof in effect at such time, or, with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any L/C Application related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, 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). 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 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP, article 29 of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce publication no. 600, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. From and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “L/C Obligations” shall be deemed to solely refer to L/C Obligations issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

L/C Sublimit” means an amount equal to the sum of (1) the lesser of (a) $10.0 million, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 2.14 and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments, less (2) the principal amount of Indebtedness in connection with commercial letters of credit incurred and outstanding under Section 7.02(2)(b) at such time. The L/C Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.

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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 Loan, any Incremental Revolving Commitment, any Other Loan, any Other Revolving Commitments, any Replacement Loan, any Extended Term Loan or any Extended Revolving Commitment, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

 

LCT Election” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(11).

 

LCT Test Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(11).

 

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local laws (including common law), statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities and executive orders, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

 

Legal Holiday” means Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York or at the place of payment.

 

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as context requires (including for purposes of the definition of “Secured Parties” and for purposes of Sections 3.01 and 3.04), includes any Issuing Bank, Swing Line Lender and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender.” For the avoidance of doubt, each Additional Lender is a Lender to the extent any such Person has executed and delivered a Refinancing Amendment, an Incremental Amendment or an amendment in respect of Replacement Loans, as the case may be, and to the extent such Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans shall have become effective in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and each Extending Lender shall continue to be a Lender. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 2.01 sets forth the name of each Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Disqualified Institution that purports to become a Lender hereunder (notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement that prohibit Disqualified Institutions from becoming Lenders) without the Borrower’s written consent shall be entitled to any of the rights or privileges enjoyed by the other Lenders with respect to voting, information and lender meetings; provided that the Loans of any such Disqualified Institution shall not be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders if the action in question affects such Disqualified Institution in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders; provided, further, that if any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Institution without the Borrower’s prior written consent in violation of clause (e) of Section 10.07(2) the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Institution and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), (1) terminate any Revolving Commitment of such Disqualified Institution and repay all obligations of the Borrower owing to such Disqualified Institution in connection with such Revolving Commitment, (2) in the case of outstanding Term Loans held by Disqualified Institutions, purchase or prepay such Term Loan by paying the lesser of (a) the principal amount thereof and (b) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such Term Loans, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and/or (3) require such Disqualified Institution to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.07), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees at the lesser of (a) the principal amount thereof and (b) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder.

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Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender or any direct or indirect parent company of such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), (1) that such Distressed Person is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, (2) a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, (3) such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt or (4) that such Distressed Person becomes the subject of a Bail-in Action or other similar proceeding (including a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime); provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in any Lender or any direct or indirect parent company of a Lender by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.

 

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent).

 

Letter of Credit” means (1) each Existing Letter of Credit and (2) any letter of credit, letter of guarantee or bankers acceptance issued hereunder; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Letter of Credit” shall be deemed to solely refer to Letters of Credit issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

LIBOR Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event will an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

Limited Condition Transactions” means (1) any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or similar transaction (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of Capital Stock or otherwise) permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (2) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof (which notice, for the avoidance of doubt, may be conditioned upon the occurrence of refinancing or any other transaction), (3) any Restricted Payment requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof and (4) any Asset Sale or other disposition permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

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LLC” means any limited liability company.

 

LLC Division” means the statutory division of any LLC into two or more LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or a comparable provision of any other applicable Law.

 

Loan” means an extension of credit under Article II by a Lender (1) to the Borrower in the form of a Term Loan, (2) to the Borrower in the form of a Revolving Loan or (3) to the Borrower in the form of a Swing Line Loan.

 

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (1) this Agreement, (2) the Notes, (3) any Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment (including Amendment No. 1), Extension Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans, (4) the Guaranty, (5) the Collateral Documents and (6) the Intercreditor Agreements.

 

Loan Increase” means a Term Loan Increase or Revolving Commitment Increase. “Loan Parties” means, collectively, (1) Holdings, (2) the Borrower and (3) each Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Management Services Agreement” means the management services agreement or similar agreements among the Investor or certain of the management companies associated with it or their advisors, if applicable, and the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company.

 

Management Stockholders” means the members of management (and their Controlled Investment Affiliates and Immediate Family Members and any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower (or a Parent Company) who are holders of Equity Interests of any Parent Company on the Closing Date or will become holders of such Equity Interests in connection with the Transactions.

 

Margin Stock” has the meaning set forth in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.

 

Market Capitalization” means an amount equal to (1) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common Equity Interests of the Borrower or the applicable Parent Company, as applicable, on the date of the declaration of a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(h) multiplied by (2) the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share of such common Equity Interests on the principal securities exchange on which such common Equity Interests are traded for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment.

 

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Hedge Agreement.”

 

Material Adverse Effect” means (1) on the Closing Date (and with respect to any determinations of Material Adverse Effect made as of the Closing Date), a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect and (2) after the Closing Date, any event, circumstance or condition that has had a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

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Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary.

 

Material Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary.

 

Material Subsidiary” means, as of the Closing Date and thereafter at any date of determination, each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (1) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period (when taken together with the total assets of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary at the last day of the most recent Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of Total Assets at such date or (2) whose gross revenues for such Test Period (when taken together with the gross revenues of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary for such Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if at any time and from time to time after the date which is 30 days after the Closing Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), all Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in the preceding clause (1) or (2) comprise in the aggregate more than (when taken together with the total assets of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiaries at the last day of the most recent Test Period) 7.5% of Total Assets as of the last day of the most recent Test Period or more than (when taken together with the gross revenues of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiaries for such Test Period) 7.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, then the Borrower shall, not later than sixty (60) days after the date by which financial statements for such Test Period were required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (a) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more Restricted Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (b) comply with the provisions of Section 6.11 with respect to any such Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent applicable), in each case, other than any Restricted Subsidiaries that otherwise constitute Excluded Subsidiaries. At all times prior to the delivery of the aforementioned financial statements, such determinations shall be made based on the Pro Forma Financial Statements and the latest Quarterly Financial Statements (as adjusted by the Borrower (in its good faith judgment) on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred at the beginning of such period).

 

Maturity Date” means (1) with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans that have not been extended pursuant to Section 2.16, September 4, 2026 (the “Original Term Loan Maturity Date”), (2) with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Facility, to the extent not extended pursuant to Section 2.16, September 4, 2024 (the “Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date”), (3) with respect to any Class of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment, (4) with respect to any Other Term Loans or Other Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, (5) with respect to any Class of Replacement Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable amendment to this Agreement in respect of such Replacement Loans and (6) with respect to any Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment; provided, in each case, that if such day is not a Business Day, the applicable Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately succeeding such day.

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Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.11.

 

Maximum Priority Revolving Amount” means an aggregate amount of Revolving Exposures of the Revolving Lenders, not to exceed $50 million.

 

Merger Sub” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

MFN Provision” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(5)(c).

 

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

 

Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

 

Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

 

Net Proceeds” means:

 

(1)            with respect to any Asset Sale or any Casualty Event, the aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event, including any cash and Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale, net of the costs relating to such Asset Sale or Casualty Event and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, payments made in order to obtain a necessary consent or required by applicable Law, brokerage and sales commissions, title insurance premiums, related search and recording charges, survey costs and mortgage recording tax paid in connection therewith, all dividends, distributions or other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of any such Asset Sale or Casualty Event by a Restricted Subsidiary, the amount of any purchase price or similar adjustment claimed by any Person to be owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, until such time as such claim will have been settled or otherwise finally resolved, or paid or payable by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in either case in respect of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event, any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, costs and expenses in connection with unwinding any Hedging Obligation in connection therewith, other fees and expenses, including title and recordation expenses, Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable (including any additional distributions with respect to Taxes pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n) to be made as a result of the transactions giving rise to such cash and Cash Equivalents received) as a result thereof or any transactions occurring or deemed to occur to effectuate a payment under this Agreement, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on Indebtedness (other than the First Lien Obligations and Indebtedness secured by Liens that are expressly subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) secured by a Lien on such assets and required to be paid as a result of such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction; provided that (a) no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed the greater of (I) $7.5 million and (II) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) and (b) no net cash proceeds with respect to any other Asset Sale or Casualty Event not excluded from the requirements of this clause (1) pursuant to subclause (a) shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (1) in any fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed the greater of (I) $10.0 million and (II) 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (1)); and

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(2)            (a) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, any Permitted Equity Issuance by the Borrower or any Parent Company or any contribution to the common equity capital of the Borrower, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such incurrence or issuance over (ii) all Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable (including any additional distributions with respect to Taxes pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n) to be made), and all fees (including investment banking fees, attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses incurred, in each case by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance and (b) with respect to any Permitted Equity Issuance by any Parent Company, the amount of cash from such Permitted Equity Issuance contributed to the capital of the Borrower.

 

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.

 

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

 

Non-Excluded Taxes” means all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

 

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(2)(c).

 

Non-Fixed Basket” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).

 

Non-Priority Facility” means the collective reference to any Loans, Commitments and L/C Obligations not comprising the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Non-Priority Lenders” means the Lenders under any Non-Priority Facility, in their capacity as such.

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Non-Priority Protection Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Priority Revolving Facility.”

 

Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that is non-recourse to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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

 

Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1).

 

Obligations” means all:

 

(1)           advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, fees and other amounts that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, fees and other amounts are allowed claims in such proceeding;

 

(2)           obligations (other than Excluded Swap Obligations) of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement; and

 

(3)           Cash Management Obligations under each Secured Cash Management Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and any of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees (including Letter of Credit fees), Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrower and any applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank, the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement and under any Secured Cash Management Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranty only to the extent that, and only for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed and (b) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement and any other Loan Document shall not require the consent of the holders of Hedging Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements or of the holders of Cash Management Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements.

 

OFAC” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.

 

Offered Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

 

Offered Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

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Officer” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Borrower or any other Person, as the case may be. 

 

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of a Person by an Officer of such Person.

 

OID” means original issue discount.

 

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.

 

ordinary course of business” means activity conducted in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Organizational Documents” means:

 

(1)           with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction);

 

(2)           with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and

 

(3)           with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

 

Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Maturity Date.”

 

Original Term Loan Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Maturity Date.”

 

Other Applicable ECF” means Excess Cash Flow or a comparable measure as determined in accordance with the documentation governing Other Applicable Indebtedness.

 

Other Applicable Indebtedness” means Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or any other Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, together with Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (in each case without regard to the control of remedies).

 

Other Applicable Net Proceeds” means Net Proceeds or a comparable measure as determined in accordance with the documentation governing Other Applicable Indebtedness.  

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Other Commitments” means Other Revolving Commitments and/or Other Term Loan Commitments.

 

Other Loans” means one or more Classes of Other Revolving Loans and/or Other Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Other Revolving Commitments” means one or more Classes of Revolving Commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Other Revolving Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes, intangible, recording, filing, property or similar Taxes arising from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are imposed with respect to an assignment, grant of participation, designation of a new office for receiving payments by or on account of the Borrower or other transfer (other than an assignment, designation or other transfer at the request of the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.07) as a result of any connection between the assignee or assignor and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections resulting solely from such assignee or assignor having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Term Loan Commitments” means one or more Classes of Term Loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Other Term Loans” means one or more Classes of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Outstanding Amount” means (1) with respect to the Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Borrowing) and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (2) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof (or in the case any undrawn Letter of Credit, the maximum amount available for drawing thereunder) on such date after giving effect to any related L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes thereto as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit or related L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under related Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

 

Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (1) the Federal Funds Rate and (2) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), an Issuing Bank or a Swing Line Lender, as applicable, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

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Parent Company” means any Person that is a direct or indirect parent (which may be organized as, among other things, a partnership) of Holdings and/or the Borrower (for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of the Borrower, including Holdings), as applicable.

 

Pareto Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning specified in the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date).

 

Pari Passu Lien Debt” has the meaning specified in clause (39) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”

 

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(4).

 

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(5).

 

Participating Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(2).

 

Payment Block” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

 

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates or to which any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time in the preceding five plan years.

 

Perfection Certificate” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

 

Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning specified in clause (3) of the definition of  “Permitted Investments.”

 

Permitted Acquisition Debt” has the meaning specified in Section7.02(2)(n)(z).

 

Permitted Asset Swap” means the substantially concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and another Person; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a Permitted Asset Swap that constitutes an Asset Sale must be applied in accordance with Section 2.05(2)(b)(i).

 

Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on the Borrower’s common equity purchased by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of any Convertible Indebtedness; provided that the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of such Convertible Indebtedness issued in connection with the Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.

 

Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction” means any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and any Permitted Warrant Transaction.

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Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or any Guarantor in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes, bonds or debentures or first lien secured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (1) such Indebtedness is secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a basis that is equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (2) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos to the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness,” (3) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and (4) the applicable Loan Parties, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their Debt Representative) and the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be party to an Intercreditor Agreement providing that the Liens on the Collateral securing such obligations shall rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies).

 

Permitted Equity Issuance” means any sale or issuance of any Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company.

 

Permitted Holder” means (1) any of the Investor, Co-Investors and Management Stockholders and any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, such Investor, Co-Investors and Management Stockholders, collectively, have, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower or any Permitted Parent held by such group and (2) any Person acting in the capacity of an underwriter (solely to the extent that and for so long as such Person is acting in such capacity) in connection with a public or private offering of Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Company.

 

Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt” means Indebtedness issued, incurred or otherwise obtained by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of one or more series of senior unsecured notes, senior secured first lien or junior lien notes or subordinated notes (in each case in respect of the issuance of notes, whether issued in a public offering, Rule 144A or other private placement or otherwise), first lien or junior lien loans, unsecured or subordinated loans or any bridge financing in lieu of the foregoing (and any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor) or secured or unsecured mezzanine Indebtedness; provided that:

 

(1)           [reserved];

 

(2)           the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not exceed the Available Incremental Amount at the time of incurrence (it being understood that for purposes of this clause (2), (a) references in Section 2.14(4)(c)(ii) and Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii) (other than the first proviso thereto) to Incremental Loans, Incremental Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to be references to Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and (b) for purposes of determining the Available Incremental Amount under Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii), any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured by assets that do not constitute Collateral shall be subject to Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii)(III));

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(3)           if such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt is secured in whole or in part by the Collateral, such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(4)          such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, (a) shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and (b) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than an earlier maturity date and/or shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity (i) for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing that does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date or the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, as applicable or (ii) pursuant to an escrow or similar arrangement with respect to the proceeds of such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, to the extent such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, upon release of such proceeds from such escrow or similar arrangement (other than a release effectuated in order to repay such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt) does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date or the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, as applicable;

 

(5)           Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) shall be subject to the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt were Incremental Term Loans; and

 

(6)           no Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute a Loan Party may incur Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (in each case, other than Incremental Amounts) of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties would exceed the greater of (x) $21.5 million and (y) 45.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

provided, further, that “Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt” may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (4) above following such rollover or upon the release of such debt from such escrow arrangements), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (4) of the first proviso in this definition shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

 

Permitted Indebtedness” means Indebtedness permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 7.02.

 

Permitted Investments” means:

 

(1)           any Investment in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments by Loan Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (other than Investments in connection with transfer pricing activities (A) in the ordinary course of business or (B) consistent with past practice) outstanding at any time under this clause (1) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $14.0 million and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of making of such Investment;

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(2)           any Investment(s) in Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and Investments that were Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities when made;

 

(3)           (a) any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person that is engaged (directly or through entities that will be Restricted Subsidiaries) in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment (i) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is amalgamated, merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets or substantially all of its customer lists or assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or a division of such Person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, “tuck in” acquisitions), to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (a “Permitted Acquisition”); provided that immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such Investment, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing (this proviso to be tested (if applicable) solely on the applicable LCT Test Date as selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 1.07(11)); provided, further, that the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding at any time under this clause (3)(a) made by Loan Parties in Persons that are not (or do not become) Loan Parties and assets that are not (or do not become) owned by Loan Parties, in each case made with the proceeds of consideration provided by a Loan Party shall, to the extent of such consideration, not exceed the greater of (x) $14.0 million and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of making of such Investment (it being understood and agreed that the cap described in clauses (x) and (y) of this clause (3) above shall not apply to any Permitted Acquisition to the extent (A) the Person so acquired (or the Person owning the assets so acquired) becomes a Loan Party even though such Person owns Equity Interests in Persons that are not otherwise required to become Loan Parties or in Persons that would otherwise constitute Excluded Subsidiaries, if, in the case of this clause (A), not less than 80.0% (the “Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold”) of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Person(s) acquired in such Permitted Acquisition (for this purpose and for the component definitions used therein, determined on a consolidated basis for such Persons and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries) (or, if less than the Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold, the percentage of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower attributable to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition) on either (at the Borrower’s election) the date of consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or the date the definitive agreement for such Permitted Acquisition is entered into is generated by Person(s) that will become Loan Parties or (B) to the extent such consideration is not used pursuant to clause (36) below, of any consideration provided by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, including through cash flow, asset sale proceeds (to the extent such asset sale proceeds are not required (subject to the reinvestment rights set forth in this Agreement) to be used for prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b)) and Indebtedness proceeds (to the extent such Indebtedness proceeds are not required to be used for prepayments pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(c)), in each case of such Restricted Subsidiaries); it being understood that any such consideration so provided by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall either not have been furnished to such Restricted Subsidiary by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor or, if so furnished by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, shall have been otherwise permitted to have been so furnished under Section 7.05; provided further that in the event the amount available under this proviso is reduced as a result of any acquisition or other Investment made by Loan Parties in Persons that are not (or do not become) Loan Parties or assets that are not (or do not become) owned by Loan Parties and such Restricted Subsidiary subsequently becomes a Loan Party (or such assets are subsequently transferred to a Loan Party), the amount available under such limit shall be proportionately increased as a result thereof (up to the original amount of such cap); and

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(b)      any Investment held by such Person described in the preceding clause (a); provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, transfer or conveyance;

 

(4)          any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and received in connection with an Asset Sale made in accordance with Section 7.04 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

 

(5)          any Investment existing on the Closing Date or made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the Closing Date, in each of the foregoing cases with respect to any such Investment or binding commitment in effect on the Closing Date in excess of $5.0 million, as set forth on Schedule 7.05, or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification, replacement, renewal or reinvestment of any Investment or binding commitment existing on the Closing Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment or binding commitment may be increased only (a) as required by the terms of such Investment or binding commitment as in existence on the Closing Date (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities) or (b) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

 

(6)          any Investment acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:

 

(a)      in exchange for any other Investment, accounts receivable or indorsements for collection or deposit held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable (including any trade creditor or customer);

 

(b)      in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons;

 

(c)      as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; or

 

(d)      as a result of the settlement, compromise or resolution of (i) litigation, arbitration or other disputes or (ii) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer;

 

(7)         Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 7.02(2)(j);

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(8)           any Investment in a Similar Business taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (8) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $14.0 million and (b) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making of such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(9)           Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any Parent Company; provided that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b) of  Section 7.05(1);

 

(10)         (a) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02 (in the case of any guarantee by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness incurred by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, to the extent such guarantee would be permitted by another clause of this definition of Permitted Investments), performance guarantees and Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (b) the creation of Liens on the assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 7.01;

 

(11)         any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted by and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.15(2) (except transactions described in clause (a), (b), (e), (i), (o) or (v) of such Section);

 

(12)         Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material, services, equipment or similar assets or the licensing, sublicensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

 

(13)         Investments, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $14.0 million and (b) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(14)         Investments in or relating to a Securitization Subsidiary that, in the good faith determination of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect any Qualified Securitization Facility (including distributions or payments of Securitization Fees) or any repurchase obligation in connection therewith (including the contribution or lending of Cash Equivalents to Subsidiaries to finance the purchase of such assets from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or to otherwise fund required reserves);

 

(15)         loans and advances to, or guarantees of Indebtedness of, officers, directors, employees, consultants, independent contractors and members of management in an aggregate outstanding amount not in excess of $5.0 million;

 

(16)         loans and advances to employees, directors, officers, members of management, independent contractors and consultants for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses, payroll advances and other similar expenses or payroll expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or consistent with industry practice or to future, present and former employees, directors, officers, members of management, independent contractors and consultants (and their Controlled Investment Affiliates and  Immediate Family Members) to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company;

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(17)         advances, loans or extensions of trade credit or prepayments to suppliers or loans or advances made to distributors, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or consistent with industry practice by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(18)         any Investment in any Subsidiary or any joint venture in connection with intercompany cash management arrangements or related activities arising in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(19)         Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets or services in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(20)         Investments made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client contracts and loans or advances made to distributors;

 

(21)         Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and similar deposits entered into as a result of the operations of the business in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(22)         the purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not otherwise permitted hereunder;

 

(23)         Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (23) that are at that time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or joint venture to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of, or have not been subsequently sold or transferred for, Cash Equivalents or marketable securities, not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $12.0 million and (b) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making of such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(24)         Investments in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers;

 

(25)         any Investment by any Captive Insurance Subsidiary in connection with its provision of insurance to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which Investment is made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of such Captive Insurance Subsidiary, or by reason of applicable Law, rule, regulation or order, or that is required or approved by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Captive Insurance Subsidiary or its business, as applicable;

 

(26)         Investments made as part of, to effect or resulting from the Transactions (including the Acquisition); 

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(27)         Investments of assets relating to non-qualified deferred payment plans in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(28)         intercompany current liabilities owed to Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

 

(29)         acquisitions of obligations of one or more directors, officers or other employees or consultants or independent contractors of any Parent Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with such director’s, officer’s, employee’s consultant’s or independent contractor’s acquisition of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, to the extent no cash is actually advanced by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to such directors, officers, employees, consultants or independent contractors in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;

 

(30)         Investments constituting promissory notes or other non-cash proceeds of dispositions of assets to the extent permitted under Section 7.04;

 

(31)         Investments resulting from pledges and deposits permitted pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Liens”;

 

(32)         loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in lieu of and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof) Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made in cash to such parent in accordance with Section 7.05 at such time, such Investment being treated for purposes of the applicable clause of Section 7.05, including any limitations, as if a Restricted Payment were made pursuant to such applicable clause;

 

(33)         any Investments if on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Investment, the Total Net Leverage Ratio would be equal to or less than 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended; provided that no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

 

(34)         Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions;

 

(35)         Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries assigned to, or repurchased or redeemed by, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent not otherwise prohibited hereunder; and

 

(36)         to the extent such proceeds have not been applied pursuant to clause (B) of clause (3) above, Investments made by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent such Investments are financed with the proceeds received by such Restricted Subsidiary from an Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary by a Loan Party otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that no Investment may be made in any Unrestricted Subsidiary in reliance on this clause (36); provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining availability under this Agreement for making Restricted Payments and Investments, in the event any Restricted Subsidiary makes a Permitted Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a manner in which such Investment was first made by a Loan Party in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and such Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party thereafter, directly or indirectly, uses the proceeds of such Investment to make a further Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a manner otherwise permitted under this Agreement, such Investment will be deemed to have been made only by the applicable Loan Party into such Unrestricted Subsidiary.

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Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt” means secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or any Guarantor in the form of one or more series of junior lien secured notes, bonds or debentures or junior lien secured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on all or a portion of the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the Liens on Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness,” (iii) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their Debt Representative) and the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall be party to an Intercreditor Agreement providing that the Liens on Collateral securing such obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and (iv) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.

 

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

 

(1)          Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document;

 

(2)          Liens, pledges or deposits made in connection with:

 

(a)       workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance, health, disability or employee benefits or other social security laws or similar legislation or regulations,

 

(b)       insurance-related obligations (including in respect of deductibles, self-insured retention amounts and premiums and adjustments thereto) or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar documents or instruments for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance or otherwise supporting the payment of items set forth in the foregoing clause (a), or

 

(c)       bids, tenders, contracts, statutory obligations, surety, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds, or with regard to other regulatory requirements, completion guarantees, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers’ acceptance facilities, and other obligations of like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash, Cash Equivalents or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for the payment of rent, contested Taxes or import duties and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments that have been posted to support the same, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(3)          Liens imposed by law, such as landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, construction, mechanics’ or other similar Liens, or landlord Liens specifically created by contract (a) for sums not yet overdue for a period of more than sixty (60) days or, if more than sixty (60) days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens, (b) being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or other Liens arising out of or securing judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person will then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review if such Liens are adequately bonded or adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (c) where the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

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(4)           Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges (i) that are not yet overdue for more than thirty (30) days or not yet payable or not subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (ii) where the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(5)           Liens in favor of issuers of performance, surety, bid, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds, instruments or obligations or with respect to regulatory requirements or letters of credit or banker’s acceptance issued, and completion guarantees provided, in each case, pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business or consistent with past practice or industry practice;

 

(6)           survey exceptions, encumbrances, ground leases, easements, restrictions, protrusions, encroachments or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, servitudes, sewers, electric lines, drains, telegraph, telephone and cable television lines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

 

(7)           Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to clauses (a), (b) or (c)(ii) of the definition of “Permitted Ratio Debt”, clauses (d), (l), (m), (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)), (o), (w), (ee), (ff) or (gg) of Section 7.02(2) or, with respect to assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition, clause (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)) of Section 7.02(2); provided that:

 

(a)      Liens securing obligations relating to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (m) relate only to obligations relating to Refinancing Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on the same assets as the assets securing the Refinanced Debt (as defined in the definition of Refinancing Indebtedness), plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property, or serves to refund, refinance, extend, replace, renew or defease Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred under clause (d), (l) or (m) of Section 7.02(2);

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(b)      Liens securing obligations relating to Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (w), (ee) or (ff) extend only to the assets of Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors;

 

(c)      Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (d) extend only to the assets so purchased, replaced, leased, expanded, constructed, installed, repaired or improved and proceeds and products thereof; provided further that individual financings of assets provided by a counterparty may be cross-collateralized to other financings of assets provided by such counterparty;

 

(d)      If any such Liens secure Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of the definition of “Permitted Ratio Debt” or clauses (l), (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any Indebtedness that is not secured by Collateral or is unsecured under clauses (n)(2)(z)(ii) or (n)(2)(z)(iii), as applicable) of Section 7.02(2) or clause (m) of Section 7.02(2) (with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing provisions), at the election of the Borrower, such Liens shall be subject to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s) (except to the extent any such Liens are on property that does not constitute Collateral);

 

(e)      Liens securing obligations in respect of assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition permitted to be assumed pursuant to such clause (n) are solely on acquired property or the assets of the acquired entity (other than after-acquired property that is (i) affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, (ii) after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing such Indebtedness, the terms of which Indebtedness require or include a pledge of after-acquired property (it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the proceeds and products thereof); and

 

(f)       Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (l)(i) of Section 7.02(2) shall be junior in right of security with any First Lien Obligations under this Agreement;

 

(8)         (a) Liens existing, or provided for under binding contracts existing, on the Closing Date (provided that any such Lien securing obligations in an aggregate amount on the Closing Date in excess of $5.0 million shall be set forth on Schedule 7.01) and (b) Liens permitted to be incurred and/or remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement;

 

(9)         Liens on property or shares of stock or other assets of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary;

 

(10)       Liens on property or other assets at the time the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property or such other assets, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition, amalgamation, merger or consolidation) and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien (to the extent the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Liens are permitted by this Agreement); provided that such replacement, extension or renewal Liens do not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Liens prior to such replacement, extension or renewal (plus after-acquired property that is (i) affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, (ii) after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing such Indebtedness, the terms of which Indebtedness require or include a pledge of after-acquired property (it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the proceeds and products thereof);

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(11)         Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 7.02;

 

(12)         Liens securing (a) Hedging Obligations and (b) obligations in respect of Cash Management Services;

 

(13)         Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s accounts payable or similar obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

(14)         leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (or other agreement under which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has granted rights to end users to access and use the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s products, technologies or services) (a) that do not either (i) materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) secure any Indebtedness and (b) licenses or sublicenses granted by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to customers in the ordinary course of business;

 

(15)         Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) financing statement filings regarding operating leases, consignments or accounts entered into by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) financing statements or similar public filings;

 

(16)         Liens in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor;

 

(17)         Liens on equipment or vehicles of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(18)         Liens on accounts receivable, Securitization Assets and related assets incurred in connection with a Qualified Securitization Facility and Liens on any receivables transferred in connection with a Receivables Financing Transaction, including Liens on such receivables resulting from precautionary UCC filings or from re-characterization of any such sale as a financing or a loan;

 

(19)         Liens to secure any modification, refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive modification, refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) or this clause (19) of this definition; provided that: (a) such new Lien will be limited to all or part of the same property  that was subject to the original Lien (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property), (b) the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock described under such clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) or this clause (19) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien hereunder, plus (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased, plus (iii) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees, underwriting, arrangement and similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and (c) to the extent required by the terms hereof in connection with the original incurrence of Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, extended, renewed or replaced, to the extent such Indebtedness as modified, refinanced, refunded, extended, renewed or replaced is secured by Liens on the Collateral, such Liens shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement;

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(20)         deposits made or other security provided to secure liability to insurance brokers, carriers, underwriters or self-insurance arrangements, including Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

 

(21)         Liens securing obligations in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed (as of the date any such Lien is incurred) the greater of (a) $15.0 million and (b) 32.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of incurrence of such Lien for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), which, at the election of the Borrower, shall be subject to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s);

 

(22)         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;

 

(23)         (a) the prior rights of consignees and their lenders under consignment arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, (b) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention or similar arrangements for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (c) Liens arising by operation of law under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

(24)         Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(7);

 

(25)         Liens (a) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 or 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (b) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (c) in favor of banking or other institutions or other electronic payment service providers arising as a matter of law or under general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or margin deposits or other funds maintained with such  institution (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

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(26)         Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under this Agreement; provided that such Liens do not extend to assets other than those that are subject to such repurchase agreements;

 

(27)         Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (a) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other deposit-taking financial institutions or other electronic payment service providers and not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (b) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (c) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(28)         Liens on cash proceeds (as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) of assets sold that were subject to a Lien permitted hereunder;

 

(29)         any encumbrance or restriction (including put, call arrangements, tag, drag, right of first refusal and similar rights) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

 

(30)         Liens (a) on cash advances or cash earnest money deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted under this Agreement to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (b) consisting of a letter of intent or an agreement to sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any property in a transaction permitted under Section 7.04;

 

(31)        ground leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;

 

(32)         Liens in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction(s);

 

(33)         Liens on Capital Stock or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(34)         any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s, sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(35)         deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower and such Subsidiary to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

 

(36)         rights of set-off, banker’s liens, netting arrangements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance or administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts, cash management  arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments;

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(37)         Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to satisfy or discharge Indebtedness; provided that such satisfaction or discharge is permitted under this Agreement;

 

(38)         receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof and Liens on property or assets under construction arising from progress or partial payments by a third party relating to such property or assets;

 

(39)         Liens to secure obligations in respect of (a) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.02 (other than with respect to assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition under clauses (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)) of Section 7.02(2)); provided that after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of the then-proposed Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (and without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such proposed Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock), (i) (I) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral that secure the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) (“Pari Passu Lien Debt”), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 4.80 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement); provided that Pari Passu Lien Debt in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) shall trigger the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Pari Passu Lien Debt were Incremental Term Loans, (II) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations and, for the avoidance of doubt, that has not been secured pursuant to the succeeding clause (III) (“Junior Lien Debt”), in each case, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 5.75 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) or (III) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on property not constituting Collateral, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 6.00 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement), or to the extent such Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and (ii) such Liens, to the extent on the Collateral, are in each case subject the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s)) and (b) and Refinancing Indebtedness thereof;

 

(40)         agreements to subordinate any interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any accounts receivable or other proceeds arising from inventory consigned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

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(41)         Liens arising pursuant to Section 107(l) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act or similar provision of any Environmental Law;

 

(42)         Liens disclosed by any title insurance reports or policies delivered on or prior to the Closing Date and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien (to the extent the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Liens are permitted by this Agreement); provided that such replacement, extension or renewal Liens do not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Liens prior to such replacement, extension or renewal;

 

(43)         rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license, sublicense, franchise, grant or permit held by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, sublicense, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

 

(44)         restrictive covenants affecting the use to which real property may be put; provided that the covenants are complied with;

 

(45)         security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of that Person in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(46)         zoning, building and other similar land use restrictions, including site plan agreements, development agreements and contract zoning agreements;

 

(47)         cash collateral securing obligations in respect of commercial letters of credit issued under clause (b) or letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments issued under clause (gg) of Section 7.02(2) (it being understood that any cash collateral subject to a Lien incurred pursuant to this clause (47) shall not be deemed “restricted” on account of such Lien for purposes of determining whether such cash collateral constitutes part of the Unrestricted Cash Amount);

 

(48)         Liens on all or any portion of the Collateral (but no other assets, except with respect to Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt which may be secured by Liens on assets that do not constitute Collateral to the extent permitted by clause (2)(b) of the definition of “Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt”) securing (a) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, (b) Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt or (c) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, and, in each case, Liens securing any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

(49)         (a) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties securing Indebtedness or other obligations of such Restricted Subsidiaries or any other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties that is permitted by (x) Section 7.02 or (y) otherwise not prohibited by this Agreement, (b) Liens on Equity Interests in joint ventures (i) securing obligations of such joint venture or (ii) pursuant to the relevant joint venture agreement or arrangement and (c) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties securing Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries;

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(50)         Liens on assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries (a) securing Indebtedness and other obligations of such Foreign Subsidiaries or (b) to the extent arising mandatorily under applicable Law; and

 

(51)         Liens on Escrowed Proceeds for the benefit of the related holders of debt securities or other Indebtedness (or the underwriters, trustee, escrow agent or arrangers thereof) or on cash set aside at the time of the incurrence of any Indebtedness or government securities purchased with such cash, in either case to the extent such cash or government securities prefund the payment of interest on such Indebtedness and are held in an escrow account or similar arrangement to be applied for such purpose.

 

For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” will be deemed to include interest and other obligations payable on or with respect to such Indebtedness.

 

Any Liens incurred to refinance Liens incurred pursuant to clauses (8), (21) and (39) above will be permitted to secure additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred to pay (1) any accrued and unpaid interest on the associated Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the associated Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the associated Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased and (2) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such associated refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such associated refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (and with respect to associated Indebtedness under Designated Revolving Commitments, including an amount equal to any unutilized Designated Revolving Commitments being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased to the extent permanently terminated at the time of incurrence of such Liens in connection with such Refinancing Indebtedness).

 

Permitted Parent” means any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that at the time it became a parent of the Borrower was a Permitted Holder pursuant to clause (1) of the definition thereof.

 

Permitted Ratio Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(1).

 

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or the Guarantors in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes, bonds or debentures or unsecured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (1) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” and (2) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.

 

Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on the Borrower’s or a Parent Company’s common equity sold by the Borrower or a Parent Company substantially concurrently with a related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.

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Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

 

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), other than a Foreign Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, established or maintained by any Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.

 

Plan Assets” means “plan assets” within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.

 

Planned Expenditures” has the meaning specified in the definition of Excess Cash Flow.

 

Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Pledged Collateral” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

 

Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

 

Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant” means, at any time, (1) any financial maintenance covenant that is not contained in this Agreement at such time and (2) any financial maintenance covenant, a corresponding version of which is already contained in this Agreement at such time but with covenant levels and component definitions (to the extent relating to such corresponding version) that are less restrictive as to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries than those in the applicable Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans or any documents relating to Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt or Refinancing Indebtedness. 

 

primary obligations” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Contingent Obligations. 

 

primary obligor” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Contingent Obligations.”

 

Priority Facilities” means any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent as “Priority Facilities” pursuant to and in accordance with the last sentence of the definition of “Priority Revolving Facility”. 

 

Priority Revolving Agent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

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

 

Priority Revolving Facility” means the collective reference to Revolving Facilities, as designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount (for purposes of this definition, the aggregate amount of any Revolving Facility shall be equal to the Outstanding Amount of Loans and L/C Obligations thereunder plus, to the extent not then represented by an Outstanding Amount, Revolving Commitments thereunder); provided that once Borrower has designated a Revolving Facility the Borrower may not rescind such designation other than with the consent of each Lender under such Revolving Facility. Without derogation of any of the provisions of any Loan Document (including without limitation Section 10.01(g)), the portion of the Closing Date Revolving Facility which does not exceed the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount shall be a Priority Revolving Facility. For the avoidance of doubt, the Priority Revolving Facility shall at all times constitute one Class hereunder and shall be on uniform terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition of Priority Revolving Facility, if the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount exceeds the Commitments and (without duplication) Revolving Exposure in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, elect to incur Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent as “Priority Facilities” in an aggregate amount up to such excess and may document any such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) under other documentation, so long as (i) the commitments and (without duplication) exposures under such other documentation, when combined with the Commitments and (without duplication) Revolving Exposures under the Priority Revolving Facility hereunder, shall not exceed $50 million, (ii) such other documentation shall contain (either directly in such documentation or in the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement) provisions in favor of the Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility and Closing Date Term Loan Facility no less favorable to Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility and the Closing Date Term Loan Facility as those under Sections 2.05(1)(f), 8.03(b), Section 10.01(g) and (h), 10.07(15) and 10.28 (such provisions, the “Non-Priority Protection Provisions”) (and such other documentation shall, to the extent such provisions are contained directly therein and not in the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement, provide that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility and Closing Date Term Loan Facility shall be third party beneficiaries of the Non-Priority Protection Provisions) and (iii) the agent or representative under such documentation shall become party to the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement in the capacity of a “Priority Agent” thereunder.

 

Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date” means the date that is one year after the date of delivery by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice (unless such day is not a Business Day, in which case the Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day); provided that the Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has not been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event” means (a) any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing for not less than 30 days and such Event of Default has not been cured or  waived pursuant to the terms hereof or (b) any Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing.

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Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice” means a written notice delivered by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (i) stating that a Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing and identifying such Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event and (ii) stating the Priority Revolving Agent’s desire to apply payments in accordance with Section 8.03(b).

 

Priority Revolving Lenders” means the Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, in their capacity as such. 

 

Priority Revolving Loans” means any Loans issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Private-Side Information” means any information with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries that is not Public-Side Information.

 

Pro Forma Financial Statements” means the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statement of income of the Borrower as of and for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period ended at least sixty (60) days prior to the Closing Date, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such other financial statements), provided that the Pro Forma Financial Statements need not be prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X of the SEC or include adjustments for purchase accounting.

 

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated in full, Revolving Exposure) and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated in full, Revolving Exposure) and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans at such time; provided that when used with respect to (1) Commitments, Loans, interest and fees under a Revolving Facility (including without limitation the Priority Revolving Facility), “Pro Rata Share,” shall mean with respect to any Lender such Lender’s Applicable Percentage and (2) Commitments, Loans and interest under any Term Facility, “Pro Rata Share,” shall mean, with respect to each Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Term Commitments and Term Loans of such Lender under such Term Facility at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the aggregate Term Commitments and Term Loans under such Term Facility at such time.

 

PSP” means PSP Investments Credit USA LLC (acting through itself and/or any of its Debt Fund Affiliates).

 

PSP Lender” means each Lender that is (i) PSP Investments Credit USA LLC, (ii) an Affiliate of PSP Investments Credit USA LLC or (iii) an Approved Fund of a Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition.

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PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

 

Public Company Costs” means the initial costs relating to establishing compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and other expenses arising out of or incidental to the Borrower’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ initial establishment of compliance with the obligations of a reporting company, including costs, fees and expenses (including legal, accounting and other professional fees) relating to compliance with provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Public-Side Information” means (1) at any time prior to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries becoming the issuer of any Traded Securities, information that is (a) of a type that would be required by applicable Law to be publicly disclosed in connection with an issuance by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of its debt or equity securities pursuant to a registered public offering made at such time or (b) not material to make an investment decision with respect to securities of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws) and (2) at any time on and after Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries becoming the issuer of any Traded Securities, information that does not constitute material non-public information (within the meaning of United States federal and state securities laws) with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities.

 

Purchase Money Obligations” means any Indebtedness incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets (other than Capital Stock), and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets, or otherwise.

 

Purchase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 10.28(1).

 

Purchase Option Trigger Event” means (i) any Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, (ii) any Event of Default under Section 8.01(2) with respect to Sections 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) or Article VII or (iii) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (which shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, give effect to any Cure Amount) as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as specified in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(1) exceeds 6.00:1.00.

 

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).

 

QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

 

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10.0 million at the time the relevant guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other Person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock.

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Qualified Proceeds” means the fair market value of assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business.

 

Qualified Securitization Facility” means any Securitization Facility (1) constituting a securitization financing facility that meets the following conditions: (a) the Board of Directors have determined in good faith that such Securitization Facility (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and the applicable Restricted Subsidiary or Securitization Subsidiary and (b) all sales or contributions of Securitization Assets and related assets to the applicable Person or Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (2) constituting a receivables financing facility.

 

Qualifying IPO” means the issuance by the Borrower or any Parent Company of its common Equity Interests that are listed on a national exchange or publicly offered (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) (including pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering)).

 

Qualifying Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

Quarterly Financial Statements” means the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries or Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2019, consisting of the consolidated balance sheet as of such date and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month period then ended (provided such financial statements need not contain footnotes and shall be subject to year-end adjustments).

 

Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P, or if Moody’s or S&P (or both) does not make a rating on the relevant obligations publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Borrower that will be substituted for Moody’s or S&P (or both), as the case may be.

 

Receivables Financing Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which such party consummates a “true sale” of its receivables to a non-related third party on market terms as determined in good faith by the Borrower; provided that such Receivables Financing Transaction is (1) non-recourse to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their assets, other than any recourse solely attributable to a breach by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of representations and warranties that are customarily made by a seller in connection with a “true sale” of receivables on a non-recourse basis and (2) consummated pursuant to customary contracts, arrangements or agreements entered into with respect to the “true sale” of receivables on market terms for similar transactions.

 

Reference Rate” means (1) with respect to the calculation of the All-In Yield in the case of Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Eurodollar Rate floor, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day for Dollar deposits with a term of three months, or if such rate is not available at such time for any reason any comparable or successor rate, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations  as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date and (2) with respect to the calculation of the All-In Yield in the case of Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Base Rate floor, the interest rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (b) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent) and (c) the Eurodollar Rate on such day for an Interest Period of one (1) month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).

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Refinance” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness” and “Refinancing” and “Refinanced” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. 

 

Refinanced Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Refinancing  Indebtedness.”

 

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower executed by each of (1) the Borrower, (2) the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and (3) each Additional Lender and Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Other Loans or Other Commitments being incurred or provided pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15.

 

Refinancing Indebtedness” means (1) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (2) Disqualified Stock issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (3) Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary which, in each case, serves to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease (“Refinance”) any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case of the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), including any Refinancing Indebtedness, so long as:

 

(a)           the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness, the amount of such new Preferred Stock or the liquidation preference of such new Disqualified Stock does not exceed (i) the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable) Indebtedness, the amount of Preferred Stock or the liquidation preference of Disqualified Stock being so extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased (such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, the “Refinanced Debt”), plus (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest on, or any accrued and unpaid dividends on, such Refinanced Debt, plus (iii) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such Refinanced Debt and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees, underwriting, arrangement and similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or to Refinance such Refinanced Debt (such amounts in clause (ii) and (iii) above the “Incremental Amounts”);

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(b)          such Refinancing Indebtedness (other than in the case of the Refinancing of any Indebtedness assumed or acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, investment or similar transaction so long as not created in contemplation thereof), has a:

 

(I)       Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred that is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Refinanced Debt (or, if earlier, not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Class of Loans with the longest Weighted Average Life to Maturity); and

 

(II)      final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Refinanced Debt (or, if earlier, the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date of the Loans);

 

(c)          to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness Refinances (i) Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (other than such Indebtedness assumed or acquired in an acquisition and not created in contemplation thereof), unless such Refinancing constitutes a Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.05, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to the Loans or the Guaranty thereof at least to the same extent as the applicable Refinanced Debt, (ii) Junior Lien Debt, such Refinancing Indebtedness is (I) unsecured or (II) secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens that secure the Loans or the Guaranty thereof, in each case at least to the same extent as the applicable Refinanced Debt or pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, unless such Refinancing Indebtedness is secured by a Lien that is not so subordinated that is permitted by Section 7.01, or (iii) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness must be Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, respectively;

 

(d)         such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed or borrowed by any Person other than a Person that is so obligated in respect of the Refinanced Debt being Refinanced; and

 

(e)          such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any assets or property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that does not secure the Refinanced Debt being Refinanced unless such assets or property constitute Collateral (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property) (other than with respect to proceeds of such Refinancing Indebtedness that are subject to an escrow or other similar arrangement and any related deposit of cash or Cash Equivalents to cover interest and premium in respect of such Refinancing Indebtedness);

 

provided that Refinancing Indebtedness will not include:

 

(f)           Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower;

 

(g)          Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Guarantor; or

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(h)           Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

provided further that (i) clause (b) of this definition will not apply to any Refinancing of any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness incurred under clause (dd) of Section 7.02(2) (including any successive Refinancings thereof incurred under clause (m) of Section 7.02(2)) and any Junior Indebtedness (other than Junior Indebtedness assumed or acquired in an investment or acquisition and not created in contemplation thereof), Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock and (ii) Refinancing Indebtedness may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be Refinanced with long-term indebtedness (and such bridge or other interim credit facility shall be deemed to satisfy clause (b) of this definition so long as (I) such credit facility includes customary “rollover” provisions and (II) assuming such credit facility were to be extended pursuant to such “rollover” provisions, such extended credit facility would comply with clause (b) of this definition).

 

Refunding Capital Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(2)(b)(i).

 

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(3).

 

Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in a Rule 144A or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same Guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

 

Rejection Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(f).

 

Related Business Assets” means assets (other than Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business; provided that any assets received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary will not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person is or would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Related Indemnified Person” of an Indemnitee means (1) any controlling Person or controlled Affiliate of such Indemnitee, (2) the respective directors, officers, partners, employees, advisors, other representatives or successors or permitted assigns of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates and (3) the respective agents, trustees and other representatives of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (3), acting at the instructions of such Indemnitee, controlling Person or such controlled Affiliate; provided that each reference to a controlled Affiliate or controlling Person in this definition pertains to a controlled Affiliate or controlling Person involved in the negotiation of this Agreement. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

 

Related Person” means, with respect to any Person, (1) any Affiliate of such Person, (2) the respective directors, officers, partners, employees, advisors, agents, trustees and other representatives of such Person or any of its Affiliates and (3) the successors and permitted assigns of such Person or any of its Affiliates.

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Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into or migration through the Environment.

 

Released Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.” 

 

Reorganization” has the meaning specified in the preliminary statements of this Agreement.

 

Replaced Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).

 

Replacement Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).

 

Replacement Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).

 

Reportable Event” means, with respect to any Pension Plan, any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

 

Request for Credit Extension” means (1) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (2) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, an L/C Application and (3) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

 

Required Facility Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to one or more Facilities: (A) Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities, (B) the Ares Lenders if as of such date the Ares Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities and (C) the PSP Lenders if as of such date the PSP Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities; provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Required Facility Lenders; provided, further, that, to the same extent specified in Section 10.07(9) with respect to determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Facility Lenders unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders.

 

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination: (A) Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments, (B) the Ares Lenders if as of such date the Ares Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments and (C) the PSP Lenders if as of such date the PSP Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitment and unused Revolving Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided, further, that the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders.

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Responsible Officer” means, with respect to a Person, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, president, executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer or other similar officer or Person performing similar functions, of such Person and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. With respect to any document delivered by a Loan Party on the Closing Date, Responsible Officer includes any secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Responsible Officer” shall refer to a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than any Permitted Investment(s).

 

Restricted Payments” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

 

Restricted Subsidiary” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any Foreign Subsidiary) that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will any Securitization Subsidiary be considered a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of Section 8.01(5), (6) or (7); provided further that upon the occurrence of an Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary will be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary.” Wherever the term “Restricted Subsidiary” is used herein with respect to any Subsidiary of a referenced Person that is not the Borrower, then it will be construed to mean a Person that would be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower on a pro forma basis following consummation of one or a series of related transactions involving such referenced Person and the Borrower (unless such transaction would include a designation of a Subsidiary of such Person as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on a pro forma basis in accordance with this Agreement).

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Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(2).

 

Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (1) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(2) and (2) purchase participations in L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and purchase participations in Swing Line Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount specified opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Revolving Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption 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 Commitments of all Revolving Lenders as of the Closing Date is $40.0 million, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Revolving Exposure” means, as to each Revolving Lender, the sum of the amount of the Outstanding Amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans and its Applicable Percentage of the amount of the L/C Obligations and Swing Line Obligations at such time.

 

Revolving Extension Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(2).

 

Revolving Extension Series” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(2).

 

Revolving Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments at such time; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the Revolving Facility shall include the Extended Revolving Commitments and the Incremental Revolving Facilities and the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings made in respect thereof.

 

Revolving Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment at such time or, if Revolving Commitments have terminated, Revolving Exposure; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Revolving Lenders” shall be deemed to solely refer to Revolving Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(2) and includes Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans and Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Revolving Loans” shall be deemed to solely refer to Revolving Loans under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Revolving Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Lender resulting from the Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender.

 

S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

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Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement providing for the leasing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any real or tangible personal property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to a third Person in contemplation of such leasing.

 

Same Day Funds” means disbursements and payments in immediately available funds.

 

Sanctions” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.

 

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

 

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is (1) entered into by and between Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and a Cash Management Bank and (2) designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement.”

 

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement with respect to Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 7.02 that is (1) entered into by and between any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank and (2) designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as a “Secured Hedge Agreement.”

 

Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary secured by a Lien.

 

Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Secured Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period, minus the Unrestricted Cash Amount on such last day to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.

 

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, each Issuing Bank, each Hedge Bank, each Cash Management Bank, each Supplemental Administrative Agent and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.01(2) or 9.07. For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrower and any applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank, such Hedge Bank or such Cash Management Bank shall be a Secured Party only to the extent that, and only for so long as, the Obligations (other than the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement and under any Secured Cash Management Agreement) are secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranty.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Securitization Assets” means (1) the accounts receivable, royalty or other revenue streams and other rights to payment and other assets related thereto subject to a Qualified Securitization Facility and the proceeds thereof and (2) contract rights, lockbox accounts and records with respect to such accounts receivable and any other assets customarily transferred together with accounts receivable in a securitization financing.

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Securitization Facility” means any transaction or series of securitization financings that may be entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or may grant a security interest in, Securitization Assets to either (1) a Person that is not the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or (2) a Securitization Subsidiary that in turn sells such Securitization Assets to a Person that is not the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or may grant a security interest in any Securitization Assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Securitization Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) paid to a Person that is not a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with, any Qualified Securitization Facility.

 

Securitization Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary formed for the purpose of, and that solely engages only in, one or more Qualified Securitization Facilities and other activities reasonably related thereto.

 

Security Agreement” means, collectively, the First Lien Pledge and Security Agreement executed by the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, together with supplements or joinders thereto executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.

 

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the SEC, as such regulation is in effect on the Closing Date.

 

Similar Business” means (1) any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Closing Date or (2) any business or other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to (including non-core incidental businesses acquired in connection with any Permitted Investment), or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries conduct or propose to conduct on the Closing Date.

 

Solicited Discount Proration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit L.

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer” means the written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit O, submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

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Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

 

Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date:

 

(1)       the fair value of the assets of such Person exceeds its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise,

 

(2)       the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured,

 

(3)       such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured, and

 

(4)       such Person is not engaged in, and is not about to engage in, business for which it has unreasonably small capital.

 

The amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.

 

SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(7).

 

Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Buyer (or its applicable Affiliates) has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its (or such Affiliates’) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement, or decline to consummate the Acquisition (in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof), as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.

 

Specified Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower’s Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit N.

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Response” means the written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit P, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).

 

Specified Discount Proration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(3).

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Specified Intellectual Property” means the intellectual property existing in the Miramar software platform (or any trademarked successor thereto) and related modules.

 

Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Investments.”

 

Specified Representations” means those representations and warranties made in Sections 5.01(1) (with respect to the organizational existence of the Loan Parties only), 5.01(2)(b), 5.01(4) (solely that the use of proceeds of the Closing Date Loans on the Closing Date will not violate the FCPA or the USA PATRIOT Act), 5.02(1), 5.02(2)(a), 5.04, 5.13, 5.16, the last sentence of Section 5.17 (solely that the use of proceeds of the Closing Date Loans on the Closing Date will not violate the USA PATRIOT Act or OFAC), and Section 5.18.

 

Specified Transaction” means:

 

(1)       solely for the purposes of determining the applicable cash balance, any contribution of capital, including as a result of an Equity Offering, to the Borrower, in each case, in connection with an acquisition or Investment,

 

(2)       any designation of operations or assets of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as discontinued operations (as defined under GAAP) (provided that operations or assets of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that are held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations or assets may, at the Borrower’s election (in its sole discretion), be designated as discontinued operations under this clause (2) only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of),

 

(3)       any Permitted Acquisition, investment or other similar transaction, in each case, that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(4)       any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with this Agreement,

 

(5)       any purchase or other acquisition of a business of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of any Person,

 

(6)       any Asset Sale (without regard to any de minimis thresholds set forth therein) (a) that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower or (b) of a business, business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise,

 

(7)       any operational changes identified by the Borrower that have been made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the Test Period,

 

(8)       any borrowing of Incremental Loans or Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (or establishment of Incremental Commitments), or

 

(9)       any Restricted Payment or other transaction that by the terms of this Agreement requires a financial ratio to be calculated on a pro forma basis.

 

Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

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Subject Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 10.28(1).

 

Submitted Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Submitted Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person:

 

(1)           any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar Person) of which more than 50.0% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, members of management or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; and

 

(2)           any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar Person of which:

 

(a)       more than 50.0% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise; and

 

(b)       such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such Person.

 

Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor other than Holdings.

 

Successor Borrower” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(4).

 

Successor Holdings” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(5).

 

Supplemental Administrative Agent” and “Supplemental Administrative Agents” have the meanings specified in Section 9.14(1).

 

Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

 

Swap Obligation” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Excluded Swap Obligation.”

 

Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.

 

Swing Line Facility” means the swing line facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04.

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Swing Line Lender” means SunTrust Bank and/or (as the context requires) any other Lender that becomes a Swing Line Lender in accordance with Section 2.04(8), or any successor Swing Line Lender hereunder.

 

Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(1); provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Swing Line Loans” shall be deemed to solely refer to Swing Line Loans under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(2), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2, or such other form as approved by the Priority Revolving Agent and the Borrower (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Priority Revolving Agent and the Borrower), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

Swing Line Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Swing Line Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-3, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Swing Line Lender resulting from the Swing Line Loans.

 

Swing Line Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans outstanding.

 

Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $10.0 million, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 2.14 and (2) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

 

Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding (including backup withholding) of any nature and whatever called, imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax and penalties applicable thereto.

 

Tax Group” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(2)(n)(ii).

 

Tax Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(5).

 

Term Borrowing” means a Borrowing of any Term Loans.

 

Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make a Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Term Loan to be made by such Term Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be (1) reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement and (2) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (a) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (b) an Incremental Amendment, (c) a Refinancing Amendment, (d) an Extension Amendment or (e) an amendment in respect of Replacement Loans. The initial amount of each Term Lender’s Term Commitment is specified on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Term Commitments shall include the Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” or,Commitments and the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitments and may otherwise, be specified in the Assignment and Assumption (or Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption), Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as the case may be.

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Term Facility” means any Facility consisting of Term Loans of a single Class and/or Term Commitments with respect to such Class of Term Loans.

 

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

 

Term Loan” means any Closing Date Term Loan, 2020 Incremental Term Loan, Incremental Term Loan, Other Term Loan, Extended Term Loan or Replacement Loan, as the context may require.

 

Term Loan Extension Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(1).

 

Term Loan Extension Series” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(1).

 

Term Loan Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term Lender resulting from the Term Loans made by such Term Lender.

 

Termination Conditions” means, collectively, (1) the payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other than (a) contingent indemnification obligations not then due and (b) Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) and (2) the termination of the Commitments and the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit under this Agreement (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank).

 

Test Period” in effect at any time means (1) for purposes of (a) the definition of “Applicable Rate,” (b) Section 2.05(2)(a) and (c) the Financial Covenant (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant in connection with any Basket), the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in respect of which, subject to Section 1.07(1), financial statements for each quarter or fiscal year in such period have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(1) or (2), as applicable and (2) for all other purposes in this Agreement, the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in respect of which financial statements for each such quarter or fiscal year in such period are internally available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) (it being understood that for purposes of determining pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant in connection with any Basket, if no Test Period with an applicable level cited in the Financial Covenant has passed, the applicable level shall be the level for the first Test Period cited in the Financial Covenant with an indicated level); provided that, prior to the first date that financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(1) or (2), the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive full fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or about June 30, 2019.

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Threshold Amount” means the greater of (1) $10.0 million and (2) 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis).

 

Total Assets” means, at any time, the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the then most recent balance sheet of the Borrower or such other Person as may be available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) (and, in the case of any determination relating to any Specified Transaction, on a pro forma basis including any property or assets being acquired in connection therewith).

 

Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Total Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period, minus the Unrestricted Cash Amount on such last day to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.

 

Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and L/C Obligations.

 

Traded Securities” means any debt or equity securities issued pursuant to a public offering or Rule 144A offering.

 

Transaction Consideration” means an amount equal to the total funds required to consummate the Acquisition as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Transaction Expenses” means any fees, expenses, costs or charges incurred or paid by the Investor, any Parent Company, Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions, including any expenses in connection with hedging transactions, payments to officers, employees and directors as change of control payments, severance payments, special or retention bonuses and charges for repurchase or rollover of, or modifications to, stock options or restricted stock.

 

Transactions” means, collectively, the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement (as amended through the Closing Date) and transactions related or incidental to, or in connection with, such transactions (including the Reorganization), the funding of the Closing Date Loans, the consummation of the Equity Contribution, the Closing Date Refinancing and the Acquisition and the payment of Transaction Expenses.

 

Treasury Capital Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(2)(b)(i).

 

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

 

U.S. Lender” means any Lender that is not a Foreign Lender.

 

U.S. Special Resolution Regimeshas the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

 

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to the perfection or priority of any Lien on or otherwise with regard to any item or items of Collateral.

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United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

 

United States Tax Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1, H-2, H-3 or H-4, as applicable.

 

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(3)(a).

 

Unrestricted Cash Amount” means, on any date of determination, the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that (1) would not appear as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (2) are restricted in favor of the Facilities (which may also secure other Indebtedness secured by a pari passu or junior Lien basis with the Facilities).; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, until such time that (x) all amounts that have or may become due and payable during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 under the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment have been paid and (y) no disputes are outstanding pursuant to the dispute resolution mechanics set forth in the applicable agreement governing the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, the proceeds of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall not (other than for purposes of determining actual compliance with the Financial Covenant) constitute any portion of the Unrestricted Cash Amount.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

 

(1)           any Subsidiary of the Borrower which at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Borrower, as provided below); and

 

(2)           any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may designate:

 

(a)           any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that no Unrestricted Subsidiary shall directly or indirectly own any Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary (unless such Restricted Subsidiary is also designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary simultaneously with the aforementioned designation in accordance with the terms hereof) or hold any Indebtedness of or any Lien on any property of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than solely any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated); provided further that (i) such designation shall be deemed an Investment, (ii) each of (I) the Subsidiary to be so designated and (II) its Subsidiaries has not, at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Equity Interests in an Unrestricted Subsidiary) and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may transfer legal title to, or license on an exclusive basis (excluding exclusive licenses (x) limited by territory or field of use or (y) granted in the ordinary course of business), any Specified Intellectual Property to any Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

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(b)           any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Any such designation by the Borrower will be notified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (in the case of clause (a) above, by promptly filing with the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with clause (a) above). The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness and Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time.

 

USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Public Law No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.

 

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

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing:

 

(1)           the sum of the products of the number of years (calculated to the nearest one- twenty-fifth) from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, multiplied by the amount of such payment, by

 

(2)           the sum of all such payments;

 

provided that for purposes of determining the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Indebtedness (the “Applicable Indebtedness”), the effects of any amortization or prepayments made on such Applicable Indebtedness prior to the date of such determination will be disregarded.

 

wholly owned” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of any Person, a Subsidiary of such Person one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (1) directors’ qualifying shares and (2) shares of Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable Law) is at the time owned by such Person or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

Withdrawal Liability” means the liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

Withholding U.S. Branch” means a U.S. branch of a non-U.S. bank treated as a U.S. person for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1 and described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv) that agrees, on IRS Form W-8IMY or such other form prescribed by the Treasury or the IRS, to accept responsibility for all U.S. federal income tax withholding and information reporting with respect to payments made to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for the account of Lenders by or on behalf of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents.

 

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

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Yen” means the lawful currency of Japan.

 

SECTION 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

 

(1)           The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

 

(2)            The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

 

(3)           References in this Agreement to an Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section, Annex, clause or subclause refer (a) to the appropriate Exhibit or Schedule to, or Article, Section, clause or subclause in, this Agreement or (b) to the extent such references are not present in this Agreement, to the Loan Document in which such reference appears, in each case as such Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section, Annex, clause or subclause may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

(4)           The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

 

(5)           The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

 

(6)           In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”; and the word “through” means “to and including.”

 

(7)           Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

(8)           The word “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise.

 

(9)           With respect to any Default or Event of Default, the words “exists,” “is continuing” or similar expressions with respect thereto shall mean that the Default or Event of Default has occurred and has not yet been cured or waived. If any Default or Event of Default occurs due to (a) the failure by any Loan Party to take any action by a specified time, such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have been cured at the time, if any, that the applicable Loan Party takes such action or (b) the taking of any action by any Loan Party that is not then permitted by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to be cured on the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which such action would be permitted at such time to be taken under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) the date on which such action is unwound or otherwise modified to the extent necessary for such revised action to be permitted at such time by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If any Default or Event of Default occurs that is subsequently cured (a “Cured Default”), any other Default or Event of Default resulting from the making or deemed making of any representation or warranty by any Loan Party or the taking of any action by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, in each case which subsequent Default or Event of Default would not have arisen had the Cured Default not occurred, shall be deemed to be cured automatically upon, and simultaneous with, the cure of the Cured Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.02(9), (x) no Event of Default pursuant to clause (6) of Section 8.01 with respect to the Borrower may be cured pursuant to this Section 1.02(9) and (y) any other Event of Default (the “Initial Default”) may not be cured pursuant to this Section 1.02(9):

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(a) if the taking of any action by any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is not permitted during, and as a result of, the continuance of such Initial Default directly results in the cure of such Initial Default and the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary had actual knowledge at the time of taking any such action that the Initial Default had occurred and was continuing,

 

(b) in the case of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(9) or (10) that directly results in material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Lenders, Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and that is incapable of being cured, or

 

(c) in the case of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(3) arising due to the failure to perform or observe Section 6.07 that directly results in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their respective payment obligations under any Loan Document to which the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties is a party.

 

(10)         For purposes hereof, 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.

 

(11)         Each reference in the Loan Documents with respect to the priority of Liens shall be determined without regard to the control of applicable remedies, in each case, unless otherwise expressly stated in the Loan Documents in respect thereof.

 

SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (1) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at “fair value,” as defined therein and (2) unless the Borrower has requested an amendment pursuant to the second paragraph of the definition of “GAAP” with respect to the treatment of operating leases and Capitalized Lease Obligations under GAAP (or IFRS) and until such amendment has become effective, all obligations of any Person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the issuance by the Financial Accounting Standards Board on February 25, 2016 of an Accounting Standards Update (the “ASU”) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases for purposes of all financial definitions and calculations for purpose of this Agreement (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such obligations are required in accordance with the ASU (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as Capitalized Lease Obligations in the financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01.

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SECTION 1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 

SECTION 1.05 References to Agreements, Laws, etc. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (1) references to Organizational Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (2) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

 

SECTION 1.06 Times of Day and Timing of Payment and Performance. Unless otherwise specified, (1) all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York time (daylight or standard, as applicable) and (2) 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 described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

SECTION 1.07 Pro Forma and Other Calculations.

 

(1)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, financial ratios and tests, including the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.07; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (2), (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 1.07, when calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of (a) the definition of “Applicable Rate,” (b) Section 2.05(2)(a) and (c) the Financial Covenant (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant), the events described in this Section 1.07 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect; provided, however, that voluntary prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.05(1) during any fiscal year (without duplication of any prepayments in such fiscal year that reduced the amount of Excess Cash Flow required to be repaid pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(a) for any prior fiscal year) shall be given pro forma effect after such fiscal year-end and prior to the time any mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(a) is due for purposes of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the ECF Percentage for such mandatory prepayment, if any.

 

(2)           For purposes of calculating any financial ratio or test (or Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets), Specified Transactions (and, subject to clause (4) below, the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith) that have been made (a) during the applicable Test Period or (b) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period (or, in the case of Total Assets, on the last day of the applicable Test Period). If since the beginning of any applicable Test Period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.07, then such financial ratio or test (or Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets) shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.07; provided that with respect to any pro forma calculations to be made in connection with any acquisition or investment in respect of which financial statements for the relevant target are not available for the same Test Period for which internal financial statements of the Borrower are available, the Borrower shall determine such pro forma calculations on the basis of the available financial statements (even if for differing periods) or such other basis as determined on a commercially reasonable basis by the Borrower.

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(3)           Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a Specified Transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower and may include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from, or relating to, any Specified Transaction (including the Transactions and, for the avoidance of doubt, acquisitions and investments occurring prior to the Closing Date) which is being given pro forma effect that have been realized or are expected to be realized and for which the actions necessary to realize such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies are taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized in full on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized in full during the entirety of such period and “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit for a period that is associated with any action taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (including any savings expected to result from the elimination of a public target’s compliance costs with public company requirements), whether prior to or following the Closing Date, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, and any such adjustments shall be included in the initial pro forma calculations of such financial ratios or tests and during any subsequent Test Period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized) relating to such Specified Transaction; provided that (a) such amounts are reasonably identifiable, (b) such actions are taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) no later than twenty-four (24) months after the date of such Specified Transaction (or actions undertaken or implemented prior to the consummation of such Specified Transaction), (c) no amounts shall be added to the extent duplicative of any amounts that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA (or any other components thereof), whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, with respect to such period and (d) any “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this Section 1.07(3), when aggregated with the “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies in any Test Period added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (l)(ii) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA in any Test Period and adjustments, exclusions and add-backs pursuant to clause (q)(B) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA in any Test Period (in each case, excluding any such “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions related to the Transactions) shall not in the aggregate exceed 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (calculated after giving effect to any such add-back and all other permitted add-backs and adjustments) for such Test Period on a pro forma basis.

 

(4)           In the event that (a) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs (including by assumption or guarantees), issues or repays (including by redemption, repurchase, repayment, retirement, discharge, defeasance or extinguishment) any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility or line of credit unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and not replaced), (b) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary issues, repurchases or redeems Disqualified Stock, (c) any Restricted Subsidiary issues, repurchases or redeems Preferred Stock or (d) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary establishes or eliminates any Designated Revolving Commitments, in each case included in the calculations of any financial ratio or test (and, in each case of the foregoing clauses (a) and (d), any Lien incurred in connection therewith), (i) during the applicable Test Period or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then such financial ratio or test shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, issuance, repayment or redemption of Indebtedness, issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, or establishment or elimination of any Designated Revolving Commitments, in each case to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on the last day of the applicable Test Period (except in the case of the Interest Coverage Ratio (or similar ratio), in which case such incurrence, issuance, repayment or redemption of Indebtedness, issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, or establishment or elimination of any Designated Revolving Commitments, in each case will be given effect, as if the same had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period) and, in the case of Indebtedness for all purposes as if such Indebtedness in the full amount of any undrawn Designated Revolving Commitments had been incurred thereunder throughout such period.

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(5)           If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of the event for which the calculation of the Interest Coverage Ratio is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any interest hedging arrangements applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a Financial Officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized 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, 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 applicable Restricted Subsidiary may designate.

 

(6)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.07 or in any classification under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive agreement for the disposition thereof has been entered into, at the election of the Borrower, no pro forma effect shall be given to any discontinued operations (and the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to any such Person, business, assets or operations shall not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such disposition shall have been consummated.

 

(7)           Any determination of Total Assets shall be made by reference to the last day of the Test Period most recently ended for which internal financial statements of the Borrower are available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) on or prior to the relevant date of determination.

 

(8)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, in the event any Lien, Indebtedness (including any Incremental Loans, Incremental Commitments, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Other Loans or Other Commitments), Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, or other transaction, action, judgment or amount incurred under any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or any of the foregoing in concurrent transactions, a single transaction or a series of related transactions) meets the criteria of one or more than one of the categories of Baskets under this Agreement (including within any defined terms), including any Fixed Basket or Non-Fixed Basket, as applicable, the Borrower shall be permitted, in its sole discretion, to divide and classify and to later, at any time and from time to time, re-divide and re-classify (including to re-classify utilization of any Fixed Basket as being incurred under any Non-Fixed Basket or other Fixed Basket or utilization of any Non-Fixed Basket as being incurred under any Fixed Basket or other Non-Fixed Basket) on one or more occasions (based on circumstances existing on the date of any such re-division and re-classification) any such Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment (except with respect to Restricted Payments in respect of Equity Interests of the Loan Parties), or other transaction, action, judgment or amount, in whole or in part, among one or more than one applicable Baskets under this Agreement (in the case of re-classification or re-division, so long as the amount so re-classified or re-divided is permitted at the time of such re-classification or re-division to be incurred pursuant to the applicable Basket into which such amount is re-classified or re-divided at such time). For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of any Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment or other transaction, action, judgment or amount that shall be allocated to each such Basket shall be determined by the Borrower at the time of such division, classification, re-division or re-classification, as applicable. If any Lien, Indebtedness (including any Incremental Loans, Incremental Commitments, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Other Loans or Other Commitments), Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment (except with respect to Restricted Payments in respect of Equity Interests of the Loan Parties), or other transaction, action, judgment or amount incurred under any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or any portion of the foregoing) previously divided and classified (or re-divided and re-classified) as set forth above under any Fixed Basket, could subsequently be re-divided and re-classified under a Non-Fixed Basket, such re-division and re-classification shall be deemed to occur automatically, in each case, unless otherwise elected by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement (including on the Closing Date) will, at all times, be classified as being incurred under Section 7.02(2)(a) and may not be re-classified. For all purposes hereunder, (x) “Fixed Basket” shall mean any Basket that is subject to a fixed-dollar limit (including Baskets based on a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets) and (y) “Non-Fixed Basket” shall mean any Basket that is subject to compliance with a financial ratio or test (including the Interest Coverage Ratio, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the Total Net Leverage Ratio) (any such ratio or test, a “Financial Incurrence Test”).

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(9)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, in calculating any Non-Fixed Basket (a) [reserved], (b) any Indebtedness concurrently incurred to fund original issue discount or upfront fees and (c) any amounts incurred, or transactions entered into or consummated, in reliance on a Fixed Basket (including the Free and Clear Incremental Amount) in a concurrent transaction, a single transaction or a series of related transactions with the amount incurred, or transaction entered into or consummated, under an applicable Non-Fixed Basket, in each case of the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), shall be disregarded in the calculation of such Non-Fixed Basket; provided that full pro forma effect shall be given to all applicable and related transactions (including the use of proceeds of all applicable Indebtedness incurred and any repayments, repurchases and redemptions of Indebtedness) and all other adjustments as to which pro forma effect may be given under this Section 1.07.

 

(10)         If any Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, or other transaction, action, judgment or amount (any of the foregoing in concurrent transactions, a single transaction or a series of related transactions) is incurred, issued, taken or consummated in reliance on categories of Baskets measured by reference to a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA, and any Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, or other transaction, action, judgment or amount (including in connection with refinancing thereof) would subsequently exceed the applicable percentage of Consolidated EBITDA if calculated based on the Consolidated EBITDA on a later date (including the date of any refinancing or re-classification), such percentage of Consolidated EBITDA will be deemed not to be exceeded (so long as, in the case of refinancing any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (and any related Lien), the principal amount or the liquidation preference of such newly incurred or issued Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock does not exceed the maximum principal amount, liquidation preference or amount of Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased).

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(11)         Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when (a) calculating any applicable Financial Incurrence Test, or availability under any Basket, in connection with the incurrence of any Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or any other transaction in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including for all purposes under this clause (11), the making of acquisitions and investments, Asset Sales or other dispositions, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments of Indebtedness, the making of Restricted Payments and/or the designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary), (b) determining (i) compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires compliance with any representations and warranties set forth or referenced herein or (iii) the satisfaction of any other conditions, in each case under this clause (b), in connection with the incurrence of any Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or any other transaction in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto, in each case under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the date of determination of such Financial Incurrence Test, availability under any Basket or other provisions, determination of whether any Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom, determination of compliance with any representations or warranties or the satisfaction of any other conditions shall, at the option of the Borrower (in its sole discretion) (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election,” which LCT Election may be in respect of one or more of clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) above), be deemed to be (I) any of the date the definitive agreements (or other relevant definitive documentation) for such Limited Condition Transaction, Indebtedness or other transaction in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction or action or transaction related thereto, as applicable, are entered into (or, (A) in the case of any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, the date on which notice with respect to such Limited Condition Transactions is sent, (B) in the case of any Restricted Payment, the date of declaration thereof and (C) in the case of any other action or transaction, any similar event) or (II) the time of funding of any of the applicable Indebtedness or consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction or other transaction in connection therewith or action or transaction related thereto (provided that, notwithstanding the LCT Election made under the foregoing clauses (I) and (II), the Borrower may elect (in its sole discretion) to re-determine one or more of clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) above at the time of funding of any of the applicable Indebtedness or consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction or other transaction in connection therewith or action or transaction related thereto) (such date in clause (I) or (II), the “LCT Test Date”) and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 1.07(11), if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or other transaction in connection therewith and any actions or transactions related thereto and any related pro forma adjustments, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such Basket (and any related requirements and conditions), such Basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes; provided, that (x) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine availability under Baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such Basket and (y) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (x), compliance with such Baskets (and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or other transaction incurred in connection therewith and any actions or transactions related thereto.

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(12)         For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election, (a) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such Financial Incurrence Test or Basket, including due to fluctuations in EBITDA or total assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests or ratios will be deemed not to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations, (b) other than as expressly set forth in clause (11), if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any (or any type of) continuing Default or Event of Default and satisfaction of any representations and warranties) for which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of any Default or Event of Default or failure to satisfy any representations and warranties), such requirements and conditions will be deemed not to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing and such representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been satisfied) and (c) in calculating the availability under any Financial Incurrence Test or Basket in connection with any action or transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in an irrevocable notice or declaration for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such Financial Incurrence Test or Basket shall be determined or tested giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto.

 

(13)         For purposes of determining the permissibility of any action, change, transaction or event that requires a calculation of any financial ratio or financial test (including Section 7.10 hereof, any First Lien Net Leverage Ratio test, any Secured Net Leverage Ratio test, any Total Net Leverage Ratio test and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) and/or the amount of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income, such financial ratio, financial test or amount shall, subject to this Section 1.07, be calculated at the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be, and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in such financial ratio, financial test or amount occurring after the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 1.08 Available Amount Transaction. If more than one action occurs on any given date the permissibility of the taking of which is determined hereunder by reference to the amount specified in clause (b) of Section 7.05(1) immediately prior to the taking of such action, the permissibility of the taking of each such action shall be determined independently and in no event may any two or more such actions be treated as occurring simultaneously, i.e., each transaction must be permitted under clause (b) of Section 7.05(1) as so calculated.

 

SECTION 1.09 Guaranties of Hedging Obligations. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in any Loan Document, no non-Qualified ECP Guarantor shall be required to guarantee or provide security for Excluded Swap Obligations, and any reference in any Loan Document with respect to such non-Qualified ECP Guarantor guaranteeing or providing security for the Obligations shall be deemed to be all Obligations other than the Excluded Swap Obligations.

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SECTION 1.10 Currency Generally.

 

(1)           The Borrower shall determine in good faith the Dollar equivalent amount of any utilization or other measurement denominated in a currency other than Dollars for purposes of compliance with any Basket. For purposes of determining compliance with any Basket under Article VII or VIII with respect to any amount expressed in a currency other than Dollars, no Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of currency exchange occurring after the time such Basket utilization occurs or other Basket measurement is made (so long as such Basket utilization or other measurement, at the time incurred, made or acquired, was permitted hereunder). Except with respect to any ratio calculated under any Basket, any subsequent change in rates of currency exchange with respect to any prior utilization or other measurement of a Basket previously made in reliance on such Basket (as the same may have been reallocated in accordance with this Agreement) shall be disregarded for purposes of determining any unutilized portion under such Basket.

 

(2)           For purposes of determining the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio and the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the amount of Indebtedness and cash and Cash Equivalents shall reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations permitted hereunder for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar equivalent of such Indebtedness.

 

SECTION 1.11 Letters of Credit. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit in effect at such time (not to exceed the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time after giving effect to any automatic reductions or increases, as applicable, to such stated amount pursuant to the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit after the occurrence of any applicable condition (including the expiration of any applicable period); provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any L/C Application related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the stated 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).

 

SECTION 1.12 LIBOR Discontinuation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended to replace LIBOR with (1) a successor or alternative index rate as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Lender) and the Borrower may reasonably determine that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market practice for determining a rate of interest for syndicated leveraged loans of this type in the United States at such time or (2) absent such mutual selection by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), a comparable successor or alternative interbank rate for deposits in Dollars that is, at such time, broadly accepted as the prevailing market practice for syndicated leveraged loans of this type in the United States in lieu of the “LIBOR Rate” as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent); provided that (a) any such successor or alternative rate shall be applied by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in a manner consistent with market practice and (b) to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), such successor or alternative rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in consultation with the Borrower.

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Article II

 

The Commitments and Borrowings

 

SECTION 2.01 The Loans.

 

(1)       Term Borrowings.

 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 4.01 hereof, each Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date one or more Closing Date Term Loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Term Lender’s Closing Date Term Loan Commitment on the Closing Date. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(1)(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. The Closing Date Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Amendment No. 1, each 2020 Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date one or more 2020 Incremental Term Loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate principal amount equal to such 2020 Incremental Term Lender’s 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(1)(b) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. The 2020 Incremental Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

(2)       Revolving Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make loans denominated in Dollars from its applicable Lending Office (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus, in the case of each Lender other than the Swing Line Lender (in its capacity as such), such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(2), prepay under Section 2.05 and reborrow under this Section 2.01(2). Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

SECTION 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

 

(1)       Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice, on behalf of the Borrower, to the Administrative Agent (in the case of Term Loans) or the Priority Revolving Agent (in the case of Revolving Loans) (provided that the notice in respect of the initial Credit Extension, or in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other transaction permitted under this Agreement, may be conditioned on the closing of the Acquisition or such Permitted Acquisition or other transaction, as applicable), which may be given by: (a) telephone or (b) a Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice by the Borrower must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of a Committed Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (in the case of Term Loans) or the Priority Revolving Agent (in the case of Revolving Loans) not later than (i) 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) noon, New York time, on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans; provided that in the case of the Closing Date Term Loans being borrowed on the Closing Date, such notice must be received no later than 1:00 p.m. two Business Days prior to the date of such Borrowing; provided further that in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans being borrowed on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, such notice must be received no later than (i) in the case of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans, 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, 1:00 p.m., New York time, two Business Days prior to the date of such Borrowing. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(1) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Except as provided in Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16, each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1.0 million or a whole multiple amount of $250,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(3), 2.04(3), 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16, each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple amount of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify:

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(a)           whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing, a Revolving Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Loans from one Type to the other or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans,

 

(b)           the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day),

 

(c)           the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued,

 

(d)           the Class and Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving Loans are to be converted,

 

(e)           if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto, and

 

(f)            wire instructions of the account(s) to which funds are to be disbursed.

 

If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan to be made in a Committed Loan Notice, then the applicable Loans shall be made as Eurodollar Rate Loans with an Interest Period of one (1) month. If the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made or continued as the same Type of Loan, which if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, shall have a one-month Interest Period. Any such automatic continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month.

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(2)           Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the applicable Class of Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or continuation of Loans described in Section 2.02(1). In the case of each Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office or the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office not later than, in the case of Borrowing on the Closing Date, 10:00 a.m., New York time, and otherwise 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV for any Borrowing, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, either by (a) crediting the account(s) of the Borrower on the books of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, with the amount of such funds or (b) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided by the Borrower to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable; provided that if on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to a Borrowing under a Revolving Facility is given by the Borrower (other than with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Borrowing), there are Swing Line Loans or L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowing and second, to the payment in full of any such Swing Line Loans, and third, to the Borrower as provided above.

 

(3)           Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due, if any, under Section 3.05 in connection therewith. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Facility may require by notice to the Borrower that no Loans under such Facility may be converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

(4)           The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time when Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in the prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

 

(5)           After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent; provided that after the establishment of any new Class of Loans pursuant to an Incremental Amendment, a Refinancing Amendment, an Extension Amendment or an amendment in respect of Replacement Loans, the number of Interest Periods otherwise permitted by this Section 2.02(5) shall increase by three (3) Interest Periods for each applicable Class so established.

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(6)           The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

 

(7)           Unless the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing, or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 1:30 p.m., New York time, on the date of such Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may assume that such Lender has made such Pro Rata Share and such other applicable share available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with paragraph (2) above, and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), each of such Lender and the Borrower severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) at (a) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (b) in the case of such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in accordance with the foregoing. A certificate of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.02(7) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If the Borrower and such Lender shall both pay all or any portion of the principal amount in respect of such Borrowing or interest to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such Borrowing or interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent).

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SECTION 2.03 Letters of Credit.

 

(1)           The Letter of Credit Commitments.

 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) each Issuing Bank agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (A) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the L/C Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for the account of Holdings (to the extent not prohibited under Section 7.09), the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries (so long as the Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) (provided that any such Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of Holdings or any Subsidiary of the Borrower) and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(2), and (B) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit and (ii) the Revolving Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that no Issuing Bank shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Exposure of any Revolving Lender would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Sublimit. The Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be “Letters of Credit” issued on the Closing Date for all purposes of the Loan Documents. 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.

 

(b) An Issuing Bank shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Existing Letters of Credit) if:

 

(i)       any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or direct that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder);

 

(ii)      subject to Section 2.03(2)(c), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless (A) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank prior to the date that is twelve months after the date of issuance thereof;

 

(iii)     subject to Section 2.03(2)(c), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the L/C Expiration Date, unless (I) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (II) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank prior to the L/C Expiration Date;

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(iv)     the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any policies of such Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally; provided that no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue either (A) letters of guarantee or bankers’ acceptances or (B) commercial letters of credit, in each case without its consent; or

 

(v)     any Revolving Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such Issuing Bank (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such Issuing Bank’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)) 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 Issuing Bank has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.

 

(c) An Issuing Bank shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (i) such Issuing Bank would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or (ii) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

 

(2)           Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.

 

(a) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to an Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Priority Revolving Agent) in the form of a L/C Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such L/C Application must be received by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Priority Revolving Agent not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be, or, in each case, such later date and time as the relevant Issuing Bank may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion; provided that no L/C Application shall be required in respect of the Existing Letters of Credit, which shall be deemed to have been issued hereunder on the Closing Date. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such L/C Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank:

 

(i)       the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day);

 

(ii)      the amount thereof;

 

(iii)     the expiry date thereof;

 

(iv)    the name and address of the beneficiary thereof;

 

(v)     the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder;

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(vi)     the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and

 

(vii)    such other matters as the relevant Issuing Bank may reasonably request.

 

In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such L/C Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank:

 

(i)       the Letter of Credit to be amended;

 

(ii)      the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day);

 

(iii)     the nature of the proposed amendment; and

 

(iv)    such other matters as the relevant Issuing Bank may reasonably request.

 

(b) Promptly after receipt of any L/C Application, the relevant Issuing Bank will confirm with the Priority Revolving Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Priority Revolving Agent has received a copy of such L/C Application from the Borrower and, if not, such Issuing Bank will provide the Priority Revolving Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the relevant Issuing Bank of confirmation from the Priority Revolving Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or, if applicable, for the benefit of Holdings or a Subsidiary of the Borrower) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit (and with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit, on the Closing Date), each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the relevant Issuing Bank a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of such Letter of Credit.

 

(c) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable L/C Application, the relevant Issuing Bank shall 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 may permit the relevant Issuing Bank 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 (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Borrower at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise agreed in such Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the relevant Issuing Bank for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the applicable Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the relevant Issuing Bank to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the applicable L/C Expiration Date, unless the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit will be Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank prior to the applicable L/C Expiration Date; provided that the relevant Issuing Bank shall not be required to allow such extension if (i) the relevant Issuing Bank has determined that it would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(1)(b) or otherwise) or (ii) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Priority Revolving Agent, any Revolving Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 will not be satisfied on the applicable date of the Credit Extension.

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(d) Promptly after issuance of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank will also deliver to the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

 

(3)           Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

 

(a) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of a compliant drawing under such Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent thereof (including the date on which such payment is to be made). Not later than noon New York time on the first Business Day immediately following any payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit with notice to the Borrower (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse, or cause to be reimbursed, such Issuing Bank, in each case, through the Priority Revolving Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing; provided that, if such reimbursement is not made on the date of payment by the Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall pay interest to the relevant Issuing Bank on such amount at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans (without duplication of interest payable on L/C Borrowings). The relevant Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse, or cause to be reimbursed, such Issuing Bank by such time, the Priority Revolving Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Appropriate Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, in the case of an Unreimbursed Amount under a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans 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 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans but subject to the requirements for the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments under the applicable Revolving Facility of the Appropriate Lenders and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an Issuing Bank or the Priority Revolving Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(3)(a) 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.

 

(b) Each Appropriate Lender (including any Lender acting as an Issuing Bank) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(3)(a) make funds available to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank in Dollars at the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office for payments in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Priority Revolving Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(3)(c), each Appropriate 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 and, for the avoidance of doubt, the making of such Base Rate Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such Unreimbursed Amount shall satisfy the Borrower’s reimbursement obligations with respect thereof. The Priority Revolving Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant Issuing Bank.

 

(c) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the relevant Issuing Bank an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Appropriate Lender’s payment to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(3)(b) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

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(d) Until each Appropriate Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(3) to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank.

 

(e) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse an Issuing Bank for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(3), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including:

 

(i)       any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the relevant Issuing Bank, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever;

 

(ii)      the occurrence or continuance of a Default; or

 

(iii)     any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;

 

provided that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(3) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for the amount of any payment made by such Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(f) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(3) by the time specified in Section 2.03(3)(b), such Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Priority Revolving 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 Issuing Bank at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the relevant Issuing Bank submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Priority Revolving Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(3)(f) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(g) The Borrower’s reimbursement obligations in respect of each Existing Letter of Credit, and each Lender’s participation obligations in connection therewith, shall be governed by the terms of this Agreement.

 

(4)           Repayment of Participations.

 

(a) If, at any time after an Issuing Bank has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(3), the Priority Revolving Agent receives for the account of such Issuing Bank 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 Priority Revolving Agent), the Priority Revolving Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the amount received by the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

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(b) If any payment received by the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of an Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(3)(a) or Section 2.03(3)(b) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Issuing Bank in its discretion), each Appropriate Lender shall pay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Priority Revolving 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 Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The Obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this Section 2.03(4)(b) shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(5)           Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for each drawing under each Letter of Credit issued by it and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

 

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

 

(b) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any Loan Party 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), the relevant Issuing Bank or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

 

(c) 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;

 

(d) any payment by the relevant Issuing Bank 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 relevant Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

 

(e) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guaranty or any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of any Loan Party in respect of such Letter of Credit; or

 

(f) 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, any Loan Party;

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provided that the foregoing shall not excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by acts or omissions by such Issuing Bank constituting gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuing Bank as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(6)           Role of Issuing Banks. Each Issuing Bank shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate or facsimile message, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by any Person that such Issuing Bank reasonably believed to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and any other Loan Document and its duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by such Issuing Bank (which may include, at the Issuing Bank’s option, counsel of the Priority Revolving Agent or the Borrower). Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any 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 Issuing Banks, any Related Person of such Issuing Banks, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any Issuing Bank shall be liable to any Lender for

 

(a) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders, the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Revolving Commitments, as applicable;

 

(b) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction; or

 

(c) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or L/C Application.

 

The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower from pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the Issuing Banks, any Related Persons of such Issuing Banks, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any Issuing Bank, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (a) through (f) of Section 2.03(5); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an Issuing Bank, and such Issuing Bank may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such Issuing Bank’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or such Issuing Bank’s willful or grossly negligent, or bad faith, failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of document(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit in each case as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Issuing Bank 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 no Issuing Bank shall 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.

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Each Revolving Lender shall, ratably in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, indemnify each Issuing Bank, its Related Persons and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitees’ willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or such Issuing Bank’s willful or grossly negligent, or bad faith, failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of documents(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit in each case as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with this Section 2.03 or any action taken or omitted to be taken by such indemnitees hereunder.

 

(7)           Cash Collateral. Subject to Section 2.17(1)(d), if,

 

(a) as of any L/C Expiration Date, any applicable Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn,

 

(b) any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Priority Revolving Agent, upon the direction of the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Revolving Facility, requires the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02, or

 

(c) an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(6) occurs and is continuing, the Borrower will Cash Collateralize, or cause to be Cash Collateralized, the then Outstanding Amount of all relevant L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such Outstanding Amount determined as of the date of such Event of Default or the applicable L/C Expiration Date, as the case may be), and shall do so not later than 2:00 p.m. on (i) in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (a) or (b), (x) the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice thereof, if such notice is received on such day prior to noon or (y) if clause (x) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice and (ii) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (c), the Business Day on which an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(6) occurs or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding such day. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the request of the Priority Revolving Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower will Cash Collateralize all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). The Borrower hereby grants to the Priority Revolving Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Banks and the Revolving Lenders, a security interest in all such Cash Collateral. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked accounts at the Priority Revolving Agent and may be invested in readily available Cash Equivalents selected by the Priority Revolving Agent in its sole discretion. If at any time the Priority Revolving Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are expressly subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Loan Parties or the Priority Revolving Agent (in its capacity as the depository bank and on behalf of the Secured Parties) or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all relevant L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, forthwith upon demand by the Priority Revolving Agent, pay, or cause to be paid, to the Priority Revolving Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the deposit accounts at the Priority Revolving Agent as aforesaid, an amount equal to the excess of (a) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Priority Revolving Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank. To the extent the amount of any Cash Collateral exceeds the then Outstanding Amount of such relevant L/C Obligations and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the excess shall promptly be refunded to the Borrower. To the extent any Event of Default giving rise to the requirement to Cash Collateralize any Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section 2.03(7) is cured or otherwise waived, then so long as no other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the amount of any Cash Collateral pledged to Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit shall promptly be refunded to the Borrower.

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(8)           Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Priority Revolving Agent, for the account of each Revolving Lender for the applicable Revolving Facility in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a Letter of Credit fee for each Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Applicable Rate set forth in the “Eurodollar Rate and Letter of Credit Fees” column of the chart in the definition of “Applicable Rate” times the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount decreases or increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided, however, that 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 Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, to the other Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Applicable Percentages allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.17(1)(d), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to the applicable Issuing Bank for its own account. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be 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 L/C Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate set forth in the “Eurodollar Rate and Letter of Credit Fees” column of the chart in the definition of “Applicable Rate” during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

 

(9)           Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to Issuing Banks. The Borrower shall pay directly to each Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank equal to 0.125% per annum (or such other lower amount as may be mutually agreed by the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Bank) of the maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases or decreases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit) or such lesser fee as may be agreed with such Issuing Bank. Such fronting fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears on the basis of a 360- day year and actual days elapsed. Such fronting fees shall be 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 L/C Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. In addition, the Borrower shall pay, or cause to be paid, directly to each Issuing Bank for its own account with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such Issuing Bank relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable within ten (10) Business Days of demand and are nonrefundable.

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(10)         Conflict with L/C Application. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement or any L/C Application, in the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any L/C Application, the terms hereof shall control.

 

(11)         Addition of an Issuing Bank. There may be one or more Issuing Banks under this Agreement from time to time. After the Closing Date, a Revolving Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent may become an additional Issuing Bank hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and such Revolving Lender. The Priority Revolving Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such additional Issuing Bank.

 

(12)         Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the L/C Expiration Date in respect of any Class of Revolving Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (a) if consented to by the Issuing Bank which issued such Letter of Credit, if one or more other Classes of Revolving Commitments in respect of which the L/C Expiration Date shall not have so occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit for which consent 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 2.03(3) and (4)) 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 (b) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (a) and unless provisions reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank 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 Issuing Bank 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 backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.03(7).

 

(13)         Letter of Credit Reports. For so long as any Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Bank that is not the Priority Revolving Agent is outstanding, such Issuing Bank shall deliver to the Priority Revolving Agent on the last Business Day of each calendar month, and on each date that an L/C Credit Extension occurs with respect to any such Letter of Credit, a report substantially in the form of Exhibit R-1, appropriately completed with the information for every outstanding Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.

 

(14)         Letters of Credit Issued for Holdings and Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, Holdings or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse, or cause to be reimbursed, the applicable Issuing Bank 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 Holdings or any Subsidiary inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s businesses derives substantial benefits from the businesses of Holdings and each Subsidiary.

 

(15)         Applicability of ISP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit.

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SECTION 2.04 Swing Line Loans.

 

(1)          The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees to make revolving credit loans in Dollars to the Borrower (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”), from time to time on any Business Day during the period beginning on the Business Day after the Closing Date and until the Maturity Date of the Revolving Facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Swing Line Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided that, after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, the aggregate Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan will be obtained or maintained as a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

 

(2)          Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender, which may be given by a Swing Line Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender not later than 2:30 p.m., New York time, on the requested Borrowing date and shall specify (a) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000 and (b) the requested Borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (in writing) from the Priority Revolving Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Lender) prior to 3:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (i) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(1) or (ii) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:30 p.m., New York time, on the Borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.04 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Swing Line Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swing Line Loan at a time when a Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender unless the Swing Line Lender has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and the Borrower to eliminate the Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ participation in such Swing Line Loans, including by Cash Collateralizing, or obtaining a backstop letter of credit from an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the Swing Line Lender to support, such Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ Applicable Percentage of the outstanding Swing Line Loans.

 

(3)          Repayment or Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

 

(a) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, by written notice to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Revolving Lenders, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans of the Borrower then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but not in excess of the unutilized portion of the aggregate Revolving Commitments and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Priority Revolving Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Priority Revolving Agent in Same Day Funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the date specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(3)(b), each Revolving 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 Priority Revolving Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

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(b) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(3)(a) (including as a result of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the relevant Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by such Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(3)(a) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

 

(c) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(3) by the time specified in Section 2.04(3)(a), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Priority Revolving Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. If such Revolving Lender pays such amount, the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Priority Revolving Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (c) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(d) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(3) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (iii) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(3) (but not to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay the applicable Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(e) Swing Line Reports. For so long as there is any Swing Line Lender other than the Priority Revolving Agent, such Swing Line Lender shall deliver to the Priority Revolving Agent on the last Business Day of each calendar month, and on each date that the funding or repayment of a Swing Line Loan by such Swing Line Lender occurs with respect to any such Swing Line Loan, a report in the form of Exhibit R-2, appropriately completed with the information for every Swing Line Loan made by such Swing Line Lender.

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(f) At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the request of the relevant Swing Line Lender, the Borrower will prepay Swing Line Loans in amount equal to the relevant Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)).

 

(4)          Repayment of Participations.

 

(a) At any time after any Revolving Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the relevant Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, such Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by such Swing Line Lender.

 

(b) If any payment received by the relevant Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by such Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to such Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Priority Revolving Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate. The Priority Revolving Agent will make such demand upon the request of a Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this clause (4)(b) shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(5)          Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

 

(6)          Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender with notice to the Priority Revolving Agent; provided that no such notice shall be required in the event that the Swing Line Lender is also the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

(7)          Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the Maturity Date shall have occurred in respect of any Class of Revolving Commitments (the “Expiring Credit Commitment”) at a time when another Class or Classes of Revolving Commitments is or are in effect with a later Maturity Date (each a “Non-Expiring Credit Commitment” and collectively, the “Non- Expiring Credit Commitments”), then with respect to each outstanding Swing Line Loan, if consented to by the applicable Swing Line Lender, on the earliest occurring Maturity Date such Swing Line Loan shall be deemed reallocated to the Class or Classes of the Non-Expiring Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis; provided that (a) to the extent that the amount of such reallocation would cause the aggregate credit exposure to exceed the aggregate amount of such Non-Expiring Credit Commitments, immediately prior to such reallocation (after giving effect to any repayments of Revolving Loans and any reallocation of Letter of Credit participations as contemplated in Section 2.03(12)) the amount of Swing Line Loans to be reallocated equal to such excess shall be repaid and (b) notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall still be obligated to pay Swing Line Loans allocated to the Revolving Lenders holding the Expiring Credit Commitments at the Maturity Date of the Expiring Credit Commitment or if the Loans have been accelerated prior to the Maturity Date of the Expiring Credit Commitment.

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(8)          Addition of a Swing Line Lender. A Revolving Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent may become an additional Swing Line Lender hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and such Revolving Lender (which agreement shall include the Swing Line Sublimit for such additional Swing Line Lender). The Priority Revolving Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such additional Swing Line Lender.

 

SECTION 2.05 Prepayments.

 

(1)       Optional.

 

(a) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) by the Borrower, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay any Class or Classes of Term Loans and any Class or Classes of Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium (except as set forth in Section 2.18) or penalty; provided that

 

(i)     such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) not later than (I) 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (II) noon, New York time, on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans;

 

(ii)    any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding; and

 

(iii)   any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding.

 

Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. In the case of each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(1), the Borrower may in its sole discretion select the Borrowing or Borrowings (and the order of maturity of principal payments) to be repaid, and such payment shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

 

(b) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Priority Revolving Agent) at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Priority Revolving Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of the prepayment and (2) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple amount of $10,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may rescind (or delay the date of prepayment identified in) any notice of prepayment under Section 2.05(1)(a) or Section 2.05(1)(b) by written notice to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (with a copy to the Swing Line Lender in the case of a prepayment of Swing Line Loans) not later than noon, New York time, on such prepayment date if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or a portion of the applicable Facility or other transaction or conditional event, which refinancing or other transaction or conditional event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed.

 

(d) Voluntary prepayments of any Class of Term Loans permitted hereunder shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of principal thereof in a manner determined at the discretion of the Borrower and specified in the notice of prepayment (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity). Each prepayment in respect of any Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 may be applied to any Class of Term Loans as directed by the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may (i) prepay Term Loans of an Existing Term Loan Class pursuant to this Section 2.05 without any requirement to prepay Extended Term Loans that were converted or exchanged from such Existing Term Loan Class and (ii) prepay Extended Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 without any requirement to prepay Term Loans of an Existing Term Loan Class that were converted or exchanged for such Extended 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 proceeds be applied to reduce the scheduled installments of principal in direct order of maturity on a pro rata basis among Term Loan Classes.

 

(e) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, so long as (i) no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower has occurred and is continuing and (ii) no proceeds of Revolving Loans are used for this purpose, any Borrower Party may (I) purchase outstanding Term Loans on a non-pro rata basis through open market purchases or (II) prepay the outstanding Term Loans (which Term Loans shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be automatically and permanently canceled immediately upon such purchase or prepayment), which in the case of clause (II) above only shall be prepaid without premium or penalty on the following basis:

 

(A)          Any Borrower Party shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a discount to par pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers (any such prepayment, the “Discounted Term Loan Prepayment”), in each case made in accordance with this Section 2.05(1)(e) and without premium or penalty.

 

(B)          (1) Any Borrower Party may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent) in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice; provided that (a) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the applicable Borrower Party, to (i) each Term Lender or (ii) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual Class basis, (b) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”) with respect to each applicable Class, the Class or Classes of Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par (the “Specified Discount”) of such Term Loans to be prepaid (it being understood that different Specified Discounts or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different Classes of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)), (c) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (d) each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date”).

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(2)          Each Term Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its applicable then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a “Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender”), the amount and the Classes of such Lender’s Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Term Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept the applicable Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

 

(3)          If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the relevant Borrower Party will make a prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this paragraph (B) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and Classes of Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to subsection (2) above; provided that if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Specified Discount Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three (3) Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (1) the relevant Borrower Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Classes to be prepaid, (2) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the Classes of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (3) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, Class and Type of Term Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the applicable Borrower Party and such Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the applicable Borrower Party shall be due and payable by such Borrower Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

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(C)          (1) Any Borrower Party may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent) in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice; provided that (a) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Borrower Party, to (i) each Term Lender or (ii) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual Class basis, (b) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the “Discount Range Prepayment Amount”), the Class or Classes of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “Discount Range”) of the principal amount of such Term Loans with respect to each relevant Class of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by such Borrower Party (it being understood that different Discount Ranges or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different Classes of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)), (c) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (d) unless rescinded, each such solicitation by the applicable Borrower Party shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date (as defined below). The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (the “Discount Range Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “Submitted Discount”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable Class or Classes and the maximum aggregate principal amount and Classes of such Lender’s Term Loans (the “Submitted Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Term Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

 

(2)          The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this subsection (C). The relevant Borrower Party agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range being referred to as the “Applicable Discount”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (a) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (b) the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following subsection (3)) at the Applicable Discount (each such Term Lender, a “Participating Lender”). 

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(3)          If there is at least one Participating Lender, the relevant Borrower Party will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the Classes specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the relevant Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par equal to the Applicable Discount (the “Identified Participating Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Discount Range Proration”). All Discount Range Prepayment Offers including a Submitted Discount at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount shall be repaid, and will not be subject to pro-ration. The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five (5) Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (a) the relevant Borrower Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Classes to be prepaid, (b) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount and the aggregate principal amount and Classes of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (c) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and Classes of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date and (d) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the relevant Borrower Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the applicable Borrower Party shall be due and payable by such Borrower Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

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(D)          (1) Any Borrower Party may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice (or such later notice specified therein); provided that (a) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Borrower Party, to (i) each Term Lender or (ii) each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual Class basis, (b) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate amount of the Term Loans (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”) and the Class or Classes of Term Loans the applicable Borrower Party is willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different Classes of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)), (c) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (d) unless rescinded, each such solicitation by the applicable Borrower Party shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Term Lenders (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (i) be irrevocable, (ii) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date and (iii) specify both a discount to par (the “Offered Discount”) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and Classes of such Term Loans (the “Offered Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount. Any Term Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount.

 

(2)          The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the relevant Borrower Party with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. Such Borrower Party shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the smallest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the applicable Borrower Party (the “Acceptable Discount”), if any. If the applicable Borrower Party elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the third Business Day after the date of receipt by such Borrower Party from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this subsection (2) (the “Acceptance Date”), the applicable Borrower Party shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the applicable Borrower Party by the Acceptance Date, such Borrower Party shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

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(3)          Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within three (3) Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “Discounted Prepayment Determination Date”), the Auction Agent will determine (with the consent of such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the Classes of Term Loans (the “Acceptable Prepayment Amount”) to be prepaid by the relevant Borrower Party at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(1)(e)(D). If the applicable Borrower Party elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then such Borrower Party agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro-rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “Qualifying Lender”). The applicable Borrower Party will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (D) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the Classes specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “Identified Qualifying Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Solicited Discount Proration”). All Offered Amounts including an Offered Discount at a discount to par greater than the Acceptable Discount shall be prepaid, and will not be subject to proration. On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (a) the relevant Borrower Party of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Classes to be prepaid, (b) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the Classes to be prepaid to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (c) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the Classes of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date and (d) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Borrower Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Borrower Party shall be due and payable by such Borrower Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

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(E)          In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Borrower Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require, as a condition to the applicable Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from a Borrower Party to such Auction Agent for its own account in connection therewith. In addition, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall not be required to represent or warrant that it is not in possession of material non-public information with respect to Holdings, the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries.

 

(F)          If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with subsections (B) through (D) above, a Borrower Party shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The relevant Borrower Party shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds not later than 12:00 p.m., New York time, on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the relevant Class(es) of Term Loans and Lenders as specified by the applicable Borrower Party in the applicable offer. The Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(1)(e) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, and shall be applied to the relevant Term Loans of such Lenders in accordance with their respective applicable share as calculated by the Auction Agent in accordance with this Section 2.05(1)(e) and, if the Administrative Agent is not the Auction Agent, the Administrative Agent shall be fully protected in relying on such calculations of the Auction Agent. The aggregate principal amount of the Classes and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Classes of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment.

 

(G)          To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this Section 2.05(1)(e), established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the applicable Borrower Party.

 

(H)          Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 2.05(1)(e), each notice or other communication required to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) shall be deemed to have been given upon Auction Agent’s (or its delegate’s) actual receipt during normal business hours of such notice or communication; provided that any notice or communication actually received outside of normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given as of the opening of business on the next succeeding Business Day. 

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(I)          Each of the Borrower Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Section 2.05(1)(e) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Section 2.05(1)(e) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

 

(J)          Each Borrower Party shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Borrower Party to make any prepayment to a Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 2.05(1)(e) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01 or otherwise).

 

(K)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree to modifications of the procedures above from time to time, without the need for notice to or consent of any Person; provided that such revised procedures shall be incorporated as part of the notice provided in any offer undertaken pursuant to this Section 2.05(1)(e). Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 2.05(1)(e) shall permit any transaction permitted by such Section to be conducted on a Class by Class basis and on a non-pro rata basis across Classes, in each case, as selected by the Borrower.

 

(f)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.05(1), following delivery of a Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice and for so long as such Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has not been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent, until the aggregate Revolving Exposure under the Priority Revolving Facility has been reduced to zero (other than with respect to the Outstanding Amount of any L/C Obligations then outstanding that has been Cash Collateralized on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank or backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank), no voluntary prepayments shall be made with respect to any Loans under any Non-Priority Facility without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility.

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(2)          Mandatory.

 

(a) Within five (5) Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(1) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(1), commencing with the delivery of financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the Borrower shall, subject to clauses (f) and (g) of this Section 2.05(2), prepay, or cause to be prepaid, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (the “ECF Payment Amount”) equal to 50% (such percentage as it may be reduced as described below, the “ECF Percentage”) of Excess Cash Flow, if any, for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements minus the sum of:

 

(i)     without duplication of the amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(c) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow,” all voluntary prepayments, repurchases or redemptions (including loan buybacks (including pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)) permitted under the applicable Indebtedness in an amount equal to the cash amount actually paid in respect of the principal amount of such purchased Indebtedness and only to the extent that such Indebtedness has been cancelled) and prepayments in connection with lender replacement provisions (including pursuant to Section 3.07) of:

 

(I)     Term Loans that are secured, in whole or in part, by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans,

 

(II)     Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and any other Indebtedness in the form of notes or term loans, in each case to the extent secured by the Collateral, in whole or in part, on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies),

 

(III)     Revolving Loans (in each case of this clause (III), to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in the corresponding Revolving Commitments or other revolving commitments),

 

(IV)     revolving loans under any revolving facility (other than under the Revolving Facility or any Incremental Revolving Facility) that is secured, in whole or in part, by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) (in each case of this clause (IV) (and with respect to any revolving facility under clause (II) above), to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in the corresponding revolving commitments),

 

(ii)          without duplication of the amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(g) of the definition of Excess Cash Flow, the amount of Restricted Payments paid in cash during such period (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(o)),

 

(iii)         without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” in prior fiscal years, the amount of cash consideration paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) in connection with investments made during such period (including Permitted Acquisitions, investments constituting Permitted Investments and investments made pursuant to Section 7.05),

 

(iv)         without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” in prior fiscal years, the amount of Capital Expenditures, Capitalized Software Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property accrued or made in cash during such period, and

 

(v)          without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow,” the aggregate Contract Consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Planned Expenditures by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries relating to investments (including Permitted Acquisitions, investments constituting Permitted Investments and investments made pursuant to Section 7.05) or similar transactions, Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, acquisitions of intellectual property, any scheduled payment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness that was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred and paid, repurchased or redeemed or permitted tax distributions (including permitted tax distributions permitted pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n)(ii)), in each case, to be consummated or made, as applicable, during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period (except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)); provided that, to the extent that the aggregate amount (excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of such aforementioned items during such following period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the applicable Contract Consideration and Planned Expenditures(excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)) deducted under this clause (v), the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of the applicable ECF Payment Amount at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters.

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in the case of each of the immediately preceding clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), made during such fiscal year (without duplication of any payments or prepayments, repurchases or redemptions in such fiscal year that reduced the amount of Excess Cash Flow required to be repaid pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) for any prior fiscal year) or, at the option of the Borrower, after the fiscal year-end but prior to the date a prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) is required to be made in respect of such fiscal year and in each case to the extent such amounts and/or payments are not funded with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness under a Revolving Facility or any other revolving credit facilities); provided that (w) a prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) in respect of any fiscal year shall only be required in the amount (if any) by which the ECF Payment Amount for such fiscal year exceeds $2.5 million, (x) the ECF Percentage shall be 25% if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of the fiscal year covered by such financial statements was less than or equal to 4.25 to 1.00 and greater than 3.75 to 1.00 (with the ECF Percentage being calculated after giving effect to such prepayment at a rate of 50%) and (y) the ECF Percentage shall be 0% if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of the fiscal year covered by such financial statements was less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00 (with the ECF Percentage being calculated after giving effect to such prepayment at a rate of 25%); provided further that:

 

(A)          if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) is required to Discharge Other Applicable Indebtedness with Other Applicable ECF pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness, then the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) may apply such portion of Excess Cash Flow otherwise required to repay the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness requiring such Discharge at such time) to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) shall be reduced accordingly (provided that the portion of such Excess Cash Flow allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Other Applicable ECF required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof and the remaining amount, if any, of such portion of Excess Cash Flow shall be allocated to the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(a)); and

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(B)          to the extent the lenders or holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness repurchased or prepaid with such portion of Excess Cash Flow, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(a).

 

(b) (i) If (I) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary makes an Asset Sale or (II) any Casualty Event occurs, which results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of Net Proceeds, the Borrower shall prepay, or cause to be prepaid, on or prior to the date which is ten (10) Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds, subject to clause (ii) of this Section 2.05(2)(b) and clauses (2)(f) and (g) of this Section 2.05, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds realized or received; provided that no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) with respect to such portion of such Net Proceeds that the Borrower shall have, on or prior to such date, given written notice to the Administrative Agent of its intent to reinvest (or entered into a binding commitment or a binding letter of intent to reinvest) in accordance with Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii); provided further that

 

(A)          if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) is required to Discharge any Other Applicable Indebtedness with Other Applicable Net Proceeds pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness, then the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) may apply such Net Proceeds otherwise required to repay the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness requiring such Discharge at such time), to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) shall be reduced accordingly (provided that the portion of such Net Proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Other Applicable Net Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof and the remaining amount, if any, of such portion of Net Proceeds shall be allocated to the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i)); and

 

(B)          to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness repurchased or prepaid with such portion of such Net Proceeds, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i).

 

(ii)     With respect to any Net Proceeds realized or received with respect to any Asset Sale or any Casualty Event, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Proceeds in assets useful for their business within (I) eighteen (18) months following receipt of such Net Proceeds or (II) if the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into a legally binding commitment or a legally binding letter of intent to reinvest such Net Proceeds within eighteen (18) months following receipt thereof, within the later of (A) eighteen (18) months following receipt thereof and (B) one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of such legally binding commitment or legally binding letter of intent; provided that the Borrower may elect to deem expenditures that otherwise would be permissible reinvestments that occur prior to receipt of such Net Proceeds to have been reinvested in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii) (it being understood that such deemed expenditures shall have been made no earlier than the earliest of notice to the Administrative Agent, execution of a definitive agreement for such Asset Sale and consummation of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event); provided further that if any Net Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested at any time after such reinvestment election, and subject to clauses (f) and (g) of this Section 2.05(2), an amount equal to any such Net Proceeds shall be applied within five (5) Business Days after the Borrower reasonably determines that such Net Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested to the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05.

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(c)     If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness (i) not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.02 or (ii) that constitutes Other Loans or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, in each case, incurred or issued to refinance any Class (or Classes) of Term Loans resulting in Net Proceeds (as opposed to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Other Loans arising out of an exchange of existing Term Loans for such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Other Loans), the Borrower shall prepay, or cause to be prepaid, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of any Class or Classes (in each case, as directed by the Borrower) equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds.

 

(d) (i) Except as otherwise set forth in any Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Amendment, each prepayment of Term Loans required by Sections 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i) shall be allocated to any Class of Term Loans outstanding as directed by the Borrower, shall be applied pro rata to Term Lenders within such Class of Term Loans, based upon the outstanding principal amounts owing to each such Term Lender under such Class of Term Loans and shall be applied to reduce such remaining scheduled installments of principal within such Class of Term Loans as directed by the Borrower (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity); provided that

 

(I)          such prepayments may not be directed to a later maturing Class of Term Loans without at least a pro rata repayment of any earlier maturing Classes of Term Loans (except that any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Loans may specify that one or more other Classes of later maturing Term Loans may be prepaid prior to such Class of earlier maturing Term Loans), and

 

(II)          in the event that there are two or more outstanding Classes of Term Loans with the same Maturity Date, such prepayments may not be directed to any such Class of Term Loans without at least a pro rata repayment of any Classes of Term Loans maturing on the same date (except that any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Loans may specify that one or more other Classes of Term Loans with the same Maturity Date may be prepaid prior to such Class of Term Loans maturing on the same date), and

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(ii)          each prepayment of Term Loans required by Section 2.05(2)(c)(ii) shall be allocated to any Class or Classes of Term Loans being refinanced as directed by the Borrower and shall be applied pro rata to Term Lenders within each such Class, based upon the outstanding principal amounts owing to each such Term Lender under each such Class of Term Loans.

 

(e) 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 prepay Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans 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 the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(e) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans (as applicable) such aggregate Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect.

 

(f) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 2.05(2) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment (provided that, in the case of clause (b) or (c) of this Section 2.05(2), the Borrower may rescind (or delay the date of prepayment identified in) such notice if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or any portion of the applicable Facility or other conditional event, which refinancing or other conditional event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed). Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the aggregate amount of such prepayment to be made by the Borrower. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents of the Borrower’s prepayment notice and of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the prepayment. Each Term Lender may reject all or a portion of its Pro Rata Share of any mandatory prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”) of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.05(2) by providing written notice (each, a “Rejection Notice”) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, two (2) Business Days after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall specify the principal amount of the mandatory repayment of Term Loans to be rejected by such Lender. If a Term Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above or such Rejection Notice fails to specify the principal amount of the Term Loans to be rejected, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of Term Loans. Any Declined Proceeds shall be retained by the Borrower (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) and may be applied by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in any manner not prohibited by this Agreement.

 

(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05(2), (i) to the extent that any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale by a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b) (a “Foreign Asset Sale”), the Net Proceeds of any Casualty Event from a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Casualty Event”) or all or a portion of Excess Cash Flow are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, an amount equal to the portion of such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05(2) (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation) and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Asset Sale or Foreign Casualty Event or Excess Cash Flow would have a material adverse tax consequence for any Loan Party or any of such Loan Party’s Subsidiaries or any Parent Company (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation) with respect to such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, an amount equal to the Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05(2) (each, a “Payment Block”), provided that, the Borrower shall not be required to monitor any such Payment Block and/or to reserve cash for any future repatriation after the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent of the existence of such Payment Block.

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(h) All prepayments under this Section 2.05 (other than prepayments of Base Rate Revolving Loans that are not made in connection with the termination or permanent reduction of Revolving Commitments) shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurodollar Rate Loan pursuant to Section 3.05.

 

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.05, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.05 prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 2.05 in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its 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 Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.05. 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 Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Section 2.05. Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

 

(1)          Optional. The Borrower may, upon written notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), terminate the unused Commitments of any Class, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused Commitments of any Class, in each case without premium or penalty; provided that

 

(a) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction,

 

(b) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5.0 million or any whole multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof or, if less, the entire amount thereof, and

 

(c) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Commitments, the L/C Sublimit or Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Facility, the L/C Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

 

Except as provided above, the amount of any such Revolving Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the L/C Sublimit or Swing Line Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of any Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the applicable Facility or other conditional event, which refinancing or other conditional event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed.

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(2)          Mandatory. The Closing Date Term Loan Commitment of each Term Lender on the Closing Date shall bewas automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Lender’s Closing Date Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(a). The 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment of each 2020 Incremental Term Lender on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such 2020 Incremental Term Lender’s 2020 Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(b). The Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall automatically and permanently terminate on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Facility.

 

(3)          Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Priority Revolving Agent will promptly notify the Appropriate Lenders of any termination or reduction of unused portions of the L/C Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit or the unused Commitments of any Class under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of unused Commitments of any Class, the Commitment of each Lender of such Class shall be reduced on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate Commitments under such Class) (other than the termination of the Commitment of any Lender as provided in Section 3.07). Any commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

 

SECTION 2.07 Repayment of Loans.

 

(1)          Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders (a) (x) with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with December 31, 2019, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Closing Date Term Loans outstanding on the Closing Date (in each case,and (y) with respect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with June 30, 2020, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all 2020 Incremental Term Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (after giving effect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Amendment No. 1) (which payments, in the case of each of clauses (x) and (y), shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05) and (b) on the Maturity Date for the Closing Date Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Closing Date Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans, respectively, outstanding on such date. In connection with any Incremental Term Loans that constitute part of the same Class as the Closing Dateany existing Class of Term Loans, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to adjust the rate of prepayment in respect of such Class such that the Term Lenders holding Closing Date Term Loans comprising part of such Class continue to receive a payment that is not less than the same Dollar amount that such Term Lenders would have received absent the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans; provided, that if such Incremental Term Loans are to be “fungible” with the Closing Dateany existing Class of Term Loans, notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.07(1), the amortization schedule for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by Borrower and the Administrative Agent to provide that the Incremental Term Loans will be (or will be deemed to be) “fungible” with the Closing Dateapplicable existing Class of Term Loans.

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(2)          Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans under such Facility outstanding on such date.

 

(3)          Swing Line Loans. The Borrower shall repay the aggregate principal amount of each Swing Line Loan on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Facility.

 

SECTION 2.08 Interest.

 

(1)          Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(2), (a) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, plus the Applicable Rate, (b) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable Borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate, plus the Applicable Rate and (c) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable Borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate, plus the Applicable Rate with respect to Revolving Loans.

 

(2)          During the continuance of a Default under Section 8.01(1), the Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts 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 past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

 

(3)          Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

SECTION 2.09 Fees.

 

(1)          Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender under each Revolving Facility in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee equal to the applicable Commitment Fee Rate times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Commitments exceed the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Swing Line Loans) and (b) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations; provided that any commitment fee accrued with respect to any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender under such Revolving Facility 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 commitment fee shall accrue on any of the Commitments under any Revolving Facility of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. The commitment fee on each Revolving Commitment shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date (or date of initial effectiveness, as applicable) (and for the avoidance of doubt, the commitment fee on the Revolving Commitment under the Closing Date Revolving Facility shall accrue from the Closing Date) until the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Commitment, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each of March, June, September and December, commencing with December 31, 2019, and on the Maturity Date for such Revolving Facility. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Commitment Fee Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Commitment Fee Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Commitment Fee Rate was in effect.

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(2)          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).

 

SECTION 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 days or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(1), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

SECTION 2.11 Evidence of Indebtedness.

 

(1)          The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c), as agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and each Lender shall be prima facie evidence absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), as set forth in the Register, in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and record thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

 

(2)          In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(1), each Lender and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), entries in the Register, evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall control in the absence of manifest error.

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(3)          Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(1) and (2), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Sections 2.11(1) and (2), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error.

 

SECTION 2.12 Payments Generally.

 

(1)          All payments to be made by the Borrower hereunder shall be made in Dollars without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office) for payment and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will promptly distribute to each Appropriate Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. Any payments under this Agreement that are made later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day (but the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may extend such deadline for purposes of computing interest and fees (but not beyond the end of such day) in its sole discretion whether or not such payments are in process).

 

(2)          Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

 

(3)          Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), prior to the date, or in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of such Borrowing, any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) hereunder (in the case of the Borrower, for the account of any Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder or, in the case of the Lenders, for the account of any Issuing Bank, Swing Line Lender or the Borrower hereunder), that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in Same Day Funds, then:

 

(a) if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender or Issuing Bank shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender or Issuing Bank in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) to such Lender or Issuing Bank to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in Same Day Funds at the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect; and

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(b) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) the amount thereof in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (the “Compensation Period”) at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. When such Lender makes payment to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (together with all accrued interest thereon), then such payment amount (excluding the amount of any interest which may have accrued and been paid in respect of such late payment) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent’s demand) therefor, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount, or cause such amount to be paid, to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder. A notice of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(3) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

(c) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Section 4.02 are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

 

(d) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or fund any participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or purchase its participation.

 

(e) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

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(f) Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and applied by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.03 (or otherwise expressly set forth herein). If the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

 

SECTION 2.13 Sharing of Payments. Other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, if any Lender of any Class shall obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on account of the Loans of such Class made by it or the participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans held by it (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (1) notify the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) of such fact and (2) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans of such Class made by them or such sub-participations in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of any principal of or interest on such Loans of such Class or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (a) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (b) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall not be construed to apply to (i) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement as in effect from time to time (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (ii) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant permitted hereunder. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.13 may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.10) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section 2.13 and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased. For purposes of clause (3) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, any participation acquired by a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be treated as having been acquired on the earlier date(s) on which the applicable interest(s) in the Commitment(s) or Loan(s) to which such participation relates were acquired by such Lender.

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SECTION 2.14 Incremental Facilities.

 

(1)          Incremental Loan Request. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (an “Incremental Loan Request”), request (a) one or more new commitments which may be of the same Class as any outstanding Term Loans (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 (a “Revolving Commitment Increase”) or the establishment of one or more new revolving credit commitments (each an “Incremental Revolving Facility”; and, collectively with any Revolving Commitment Increases, the “Incremental Revolving Commitments” and any Incremental Revolving Commitments, collectively with any Incremental Term Commitments, the “Incremental Commitments”), whereupon the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders. Each Incremental Loan Request from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments.

 

(2)          Incremental Loans. Any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments effected through the establishment of one or more new term loans or new revolving credit commitments, as applicable, made on an Incremental Facility Closing Date (other than a Loan Increase) shall be designated a separate Class of Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement. On any Incremental Facility 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 2.14, (a) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall make a Loan to the Borrower (an “Incremental Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and (b) 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 Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Revolving Commitments of any Class are effected through the establishment of one or more new revolving credit commitments (including through any Revolving Commitment Increase), subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.14, (a) each Incremental Revolving Lender of such Class shall make its Commitment available to the 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 (b) 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.

 

(3)          Incremental Lenders. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender as approved by the Borrower (but no existing Lender will have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment (or Incremental Loan), nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing Lenders to provide any Incremental Commitment (or Incremental Loan)) or by any Additional Lender (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such Loan or Commitment, an “Incremental Term Lender” or “Incremental Revolving Lender,” as applicable, and, collectively, the “Incremental Lenders”); provided that (i) the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments only, each Swing Line Lender and each Issuing Bank, shall have consented (in each case, not to be unreasonably 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 10.07(2) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, to such Additional Lender, (ii) with respect to Incremental Term Commitments, any Affiliated Lender providing an Incremental Term Commitment shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section 10.07(8) as they would otherwise be subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Term Loans and (iii) Affiliated Lenders may not provide Incremental Revolving Commitments.

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(4)          Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment and the availability of any initial credit extensions thereunder shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (the “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) of each of the following conditions):

 

(a) (i) no Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments (provided that, with respect to any Incremental Amendment the primary purpose of which is to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, the requirement pursuant to this clause (4)(a)(i) shall be that no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments) and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Incremental Amendment (provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates); provided that in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, (x) the conditions in clause (i) and in clause (ii) above shall be tested (if applicable) solely on the applicable LCT Test Date as selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 1.07(11) and (y) the conditions in clause (i) and in clause (ii) shall only be required to be satisfied to the extent requested by the Persons providing more than 50% of the applicable Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, as the case may be;

 

(b) each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount to which the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) (provided that such amount may be less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount) if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (c) of this Section 2.14(4)) and each Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount to which the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, Priority Revolving Agent) may reasonably agree) (provided that such amount may be less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount) if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (c) of Section 2.14(4));

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(c) the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments shall not, together with the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, exceed the sum of (the amount available under clauses (i) through (iii) below, the “Available Incremental Amount”):

 

(i)     the sum of (I) the greater of (the “Free and Clear Incremental Amount”) (A) $46.9 million and (B) 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), plus (II) [reserved], less (III) [reserved], plus (IV) the aggregate principal amount, without duplication, of (A) voluntary prepayments, redemptions or repurchases of Closing Date Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans and Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is a revolving credit facility) (including purchases of Closing Date Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at or below par) in each case secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies), (B) voluntary permanent commitment reductions in respect of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Revolving Commitments or Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit commitments, in each case secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies), (C) [reserved] and (D) voluntary prepayments, redemptions or repurchases of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Other Loans, Refinancing Indebtedness or other Indebtedness (or, in the case of any of the foregoing under this clause (D) that constitutes a revolving credit commitment, voluntary permanent commitment reductions in respect thereof), in each case secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies), previously applied to the (a) prepayment, redemption or repurchase of any Closing Date Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans and Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is a revolving credit facility) or (b) voluntary permanent commitment reductions in respect of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Revolving Commitments or Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit commitments (provided that the relevant prepayment, redemption, repurchase or commitment reduction under this clause (IV) shall not have been funded with proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)), plus

 

(ii)     (I) in the case of any Incremental Loans or Incremental Commitments that effectively extend the Maturity Date of, or refinance, any Facility, an amount equal to the portion of the Facility to be replaced with (or refinanced by) such Incremental Loans or Incremental Commitments and (II) in the case of any Incremental Loans or Incremental Commitments that effectively replace any Commitment or Loan that is terminated or cancelled in accordance with Section 3.07, an amount equal to the portion of the relevant terminated or cancelled Commitment or Loan, plus

 

(iii)     an unlimited amount, so long as in the case of this clause (iii) only,

 

(I)          in the case of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments that are secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a basis that is equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 4.80 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) (provided that, in the case of an incurrence of Incremental Revolving Commitments, assuming such Incremental Revolving Commitments are fully drawn and calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio without netting the cash proceeds from such Incremental Loans then proposed to be incurred),

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(II)          in the case of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments that are secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and for the avoidance of doubt is not incurred pursuant to clause (III) below, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 5.75 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) (provided that, in the case of an incurrence of Incremental Revolving Commitments, assuming such Incremental Revolving Commitments are fully drawn and calculating the Secured Net Leverage Ratio without netting the cash proceeds from such Incremental Loans then proposed to be incurred), or

 

(III)          in the case of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments that are unsecured (or, solely for purposes of clause (2) under the definition of “Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt”, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured by assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that do not constitute Collateral), either (1) the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 6.00 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) or (2) to the extent such Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments are incurred in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence is no greater than the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such incurrence or establishment of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments (provided that, in each case under clauses (1) and (2) above, in the case of an incurrence of Incremental Revolving Commitments, assuming such Incremental Revolving Commitments are fully drawn and calculating the Total Net Leverage Ratio without netting the cash proceeds from such Incremental Loans then proposed to be incurred).

 

The Borrower may elect to use clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount regardless of whether the Borrower has capacity under clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount. Further, the Borrower may elect to use clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount prior to using clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount, and if both clause (iii) and clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount are available, unless otherwise elected by the Borrower, then the Borrower will be deemed to have elected to use clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount. In addition, any Indebtedness originally designated as incurred pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount shall be automatically reclassified as incurred under clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount at such time as the Borrower would meet the applicable leverage-based incurrence test at such time on a pro forma basis, unless otherwise elected by the Borrower.

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(5)          Required Terms. The terms, provisions and documentation of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or the Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, of any Class and any Loan Increase shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Commitments, and except as otherwise set forth herein, to the extent not identical to the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date, shall either, at the option of the Borrower, (a) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (b) be not materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, except, in each case under this clause (b), with respect to (i) covenants (including any Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant) and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, in effect immediately prior to the incurrence of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or the Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, as the case may be or (ii) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, (I) to the extent that any such terms of any Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and (II) to the extent that any such terms of any Incremental Term Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable) or (c) contain such terms, provisions and documentation as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of (i) the Lenders of Incremental Term Loans or Lenders under Incremental Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable or (ii) the Lenders under Incremental Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility); provided that in the case of a Term Loan Increase or a Revolving Commitment Increase, the terms, provisions and documentation of such Term Loan Increase or a Revolving Commitment Increase shall be identical (other than with respect to upfront fees, OID or similar fees, it being understood that, if required to consummate such Loan Increase transaction, the interest rate margins and rate floors may be increased, any call protection provision may be made more favorable to the applicable existing Lenders and additional upfront or similar fees may be payable to the lenders providing the Loan Increase) to the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Commitments being increased, in each case, as existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date (provided that, if such Incremental Term Loans are intended to be “fungible” with the Closing Dateany Class of Term Loans, notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.14(5), the amortization schedule for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by Borrower and the Administrative Agent to provide that such Incremental Term Loans will be (or will be deemed to be) “fungible” with the Closing Dateapplicable existing Class of Term Loans). 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(a) the Incremental Term Loans:

 

(i)     (I) shall rank equal in priority in right of payment with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and (II) shall either (A) rank equal (but without regard to the control of remedies) or junior in priority of right of security with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and shall be subject to a First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or (B) be unsecured, in each case as applicable pursuant to Section 2.14(4)(c) above,

 

(ii)     shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date,

 

(iii)     shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans,

 

(iv)     subject to clause (5)(a)(iii) above, shall have amortization and an Applicable Rate determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders (provided, that if such Incremental Term Loans are intended to be “fungible” with the Closing Dateany existing Class of Term Loans notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.14(5)(a), the amortization schedule for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to provide that the Incremental Term Loans will be (or will be deemed to be) “fungible” with the Closing Dateapplicable existing Class of Term Loans),

 

(v)     to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations (but without regard to the control of remedies), may participate on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis in any mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder (except that, unless otherwise permitted under this Agreement, such Incremental Term Loans may not participate on a greater than a pro rata basis as compared to any earlier maturing Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations in any mandatory prepayments under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i)), as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment,

 

(vi)     shall be denominated in Dollars or, subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), another currency as determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders,

 

(vii)     shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and

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(viii)       in the case of Incremental Term Loans that are secured, the obligations in respect thereof shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral;

 

provided that Incremental Term Loans may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term Indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clauses (ii) and (iii) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions;

 

(b)         the Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans:

 

(i)           (I) shall rank equal in priority in right of payment with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and (II) shall either (A) rank equal (but without regard to the control of remedies) or junior in priority of right of security with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and shall be subject to a First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and or (B) be unsecured, in each case as applicable pursuant to Section 2.14(4)(c) above,

 

(ii)          shall not mature earlier than the Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date, and shall not be subject to amortization,

 

(iii)         except as set forth in clause (v) below, shall provide that the borrowing and repayment (other than permanent repayment) of Revolving Loans with respect to Incremental Revolving Commitments after the associated Incremental Facility Closing Date may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis with all other outstanding Revolving Commitments existing on such Incremental Facility Closing Date,

 

(iv)         subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(12) and 2.04(7) in connection with Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans, respectively, which mature or expire after a Maturity Date at any time Incremental Revolving Commitments with a later Maturity Date are outstanding, shall provide that all Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall be participated on a pro rata basis by each Lender with a Revolving Commitment in accordance with its percentage of the Revolving Commitments existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date (and except as provided in Sections 2.03(12) and 2.04(7), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier Maturity Date with respect to Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans theretofore incurred or issued),

 

(v)         shall provide that the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans in connection with a termination of Incremental Revolving Commitments after the associated Incremental Facility Closing Date may be made on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (or greater than a pro rata basis (I) with respect to (A) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and (B) repayments made in connection with any refinancing of Incremental Revolving Commitments or (II) as compared to any other Revolving Commitments with a later maturity date than such Incremental Revolving Commitments), in each case, with all other Revolving Commitments existing on such Incremental Facility Closing Date,

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(vi)         shall provide that assignments and participations of Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date,

 

(vii)        shall provide that any Incremental 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 Incremental Facility Closing Date; provided at no time shall there be Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Incremental Revolving Commitments and any original Revolving Commitments) which have more than four (4) different Maturity Dates unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent,

 

(viii)       shall have an Applicable Rate determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Revolving Lenders,

 

(ix)          shall be denominated in Dollars or, subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), another currency as determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Revolving Lenders,

 

(x)           shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and

 

(xi)          in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans that are secured, the obligations in respect thereof shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral;

 

provided that Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (ii) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (ii) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions;

 

provided further that on the date of effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Commitments, the L/C Sublimit and/or Swing Line Sublimit, as applicable, shall increase by an amount, if any, agreed upon by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower and the relevant Issuing Banks and/or the Swingline Lender, as applicable.

 

(c) the Applicable Rate and fees applicable to the Incremental Term Loans of each Class shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Amendment; provided, however, that with respect to any Incremental Term Loan (other than the 2020 Incremental Term Loans) that (I) is secured by the Collateral and ranks equal in priority of right of security with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and (II) is in the form of Dollar-denominated term loans, the All-In Yield applicable to such Incremental Term Loans shall not be greater than the applicable All-In Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to Closing Date Term Loans, and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, respectively, in each case plus 50 basis points per annum unless the Applicable Rate (together with, as provided in the proviso below, the Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor) with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, is increased so as to cause the then applicable All-In Yield under this Agreement on the Closing Date Term Loans and/or 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, to equal the All-In Yield then applicable to the Incremental Term Loans, minus 50 basis points per annum (it being understood and agreed that any increase in All-In Yield on the Closing Date Term Loans or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, due to the application of a Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor on any Incremental Term Loan shall be effected solely through an increase in (or implementation of, as applicable) the Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor applicable to such Closing Date Term Loans or such 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable) (this proviso, the “MFN Provision”).

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(6)         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 an existing Revolving Lender, 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 Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Incremental Lender providing such Incremental Commitments and the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent).

 

(7)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01 (a) each Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14, including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes (including to the extent necessary or advisable to allow any Class of Incremental Commitments to be a Loan Increase), in each case under this clause (b), so long as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders (provided that if any such terms proposed to be incorporated into the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for the incorporation of such terms, which consent shall be separate and apart from the Administrative Agent’s concurrence that such terms are favorable to the applicable Lenders). In connection with any Incremental Amendment, the Borrower shall, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver customary reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that such Incremental Loans are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Borrower may use the proceeds (if any) of the Incremental Loans for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Commitments or Incremental Loans unless it so agrees.

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(8)         Reallocation of Revolving Exposure. Upon any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which Incremental Revolving Commitments are effected through an increase in the Revolving Commitments with respect to any existing Revolving Facility pursuant to this Section 2.14, (a) each of the Revolving Lenders under such Facility shall assign to each of the Incremental Revolving Lenders, and each of the Incremental Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Lenders, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Incremental Facility Closing Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Loans will be held by existing Revolving Lenders and Incremental Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such Incremental Revolving Commitments to the Revolving Commitments, (b) each Incremental 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 (c) each Incremental Revolving Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the Incremental Revolving Commitments and all matters relating thereto. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing and prepayment requirements in Section 2.02 and 2.05(1) of this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

 

(9)         This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12, 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.14 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders (or the applicable Required Facility Lenders, if applicable).

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SECTION 2.15 Refinancing Amendments.

 

(1)         At any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Lender (it being understood that (a) no Lender shall be required to provide any Other Loan without its consent, (b) Affiliated Lenders may not provide Other Revolving Commitments and (c) Other Term Loans provided by Affiliated Lenders shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.07(8)), Other Loans to refinance all or any portion of the applicable Class or Classes of Loans then outstanding under this Agreement which will be made pursuant to Other Term Loan Commitments, in the case of Other Term Loans, and pursuant to Other Revolving Commitments, in the case of Other Revolving Loans, in each case pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that such Other Loans and Other Revolving Commitments (i) shall rank equal in priority in right of payment with the other Loans and Commitments hereunder, (ii) shall be unsecured or rank pari passu (without regard to the control of remedies) or junior in right of security with any First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and, if secured on a junior basis, shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s), (iii) if secured, shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (iv) shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, (v)(I) shall have interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment terms and premiums as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof and/or (II) may provide for additional fees and/or premiums payable to the Lenders providing such Other Loans in addition to any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (I), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, (vi) may have optional prepayment terms (including call protection and prepayment terms and premiums) as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof, (vii) at the time of incurrence thereof, will have a final maturity date no earlier than the Term Loans or Revolving Commitments being refinanced and, in the case of Other Term Loans, will have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the then-remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans being refinanced and (viii) will have such other terms and conditions (other than as provided in foregoing clauses (ii) through (vii)) that either, at the option of the Borrower, (I) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Other Loans or Other Revolving Commitments (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (II) if otherwise not consistent with the terms of such Class of Loans or Commitments being refinanced, not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Class of Loans or Commitments being refinanced, except, in each case under this clause (II), with respect to (A) covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans or Revolving Commitments being refinanced or (B) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, (1) to the extent that any such terms of any Other Terms Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (2) to the extent that any such terms of any Other Revolving Loans and Other Revolving Commitments contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility) or (III) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of (A) the lenders of Other Term Loans or Other Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans or (B) the lenders under Other Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility). Any Other Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis in any prepayments of Term Loans hereunder (except that, unless otherwise permitted under this Agreement or unless the Class of Term Loans being refinanced was so entitled to participate on a greater than a pro rata basis in such mandatory prepayments, such Other Term Loans may not participate on a greater than a pro rata basis as compared to any earlier maturing Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations in any mandatory prepayments under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i)), as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment. All Other Revolving Commitments shall provide that (a) except as provided under sub-clause (b) below, borrowings and repayments (other than permanent repayments) of principal under the applicable Other Revolving Commitments may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis and (b) the permanent repayment of Other Revolving Loans in connection with a termination of Other Revolving Commitments may be made on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (or greater than a pro rata basis (i) with respect to (I) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of any Other Revolving Commitments and (II) repayments made in connection with any refinancing of Other Revolving Commitments or (ii) as compared to any other Revolving Commitments with a later maturity date than such Other Revolving Commitments), in each case, with all other Revolving Commitments. In connection with any Refinancing Amendment, the Borrower shall, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), deliver customary reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in order to ensure that such Other Loans or Other Revolving Commitments are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.

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(2)         Each Class of Other Commitments and Other Loans incurred under this Section 2.15 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 million. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Other Commitments and Other Loans incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Other Loans and/or Other Commitments as Loans and Commitments). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15.

 

(3)         This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12, 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.15 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders (or the applicable Required Facility Lenders, if applicable). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01, (a) each Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15, including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes, in each case under this clause (b), so long as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders (provided that if any such terms proposed to be incorporated into the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for the incorporation of such terms, which consent shall be separate and apart from the Administrative Agent’s concurrence that such terms are favorable to the applicable Lenders).

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SECTION 2.16 Extensions of Loans.

 

(1)       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 any Class (each, an “Existing Term Loan Class”) be converted or exchanged to extend the scheduled Maturity Date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so extended, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. Prior to entering into any Extension Amendment with respect to any Extended Term Loans, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Class, with such request offered equally to all such Lenders of such Existing Term Loan Class) (each, a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which terms shall be identical in all material respects to the Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class from which they are to be extended except that (a) the scheduled final maturity date shall be extended and all or any of the scheduled amortization payments, if any, of all or a portion of any principal amount of such Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization, if any, of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Class (with any such delay resulting in a corresponding adjustment to the scheduled amortization payments reflected in the Extension Amendment, the Incremental Amendment, the Refinancing Amendment or any other amendment, as the case may be, with respect to the Existing Term Loan Class from which such Extended Term Loans were extended), (b)(i) the interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and voluntary prepayment terms and premiums with respect to the Extended Term Loans may be different than those for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Class and/or (ii) additional fees and/or premiums may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Term Loans in addition to any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (i), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (c) the Extended Term Loans may have optional prepayment terms (including call protection and prepayment terms and premiums) as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof, (d) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis in any mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder (except that, unless otherwise permitted under this Agreement, such Extended Term Loans may not participate on a greater than pro rata basis as compared to any earlier maturing Class of Term Loans in any mandatory prepayments under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i)), in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request and (e) the Extension Amendment may provide for such other terms and conditions (other than as provided in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d)) with respect to the Extended Term Loans that either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of such Extension Amendment (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if otherwise not consistent with the terms of the Existing Term Loan Class subject to such Term Loan Extension Request, are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Existing Term Loan Class subject to such Term Loan Extension Request, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date in respect of such Existing Term Loan Class subject to such Term Loan Extension Request in effect immediately prior to such Extension Amendment or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, to the extent that any Extended Terms Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable) or (iii) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the lenders of Extended Term Loans, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans). No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Class converted into Extended Term Loans pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans extended pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Term Loan Extension Series”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and shall constitute a separate Class of Loans from the Existing Term Loan Class from which they were extended; provided that any Extended Term Loans amended from an Existing Term Loan Class 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 Class.

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(2)         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 any Class (each, an “Existing Revolving Class”) be converted or exchanged to extend the scheduled Maturity Date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Commitments (any such Revolving Commitments which have been so extended, “Extended Revolving Commitments”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. Prior to entering into any Extension Amendment with respect to any Extended Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent (and the Administrative Agent, and, if the Existing Revolving Class shall be the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent, shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Revolving Class, with such request offered equally to all such Lenders of such Existing Revolving Class) (each, a “Revolving Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Commitments to be established, which terms shall be identical in all material respects to the Revolving Commitments of the Existing Revolving Class from which they are to be extended except that (a) the scheduled final maturity date shall be extended to a later date than the scheduled final maturity date of the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolving Class; provided, however, that at no time shall there be Classes of Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Commitments) which have more than four (4) different Maturity Dates (unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent (and to the extent such Revolving Commitments pertain to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), (b) (i) the interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and voluntary prepayment terms and premiums with respect to the Extended Revolving Commitments may be different than those for the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolving Class and/or (ii) additional fees and/or premiums may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Commitments in addition to any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (i), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (c) (i) except as provided under sub-clause (ii) below, all borrowings under the Extended Revolving Commitments of the applicable Revolving Extension Series and repayments thereunder (other than permanent repayments) may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis and (ii) the permanent repayment of outstanding Revolving Loans under the Extended Revolving Commitments in connection with a termination of Extended Revolving Commitments may be made on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (or greater than a pro rata basis (I) with respect to (A) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Commitments or the Extended Revolving Commitments and (B) repayments made in connection with any refinancing of Extended Revolving Commitments or (II) as compared to any other Revolving Commitments with a later maturity date than such Extended Revolving Commitments), in each case under this clause (c), with all other Revolving Commitments and (d) the Extension Amendment may provide for such other terms and conditions (other than as provided in the foregoing clauses (a) through (c)) with respect to the Extended Revolving Commitments that either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of such Extension Amendment (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if otherwise not consistent with the Existing Revolving Class subject to such Revolving Extension Request, are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Existing Revolving Class subject to such Revolving Extension Request, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date in respect of such Existing Revolving Class subject to such Revolving Extension Request in effect immediately prior to such Extension Amendment or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, to the extent that any such terms of any Extended Revolving Commitments contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility) or (iii) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) (provided that, at Borrower’s election, (A) to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the lenders of Extended Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans or (B) to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the Lenders of Extended Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility). No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Revolving Commitments of any Existing Revolving Class converted into Extended Revolving Commitments pursuant to any Revolving Extension Request. Any Extended Revolving Commitments extended pursuant to any Revolving Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Revolving Extension Series”) of Extended Revolving Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement and shall constitute a separate Class of Revolving Commitments from the Existing Revolving Class from which they were extended; provided that any Extended Revolving Commitments amended from an Existing Revolving Class may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Revolving Extension Series with respect to such Existing Revolving Class.

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(3)         Extension Request. The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may determine in its sole discretion) prior to the date on which Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Class or Existing Revolving Class, as applicable, are requested to respond. Any Lender holding a Term Loan under an Existing Term Loan Class (each, an “Extending Term Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans of an Existing Term Loan Class or Existing Term Loan Classes, as applicable, subject to such Extension Request converted or exchanged into Extended Term Loans, and any Revolving Lender with a Revolving Commitment under an Existing Revolving Class (each, an “Extending Revolving Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments of an Existing Revolving Class or Existing Revolving Classes, as applicable, subject to such Extension Request converted or exchanged into Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, which it has elected to convert or exchange into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable. In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments, respectively, requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be converted or exchanged into Extended Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, respectively, as directed by the Borrower.

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(4)         Extension Amendment. Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement (which, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 10.01, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments established thereby, as the case may be) executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Extending Lenders, it being understood that such Extension Amendment shall not require the consent of any Lender other than (a) the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, established thereby, (b) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of Issuing Bank’s obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, the consent of such Issuing Bank and (c) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of Swing Line Lender’s obligations with respect to Swing Line Loans, the consent of such Swing Line Lender). Each request for an Extension Series of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments proposed to be incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 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 condition the effectiveness of any Extension Amendment on an Extension Minimum Condition, which may be waived by the Borrower in its sole discretion. In addition to any terms and changes required or permitted by Sections 2.16(1) and 2.16(2), each of the parties hereto agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent necessary to (a) in respect of each Extension Amendment in respect of Extended Term Loans, amend the scheduled amortization payments pursuant to Section 2.07 or the applicable Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or other amendment, as the case may be, with respect to the Existing Term Loan Class from which the Extended Term Loans were exchanged to reduce each scheduled repayment amount for the Existing Term Loan Class in the same proportion as the amount of Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class is to be reduced pursuant to such Extension Amendment (it being understood that the amount of any repayment amount payable with respect to any individual Term Loan of such Existing Term Loan Class that is not an Extended Term Loan shall not be reduced as a result thereof), (b) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant thereto and (c) modify the prepayments set forth in Section 2.05 to reflect the existence of the Extended Term Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01, (a) each Extension Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.16, including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes, in each case under this clause (b), so long as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders (provided that if any such terms proposed to be incorporated to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for the addition of such terms, which consent shall be separate and apart from the Administrative Agent’s concurrence that such terms are favorable to the applicable Lenders). In connection with any Extension Amendment, the Borrower shall, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), deliver customary reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in order to ensure that such Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.

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(5)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, on any date on which any Existing Term Loan Class and/or Existing Revolving Class is converted or exchanged to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Section 2.16, in the case of the existing Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, of each Extending Lender, the aggregate principal amount of such existing Loans shall be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments, respectively, so converted or exchanged by such Lender on such date, and the Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments shall be established as a separate Class of Loans, except as otherwise provided under Sections 2.16(1) and (2). Subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(12) and 2.04(7) in connection with Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans, respectively, which mature or expire after a Maturity Date at any time Extended Revolving Commitments with a later Maturity Date are outstanding, all Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall be participated on a pro rata basis by each Lender with a Revolving Commitment in accordance with its percentage of the Revolving Commitments existing on the date of the Extension of such Extended Revolving Commitments (and except as provided in Section 2.03(12) and Section 2.04(7), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier Maturity Date with respect to Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans theretofore incurred or issued).

 

(6)         In the event that the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) determines in its sole discretion that the allocation of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series to a given Lender was incorrectly determined as a result of manifest administrative error in the receipt and processing of an Extension Election timely submitted by such Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment, then the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower and such affected Lender may (and hereby are authorized to), in their sole discretion and without the consent of any other Lender, enter into an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (each, a “Corrective Extension Amendment”) within 15 days following the effective date of such Extension Amendment, as the case may be, which Corrective Extension Amendment shall (a) provide for the conversion or exchange and extension of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Class, or of Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolving Class, in either case, in such amount as is required to cause such Lender to hold Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, of the applicable Extension Series into which such other Term Loans or Revolving Commitments were initially converted or exchanged, as the case may be, in the amount such Lender would have held had such administrative error not occurred and had such Lender received the minimum allocation of the applicable Loans or Commitments to which it was entitled under the terms of such Extension Amendment, in the absence of such error, (b) be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower and such Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Lender, as applicable, may agree and (c) effect such other amendments of the type (with appropriate reference and nomenclature changes) described in the penultimate sentence of Section 2.16(4).

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(7)         No conversion or exchange of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Extension Amendment in accordance with this Section 2.16 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(8)         This Section 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12, 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.16 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders (or the applicable Required Facility Lenders, if applicable).

 

SECTION 2.17 Defaulting Lenders.

 

(1)         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:

 

(a) Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove of any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01.

 

(b) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the relevant Issuing Banks or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or requested by the relevant Issuing Banks or Swing Line Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit or Swing Line Loan; 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 (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving 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 or the relevant Issuing Banks or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the relevant Issuing Banks 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 (i) 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 (ii) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all Non- Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(1)(b) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

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(c) Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (i) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(1) 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 (ii) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit fees as provided in Section 2.03(8).

 

(d) Reallocation of Applicable Percentages 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 or Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.03 and Section 2.04, respectively, the “Applicable Percentage” of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that the aggregate obligation of each Non- Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (i) the Revolving Commitment of that Non-Defaulting Lender minus (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of that Non-Defaulting Lender.

 

(2)         Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Banks agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; 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.

 

SECTION 2.18 Prepayment Premium.

 

(1)       Each prepayment (whether before or after (i) the occurrence of a Default or (ii) the commencement of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code involving any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof, and notwithstanding any acceleration (for any reason) of the Obligations (and the entire outstanding principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans shall be deemed to have been prepaid on the date of any such acceleration, and the term “prepayment” for the purposes of this Section 2.18(1) shall include an assignment and designation under Section 3.07 in connection with any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification to this Agreement that reduces or modifies the premium referred to below) of the Closing Date Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(a) or Section 2.05(2)(c) shall be accompanied by a premium equal to (a) if such prepayment is made prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, 2.00% (or, solely in connection with a Qualifying IPO where the prepayment of the Closing Date Term Loans is not in full, 1.00%) of the principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid, (b) if such prepayment is made on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date but prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, 1.00% of the principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid and (c) if such prepayment is made on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date, 0.00% of the principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid.

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(2)       Each prepayment (whether before or after (i) the occurrence of a Default or (ii) the commencement of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code involving any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof, and notwithstanding any acceleration (for any reason) of the Obligations (and the entire outstanding principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall be deemed to have been prepaid on the date of any such acceleration, and the term “prepayment” for the purposes of this Section 2.18(2) shall include an assignment and designation under Section 3.07 in connection with any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification to this Agreement that reduces or modifies the premium referred to below) of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(a) or Section 2.05(2)(c) shall be accompanied by a premium equal to (a) if such prepayment is made prior to the first anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, 4.00% of the principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans so prepaid, (b) if such prepayment is made on or after the first anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date but prior to the second anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, 2.00% of the principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans so prepaid and (c) if such prepayment is made on or after the second anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, 0.00% of the principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans so prepaid.

 

Article III

 

Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

 

SECTION 3.01 Taxes.

 

(1)         Except as required by applicable Law, all payments by or on account of any Loan Party to or for the account of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes.

 

(2)         If any Loan Party or any other applicable withholding agent is required by applicable Law to make any deduction or withholding on account of any Taxes from any sum paid or payable by or on account of any Loan Party to or for the account of any Lender or Agent under any of the Loan Documents:

 

(a)          the applicable Loan Party or other applicable withholding agent shall make such deduction or withholding and pay to the relevant Governmental Authority any such Tax before the date on which penalties attach thereto, such payment to be made (if the liability to pay is imposed on any Loan Party) for such Loan Party’s account or (if that liability is imposed on the Lender or Agent) on behalf of and in the name of the Lender or Agent (as applicable);

 

(b)          if such Tax is a Non-Excluded Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable by any Loan Party to such Lender or Agent (as applicable) shall be increased by such Loan Party to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of any required deduction or withholding for Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes (including any deductions or withholdings for Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to any payments required to be made under this Section 3.01), such Lender (or, in the case of any payment made to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent for its own account, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable) receives on the due date a net sum equal to what it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required or made; and

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(c)          as soon as reasonably practicable, after any payment of Taxes by the applicable Loan Party or other applicable witholdingwithholding agent to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, 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 reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of such deduction or withholding and of the remittance thereof to the relevant Governmental Authority.

 

(3)         Status of Lender. Each Lender shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by Laws or reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, withholding tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender under any Loan Document. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Each such Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders any such documentation (including any specific documentation required below in this Section 3.01(3)) obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and Administrative Agent of its legal ineligibility to do so.

 

Without limiting the foregoing:

 

(a) Each U.S. Lender shall deliver to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent) two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-9 (or successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding.

 

(b) Each Foreign Lender, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, shall deliver to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(i)           two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for the benefits of an income Tax treaty to which the United States is a party, and such other documentation as required under the Code,

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(ii)          two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),

 

(iii)         in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, (A) two properly completed and duly signed United States Tax Compliance Certificates and (B) two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms),

 

(iv)         to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner of an interest in a Loan or Commitment hereunder (for example, where such Foreign Lender is a partnership), two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of such Foreign Lender, accompanied by an IRS Form W-8ECI, Form W- 8BEN or W-8BEN-E, United States Tax Compliance Certificate, Form W-9, Form W-8IMY and any other required information (or any successor forms) from each beneficial owner that would be required under this Section 3.01(3) if such beneficial owner were a Lender, as applicable (provided that, if a Lender is a partnership and if one or more beneficial owners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Foreign Lender on behalf of such beneficial owner(s)), or

 

(v)          two properly completed and duly signed copies of any other documentation prescribed by applicable U.S. federal income Tax laws (including the Treasury Regulations) as a basis for claiming a complete exemption from, or a reduction in, U.S. federal withholding tax on any payments to such Lender under the Loan Documents.

 

(c) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan 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 Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this paragraph (c), the term “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, if a Lender is an entity disregarded from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, references to the foregoing documentation are intended to refer to documentation with respect to such Lender’s owner and, as applicable, such Lender.

 

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, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so.

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.01(3), no Lender shall be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this Section 3.01(3) that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.

 

Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, any documentation provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent pursuant to this Section 3.01(3).

 

(4)         Without duplication of other amounts payable by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.01(2), the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

(5)         The Loan Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify a Lender, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent (each a “Tax Indemnitee”), within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes paid or payable by such Tax Indemnitee (including Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes imposed on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) (other than any interest, penalties and other costs determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Tax Indemnitee), whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the Governmental Authority; provided that if the Borrower reasonably believes that such Taxes were not correctly or legally asserted, such Tax Indemnitee will use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to obtain a refund of such Taxes (which shall be repaid to the Borrower in accordance with Section 3.01(6)) below so long as such efforts would not, in the sole determination exercised in good faith of such Tax Indemnitee, result in any additional out-of-pocket costs or expenses not reimbursed by such Loan Party or be otherwise materially disadvantageous to such Tax Indemnitee. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared in good faith and delivered by the Tax Indemnitee, by the Administrative Agent or by the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, on behalf of another Tax Indemnitee, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(6)         If and to the extent that a Tax Indemnitee, in its sole discretion (exercised in good faith), determines that it has received a refund (whether received in cash or applied against any other cash Taxes payable) of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes in respect of which it has received indemnification payments or additional amounts under this Section 3.01, then such Tax Indemnitee shall pay to the relevant Loan Party the amount of such refund, net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Tax Indemnitee (including any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund), and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Loan Party, upon the request of the Tax Indemnitee, shall repay the amount paid over by the Tax Indemnitee (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Tax Indemnitee to the extent the Tax Indemnitee is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.01(6), in no event will the Tax Indemnitee be required to pay any amount to a Loan Party pursuant to this Section 3.01(6) the payment of which would place the Tax Indemnitee in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Tax Indemnitee 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 with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require a Tax Indemnitee to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.

 

(7)         On or before the date each of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent becomes a party to this Agreement, each of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall deliver to the Borrower whichever of the following is applicable: (a) if the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, two executed original copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding or (b) if the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, (i) with respect to payments received for its own account, two executed original copies of IRS Form W- 8ECI and (ii) with respect to payments received on account of any Lender, two executed original copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (together with all required accompanying documentation) certifying that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is a Withholding U.S. Branch. At any time thereafter, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall provide updated documentation previously provided (or a successor form thereto) when any documentation previously delivered has expired or become obsolete or invalid or otherwise upon the reasonable request of the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.01(7), the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall not be required to provide any documentation that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent is not legally eligible to deliver as a result of a Change in Law after the date it becomes an Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable.

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(8)         The agreements in this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, or the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

(9)         For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and any Swing Line Lender.

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SECTION 3.02 Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on written notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, (1) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended and (2) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (a) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans and shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate with respect to any Base Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

 

SECTION 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Administrative Agent (in the case of clause (1) or (2) below) (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or the Required Lenders (in the case of clause (3) below) reasonably determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that:

 

(1)         Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan,

 

(2)         adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or

 

(3)         the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (a) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended and (b) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

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SECTION 3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

(1)         Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

 

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

 

(b) subject any Lender to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and any Excluded Taxes); or

 

(c) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (in each case, other than with respect to Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender that is not otherwise accounted for in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” or this clause (1);

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, from time to time within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)), the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered; provided that such amounts shall only be payable by the Borrower to the applicable Lender under this Section 3.04(1) so long as such Lender certifies that it is such Lender’s general policy or practice to demand compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other financing agreements.

 

(2)         Capital Requirements. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by it, or participations in or issuance of Letters of Credit by such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, as the case may be, 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 and liquidity), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)), the Borrower will pay to such Lender additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered; provided that such amounts shall only be payable by the Borrower to the applicable Lender under this Section 3.04(2) so long as it is such Lender’s general policy or practice to demand compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other financing agreements.

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(3)         Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (1) or (2) of this Section 3.04 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof.

 

SECTION 3.05 Funding Losses. Upon written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)) from time to time, which demand shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits or margin) actually incurred by it as a result of:

 

(1)         any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day prior to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

 

(2)         any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurodollar Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

 

(3)         any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.07; including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits or margin) actually incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender may make any demand under this Section 3.05 with respect to the “floor” specified in the proviso to the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

SECTION 3.06 Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.

 

(1)         Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the good faith judgment of such Lender such designation or assignment (a) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (b) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any material economic, legal or regulatory respect.

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(2)         Suspension of Lender Obligations. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under Section 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans from one Interest Period to another Interest Period, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Rate Loans until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.06(3) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.

 

(3)         Conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans. If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s Eurodollar Rate Loans no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurodollar Rate Loans made by other Lenders, as applicable, are outstanding, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans of a given Class held by the Lenders of such Class holding Eurodollar Rate Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

 

(4)         Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of Sections 3.01 or 3.04 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 the foregoing provisions of Section 3.01 or 3.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such claim and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the circumstance giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

SECTION 3.07 Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances. If (1) any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 or ceases to make Eurodollar Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or Section 3.04, (2) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, (3) any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, (4) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (5) any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent),

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(a) require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.07), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (or, with respect to clause (3) above, all of its interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Class of Loans or Commitments that is the subject of the related consent, waiver, or amendment, as applicable) and the related Loan Documents to one or more Eligible Assignees that shall assume such obligations (any of which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

 

(i)           the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) the assignment fee specified in Section 10.07(2)(d);

 

(ii)          such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the applicable outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) and (solely in connection with any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification to this Agreement which reduces, waives or modifies the premium set forth in Section 2.18) its pro rata share (as determined immediately prior to being so replaced) of any “prepayment premium” pursuant to Section 2.18 that would otherwise be owed in connection therewith as if such Loan were being prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(a) at the time of such assignment and delegation) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of such prepayment premium and all other amounts);

 

(iii)         such Lender being replaced pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall (I) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to all, or a portion, as applicable, of such Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans and (II) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (or a lost or destroyed note indemnity in lieu thereof); provided that the failure of any such Lender to execute an Assignment and Assumption or deliver such Notes shall not render such sale and purchase (and the corresponding assignment) invalid and such assignment shall be recorded in the Register and the Notes shall be deemed to be canceled upon such failure;

 

(iv)         the Eligible Assignee shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification and confidentiality provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender;

 

(v)          in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

 

(vi)         such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws;

 

(vii)        any Lender that acts as an Issuing Bank may not be replaced hereunder at any time when it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank (including the furnishing of a back-up standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank or the depositing of Cash Collateral into a Cash Collateral Account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank) have been made with respect to each such outstanding Letter of Credit; and

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(viii)       the Lender that acts as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent cannot be replaced in its respective capacity as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent other than in accordance with Section 9.11, or

 

(b) terminate the Commitment of such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and (i) in the case of a Lender (other than an Issuing Bank), repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Lender relating to the Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date (including any “prepayment premium” pursuant to Section 2.18 that would otherwise be owed to such Lender in connection therewith) and (ii) in the case of an Issuing Bank, repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Issuing Bank relating to the Loans and participations held by such Issuing Bank as of such termination date and Cash Collateralize, cancel or backstop, or provide for the deemed reissuance under another facility, on terms satisfactory to such Issuing Bank any Letters of Credit issued by it; provided that in the case of any such termination of the Commitment of a Non-Consenting Lender such termination shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of the applicable consent, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents and such termination shall, with respect to clause (3) above, be in respect of all of its interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Class of Loans or Commitments that is the subject of the related consent, waiver and amendment.

 

In the event that (1) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) has requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (2) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of each Lender, all affected Lenders or all the Lenders or all affected Lenders with respect to a certain Class or Classes of the Loans/Commitments and (3) the Required Lenders or Required Facility Lenders, as applicable, have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender.”

 

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

SECTION 3.08 Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and resignation of the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent.

 

Article IV

 

Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

 

SECTION 4.01 Conditions to Credit Extensions on Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent:

 

(1)         The Priority Revolving Agent’s and Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, facsimiles or copies in “.pdf” format (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party (other than in the case clause (1)(e) and (1)(f) below):

 

(a) a Committed Loan Notice;

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(b) executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guaranty;

 

(c) each Collateral Document set forth on Schedule 4.01(1)(c) required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Loan Party that is party thereto;

 

(d) subject to Section 6.12(2):

 

(i)           certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Collateral that is certificated equity of the Borrower and the Loan Parties’ wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank; and

 

(ii)          evidence that all UCC-1 financing statements in the appropriate jurisdiction or jurisdictions for each Loan Party that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been provided for, and arrangements for the filing thereof in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been made;

 

(e) certificates of good standing from the secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction), customary certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party certifying true and complete copies of the Organizational Documents attached thereto and evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Closing Date;

 

(f) a customary (i) legal opinion from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, (ii) local counsel legal opinion from Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Delaware counsel to the applicable Loan Parties, (iii) local counsel legal opinion from Foley & Lardner LLP, Florida counsel to the applicable Loan Parties, (iv) local counsel legal opinion from Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL, Illinois counsel to the applicable Loan Parties and (v) local counsel legal opinion from Arent Fox LLP, District of Columbia counsel to the applicable Loan Parties;

 

(g) a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 4.01(5) has been satisfied; and

 

(h) a solvency certificate from a Financial Officer of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Transactions) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I;

 

provided, however, that with respect to the requirements set forth in clause (1)(d)(i) (other than (i) with respect to the Borrower or (ii) to the extent such certificate has been delivered by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date) above, such certificates, if the Borrower shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company to deliver such certificates in respect of clause (ii) without undue burden or expense, will not constitute a condition precedent to the obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date (provided that, to the extent such certificate is not delivered on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall provide such certificate not later than 90 days after the Closing Date (subject to extensions by the Administrative Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld)).

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(2)         The Initial Lenders shall have received (a) the Annual Financial Statements, (b) the Quarterly Financial Statements and (c) the Pro Forma Financial Statements; provided that the Initial Lenders hereby acknowledge receipt of each of the foregoing Annual Financial Statements and Quarterly Financial Statements.

 

(3)         The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information in respect of the Borrower and the Guarantors (including, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in respect of the Borrower) required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including the USA PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulations) that has been reasonably requested in writing by it at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(4)         The Administrative Agent and, if any Priority Revolving Loans are to be issued on the Closing Date, the Priority Revolving Agent and, if any Letter of Credit is to be issued on the Closing Date, the relevant Issuing Bank, shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

 

(5)         The Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date (unless such Specified Representations relate to an earlier date, in which case, such Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

 

(6)         The Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date, but only to the extent that the Buyer (or any of its Affiliates) has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its (or such Affiliates’) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement, or to decline to consummate the Acquisition (in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof) as a result of a breach of such Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations.

 

(7)         Since the date of the Acquisition Agreement, there shall not have been or occurred any Closing Date Material Adverse Effect.

 

(8)         The Acquisition shall have been consummated, or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing on the Closing Date, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on June 19, 2019); provided that no provision of the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on June 19, 2019) shall have been amended or waived, nor shall any consent have been given, by the Buyer or any of its Affiliates in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders (in their capacity as such) without the consent of the Initial Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, further, that (a) the Initial Lenders shall be deemed to have consented to such waiver, amendment or consent unless they shall object thereto within three (3) Business Days after receipt of written notice of such waiver, amendment or consent, (b) any amendment, waiver or consent which results in a reduction in the purchase price for the Acquisition shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders to the extent (i) it is first applied to reduce the Equity Contribution on a dollar-for-dollar basis until the amount of the Equity Contribution is equal to the 35.0% of the Funded Capitalization and (ii) thereafter, after giving effect to the application of the reduction of the purchase price in clause (i) above, on a pro rata basis to the Equity Contribution and the aggregate Closing Date Term Loan Commitments, (c) any amendment, waiver or consent which results in an increase in purchase price for the Acquisition shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders so long as such increase is funded with an increase in the Equity Contribution or Borrowings under the Closing Date Revolving Facility (to the extent permitted under this Agreement) and (d) any change to the definition of Closing Date Material Adverse Effect shall be deemed materially adverse to the Lenders and shall require the consent of the Initial Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied or conditioned), provided that the Initial Lenders shall be deemed to have consented to such change unless they shall object thereto within two (2) business days after receipt of written notice of such change.

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(9)         The Equity Contribution shall have been consummated, or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the Borrowing of the Closing Date Term Loans on the Closing Date.

 

(10)       All fees and expenses (in the case of expenses, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower)) required to be paid hereunder on the Closing Date shall have been paid, or shall be paid substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing on the Closing Date.

 

(11)       The Closing Date Refinancing shall have been consummated or, substantially concurrently with the borrowing of the Closing Date Term Loans, shall be consummated.

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

SECTION 4.02 Conditions to Credit Extensions after the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or a Borrowing pursuant to any Incremental Amendment) after the Closing Date is subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(1)         The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension; provided that to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided further that, any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates.

 

(2)         No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

 

(3)         No Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has been delivered by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (other than any such Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice that has been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent).

 

(4)         The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the relevant Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender (as applicable) shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

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(5)         Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or a Borrowing pursuant to an Incremental Amendment) submitted by the Borrower after the Closing Date shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(1), 4.02(2) and 4.02(3) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

 

In addition, solely to the extent the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Intent to Cure pursuant to Section 8.04, no request for a Credit Extension shall be honored after delivery of such notice until the applicable Cure Amount specified in such notice is actually received by the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence shall have no effect on the continuation or conversion of any Loans outstanding.

 

Article V

 

Representations and Warranties

 

The Borrower and, in respect of Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.04, 5.06, 5.13 and 5.17 only, Holdings, represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders, after giving effect to the Transactions, at the time of each Credit Extension (solely to the extent required to be true and correct for such Credit Extension pursuant to Article IV or Section 2.14, as applicable); provided that, on the Closing Date, the only representations and warranties made under this Article V shall be the Specified Representations:

 

SECTION 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Material Subsidiary:

 

(1)         is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction),

 

(2)         has all corporate or other organizational power and authority to (a) own or lease its assets and carry on its business as currently conducted and (b) in the case of the Loan Parties, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party,

 

(3)         is duly qualified and in good standing (to the extent such concept exists) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business as currently conducted requires such qualification,

 

(4)         is in compliance with all applicable Laws orders, writs, injunctions and orders (including with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “FCPA”) and the USA PATRIOT Act), and

 

(5)         has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted,

 

except, in each case referred to in the preceding clauses (1) (with respect to the good standing of a Person other than the Borrower), (2)(a), (3), (4) or (5), to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

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SECTION 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention.

 

(1)         The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action.

 

(2)         None of the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document, and in the case of clause (a) below, the incurrence of Indebtedness and granting of security interests and guarantees thereunder, as applicable, to which such Person is a party will:

 

(a)         contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organizational Documents,

 

(b)         result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of such Person or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than as permitted by Section 7.01) under, (i) any material Contractual Obligation evidencing Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount to which such Loan Party is a party or affecting such Loan Party or the properties of such Loan Party or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Loan Party or its property is subject, or

 

(c)         violate any applicable Law,

 

except with respect to any breach, contravention or violation (but not creation of Liens) referred to in the preceding clause (b) or (c), to the extent that such breach, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.03 Governmental Authorization. No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for:

 

(1)         filings and registrations necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties,

 

(2)         the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings that have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect (except to the extent not required to be obtained, taken, given or made or not required to be in full force and effect pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement), and

 

(3)         those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party hereto or thereto, as applicable. Each Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party that is party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, by general principles of equity and principles of good faith and fair dealing.

 

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SECTION 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

 

(1)         (a) The Annual Financial Statements and the Quarterly Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects (with respect to each of clause (i) of the definition of “Annual Financial Statements” and the Quarterly Financial Statements) the financial condition of Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and (with respect to clause (ii) of the definition of “Annual Financial Statements”) the financial condition of the Company (or its predecessor company) and its Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the date(s) thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, (i) except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (ii) subject, in the case of the Quarterly Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

(b)         The Pro Forma Financial Statements, copies of which have heretofore been furnished to the Administrative Agent, have been prepared in good faith, based on assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof, and presents fairly in all material respects on a pro forma basis the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period covered thereby.

 

(2)         Since the Closing Date, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(3)         The forecasts of consolidated statements of income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal year ending after the Closing Date until the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date, when taken as a whole, have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time made and at the time the forecasts are delivered, it being understood that:

 

(a) no forecasts are to be viewed as facts,

 

(b) all forecasts are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties or the Investor,

 

(c) no assurance can be given that any particular forecasts will be realized, and

 

(d) actual results may differ and such differences may be material.

 

SECTION 5.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, overtly threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.07 Labor Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (1) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing and (2) hours worked by and payment made based on hours worked to employees of each of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws dealing with wage and hour matters.

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SECTION 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each Loan Party and each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries has good and valid record title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and except where the failure to have such title or other interest would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.09 Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (1) each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective operations and properties is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (2) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened Environmental Liability; and (3) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries has treated, stored, transported or Released Hazardous Materials at or from any currently, to the knowledge of the Borrower, or formerly owned, leased or operated real estate or facility which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any Environmental Liability.

 

SECTION 5.10 Taxes. Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has timely filed all tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have timely paid all Taxes (including satisfying its withholding tax obligations) levied or imposed on their properties, income or assets (whether or not shown in a tax return), except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions diligently taken and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed Tax assessment, deficiency or other claim against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except (1) those being actively contested by a Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate actions diligently taken and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or (2) those which would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.11 ERISA Compliance.

 

(1)         Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state Laws.

 

(2)         (a) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur and (b) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA, except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 5.11(2), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(3)         Except where non-compliance or the incurrence of an obligation would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) each Foreign Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable Laws, and (b) none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has incurred any obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Plan.

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SECTION 5.12 Subsidiaries.

 

(1)         As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, all of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and (if applicable) non-assessable, and all Equity Interests that constitute Collateral owned by Holdings in the Borrower, and by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in any of their respective Subsidiaries are owned free and clear of all Liens of any person except (a) those Liens created under the Collateral Documents and (b) any non-consensual Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01.

 

(2)         As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, Schedule 5.12 sets forth:

 

(a)         the name and jurisdiction of organization of each Subsidiary, and

 

(b)         the ownership interests of Holdings in the Borrower and of the Borrower and any Subsidiary of the Borrower in each Subsidiary, including the percentage of such ownership.

 

SECTION 5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

 

(1)         No Loan Party is engaged nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U.

 

(2)         No Loan Party is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

SECTION 5.14 Disclosure. As of the Closing Date (with respect to information provided by or relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge), none of the written information and written data heretofore or contemporaneously furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to any Agent or any Lender on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the Transactions, when taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make such written information and written data taken as a whole, in the light of the circumstances under which it was delivered, not materially misleading (after giving effect to all modifications and supplements to such written information and written data, in each case, furnished after the date on which such written information or such written data was originally delivered and prior to the Closing Date); it being understood that for purposes of this Section 5.14, such written information and written data shall not include any projections, pro forma financial information, financial estimates, forecasts and forward-looking information or information of a general economic or general industry nature.

 

SECTION 5.15 Intellectual Property; Licenses, etc. The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or a license or right to use, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, know-how, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that to the knowledge of the Borrower are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, except where the failure to have any such rights, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the operation of the respective businesses of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as currently conducted does not infringe upon, dilute, misappropriate or violate any IP Rights held by any Person except for such infringements, dilutions, misappropriations or violations, individually or in the aggregate, that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any IP Rights is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary, that, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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SECTION 5.16 Solvency. On the ClosingAmendment No. 1 Effective Date after giving effect to the TransactionsAmendment No. 1 and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

 

SECTION 5.17 USA PATRIOT Act; Anti-Terrorism Laws. To the extent applicable, each of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance, in all material respects, with (1) the USA PATRIOT Act and (2) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R. Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other applicable enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto. Neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer or employee of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, is currently the subject of any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”) (such sanctions, “Sanctions”). No proceeds of the Loans will be used by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, in violation of the FCPA or the USA PATRIOT ACT, or for the purpose of financing activities of or with any Person, or in any country, that, at the time of such financing, is the subject of any Sanctions, except to the extent licensed or otherwise approved by OFAC.

 

SECTION 5.18 Collateral Documents. Except as otherwise contemplated hereby or under any other Loan Documents and subject to limitations set forth in the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the provisions of the Collateral Documents, together with such filings and other actions required to be taken hereby or by the applicable Collateral Documents (including the delivery to Collateral Agent of any Pledged Collateral required to be delivered pursuant hereto or the applicable Collateral Documents), are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid, perfected and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement) on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein (including this Section 5.18) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, no Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to (1) the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest in any Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign Law, (2) the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest to the extent such pledge, security interest, perfection or priority is not required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, (3) on the Closing Date and until required pursuant to Section 4.01, 6.11 or 6.12, the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or enforceability of any pledge or security interest to the extent not required on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01 or (4) any Excluded Assets.

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Article VI

 

Affirmative Covenants

 

So long as the Termination Conditions have not been satisfied, the Borrower shall (and, with respect to Sections 6.05(1) and 6.11 only, Holdings shall), and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to:

 

SECTION 6.01 Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in Section 6.02) each of the following:

 

(1)         within one hundred fifty (150) days after the end of the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2019 and within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower ending thereafter, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for such fiscal year, together with related notes thereto, setting forth in each case (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021), in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, in reasonable detail and all prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Grant Thornton LLP or an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing or another accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which report and opinion (a) will be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and (b) will not be subject to any qualification as to the scope of such audit (except for any such qualification pertaining to, or disclosure of an exception or qualification resulting from (i) the maturity or impending maturity of any Indebtedness, (ii) any anticipated inability to satisfy the Financial Covenant or any other financial covenant, (iii) an actual Default of the Financial Covenant or (iv) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of Unrestricted Subsidiaries) but may contain a “going concern” explanatory paragraph or like statement (such report and opinion, a “Conforming Accounting Report”);

 

(2)         (x) within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, solely for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2020, within seventy-five (75) days after the end of such fiscal quarter), a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related (a) consolidated statement of income for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (b) consolidated statement of cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2021, in each case of the preceding clauses (a) and (b), in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes and (y) within sixty (60) days after the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, solely for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2019, within seventy-five (75) days after the end of such fiscal quarter), an unaudited management report in a form customarily prepared by management of the Borrower;

 

(3)         within one hundred fifty (150) days after the end of the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2019 and within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower ending thereafter, a consolidated budget for the immediately subsequent fiscal year in a form customarily prepared by management of the Borrower with regard to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which budget shall be prepared in good faith on the basis of assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such budget (it being understood that any projections contained therein are not to be viewed as facts, are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties and that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized, that actual results may differ and that such differences may be material); provided that the requirements of this Section 6.01(3) shall not apply at any time following the consummation of the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date;

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(4)         simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2)(x), the related unaudited (it being understood that such information may be audited at the option of the Borrower) consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements; and

 

(5)         quarterly, at a time mutually agreed with the Administrative Agent that is promptly after the delivery of the information required pursuant to Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2)(x) above, commencing with the delivery of information with respect to the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2019, to participate in a conference call for Lenders to discuss the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, for which financial statements have been delivered; provided that if the Borrower holds a conference call open to the public or holders of any public securities to discuss the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2) above, such conference call (for the avoidance of doubt, including if such conference call that is open to the public only pertains to matters distributed to or available to “public” Lenders) will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 6.01(5) so long as the Lenders are provided access to such conference call and the ability to ask questions thereon.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations referred to in Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by furnishing (a) the applicable financial statements of any Parent Company or (b) the Borrower’s or such Parent Company’s Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC (and the public filing of such report with the SEC shall constitute delivery under this Section 6.01); provided that with respect to each of the preceding clauses (a) and (b), (i) to the extent such information relates to a Parent Company of the Borrower, if and so long as such Parent Company has Independent Assets or Operations, such information is accompanied by consolidating information (which need not be audited) that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Parent Company and its Independent Assets or Operations, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 6.01(1) (it being understood that such information may be audited at the option of the Borrower), such materials are accompanied by a Conforming Accounting Report.

 

Any financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) shall not be required to contain all purchase accounting adjustments relating to the Transactions or any other transaction(s) permitted hereunder to the extent it is not practicable to include any such adjustments in such financial statements.

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SECTION 6.02 Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in this Section 6.02):

 

(1)         no later than five (5) days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(1) (commencing with such delivery for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019) and Section 6.01(2)(x) (commencing with such delivery for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2019), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower or Holdings;

 

(2)         promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all special reports and registration statements which Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary files with the SEC or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor or with any national securities exchange, as the case may be (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered to the Administrative Agent), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8), and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

 

(3)         promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any notices of default to any holder of any class or series of debt securities of any Loan Party having an aggregate outstanding principal amount greater than the Threshold Amount (in each case, other than in connection with any board observer rights) and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

 

(4)         together with the delivery of the Compliance Certificate with respect to the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(1), (a) a report setting forth the information required by Section 1(a) of the Perfection Certificate (or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date or the last report delivered pursuant to this clause (a)) and (b) a list of each Subsidiary of the Borrower that identifies each Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such list or a confirmation that there is no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date and the last such list; and

 

(5)         promptly, but subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.10 and Section 10.09, such additional information regarding the business and financial affairs of any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent may from time to time on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender reasonably request in writing from time to time.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or Section 6.02(2) may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (a) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on the Borrower’s (or any Parent Company’s) website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02 hereto (or as such address may be updated from time to time in accordance with Section 10.02); or (b) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that (i) upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in this Section 6.02) until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents or link and, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

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The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks materials or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, the “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on Intralinks, SyndTrak, ClearPar or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may have personnel who do not wish to receive any information with respect to Holdings, their Subsidiaries or their respective securities that is not Public-Side Information, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Person’s securities (each, a “Public Lender”).

 

The Borrower hereby agrees that (a) at the Administrative Agent’s request, all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders will be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, means that the word “PUBLIC” will appear prominently on the first page thereof; (b) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower will be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to treat such Borrower Materials as containing only Public-Side Information (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they will be treated as set forth in Section 10.09); (c) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” and, except to the extent the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent to the contrary, any Borrower Materials provided pursuant to Sections 6.01(1), 6.01(2)(x) or 6.02(1) are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public Side Information”; and (d) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat Borrower Materials that are not specifically identified as “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated as “Public Side Information.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark the Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”

 

Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, nothing in this Agreement will require Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter, or provide information (a) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (b) in respect of which disclosure is prohibited by Law or binding agreement or (c) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product; provided that in the event that the Borrower does not provide information that otherwise would be required to be provided hereunder in reliance on the exclusions in this paragraph relating to violation of any obligation of confidentiality, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice to the Administrative Agent promptly upon obtaining knowledge that such information is being withheld (but solely if providing such notice would not violate such obligation of confidentiality).

 

SECTION 6.03 Notices. Promptly after a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in Section 6.02) of:

 

(1)         the occurrence of any Default; and

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(2)         (a) any dispute, litigation, investigation or proceeding between any Loan Party and any arbitrator or Governmental Authority, (b) the filing or commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws or in respect of IP Rights, (c) the occurrence of any violation by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of, or liability under, any Environmental Law or (d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, in any such case referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Section 6.03(2), has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (a) that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(1) or (2) (as applicable) and (b) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 6.04 Payment of Obligations. Timely pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy, as the same shall become due and payable, all of its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except, in each case, to the extent (1) any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (2) the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 6.05 Preservation of Existence, etc.

 

(1)         Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; and

 

(2)         take all reasonable action to obtain, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises and IP Rights material to the conduct of its business,

 

except in the case of clause (1) or (2) to the extent (other than with respect to the preservation of the existence of the Borrower) that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or pursuant to any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or disposition permitted by Article VII.

 

SECTION 6.06 Maintenance of Properties. Except if the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment used in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and casualty or condemnation excepted and any repairs and replacements that are the obligation of the owner or landlord of any property leased by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries excepted.

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SECTION 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of its management) are financially sound and reputable at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed or with a Captive Insurance Subsidiary, insurance with respect to the Borrower’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of their business) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, and will furnish to the Lenders, upon written request from the Administrative Agent, information presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so carried; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary be required to obtain or maintain insurance that is more restrictive than its normal course of practice. Subject to Section 6.12(2), each such policy of insurance will, as appropriate, (1) in the case of each general liability policy, name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear or (2) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain an additional loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the additional loss payee thereunder.

 

SECTION 6.08 Compliance with Laws. Comply with the requirements of all Laws (including the USA PATRIOT Act, the FCPA and Sanctions) and comply with all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or to its business or property, except, in each case, if the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected individually or in the aggregate to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 6.09 Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that certain Foreign Subsidiaries may maintain individual books and records in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in their respective countries of organization and that such maintenance shall not constitute a breach of the representations, warranties or covenants hereunder).

 

SECTION 6.10 Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers and independent public accountants (subject to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided that only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights under this Section 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two (2) times during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and only one (1) such time shall be at the Borrower’s expense; provided further that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent (or any of its representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Any information obtained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 6.10 may be shared with the Collateral Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender upon the request of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.10 is subject to the last paragraph of Section 6.02.

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SECTION 6.11 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security. At the Borrower’s expense, subject to the provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitation in any Collateral Document, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including (in each case, as applicable, subject to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception):

 

(1)         (x) upon (i) the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (including upon the formation of any Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a Divided LLC) (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) by any Loan Party, (ii) the designation of any existing direct or indirect wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) as a Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) becoming a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary or (iv) an Excluded Subsidiary that is a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary but continuing as a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower, (y) upon the acquisition of any material assets by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than Excluded Assets) or (z) with respect to any Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Loan Party, for any assets (other than Excluded Assets) held by such Subsidiary (in each case, other than assets constituting Collateral under a Collateral Document that become subject to the Lien created by such Collateral Document upon acquisition thereof (without limitation of the obligations to perfect such Lien): within 75 days (or such later date as the Collateral Agent may agree) after the event giving rise to the obligation under this Section 6.11(1):

 

(a) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to execute the Guaranty (or a joinder thereto) and other documentation the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Guaranty and the Collateral Documents and

 

(b) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent any supplements to the Security Agreement, a counterpart signature page to the Intercompany Note, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements and documents (if applicable), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (consistent with the Security Agreement, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other Collateral Documents in effect on the Closing Date as amended and in effect from time to time), in each case granting and perfecting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

 

(c) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver any and all certificates representing Equity Interests (to the extent certificated) that are required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank and, if applicable, a joinder to the Intercompany Note substantially in the form of Annex I thereto with respect to the intercompany Indebtedness held by such Material Domestic Subsidiary and required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents;

 

(d) take and cause (I) the applicable Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and (II) to the extent applicable, each direct or indirect parent of such applicable Material Domestic Subsidiary, in each case, to take customary action(s) (including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates to the extent certificated) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement) Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law); and

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(e) upon the reasonable request therefor by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of a customary Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to such matters set forth in this Section 6.11(1) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

(2)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.11, the Collateral Agent may grant one or more extensions of time from any time period set forth herein or grant one or more waivers for the taking of or causing any action, delivering or furnishing any notice, information, documents, insurance or opinions or for the creation and perfection of any Liens in its reasonable discretion and any such extensions or waivers may, in the sole discretion of the Collateral Agent, be effective retroactively.

 

SECTION 6.12 Further Assurances and Post-Closing Covenant.

 

(1)         Subject to the provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitations in any Collateral Document and in each case at the expense of the Borrower, promptly upon reasonable request from time to time by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or as may be required by applicable Laws (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re- file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

 

(2)         As promptly as practicable, and in any event no later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date or such later date as the Administrative Agent reasonably agrees to in writing, including to reasonably accommodate circumstances unforeseen on the Closing Date, deliver the documents or take the actions specified in Schedule 6.12(2), in each case except to the extent otherwise agreed by the Collateral Agent pursuant to its authority as set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

SECTION 6.13 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of (1) (x) the Closing Date Term Loans, together with the proceeds of the Equity Contribution and any Revolving Loans drawn on the Closing Date (to the extent permitted under this Agreement) and cash on hand, will be used (a) to repay Indebtedness incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement, together with any premium and accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any fees and expenses with respect thereto, (b) to pay the Transaction Consideration, (c) to pay the Transaction Expenses (including to fund OID or upfront fees in connection with the Closing Date Loans) and (d) to otherwise fund working capital and general corporate purposes and (y) the 2020 Incremental Term Loans will be used (a) to pay the Pareto Earn-Out Payment and Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (X) $25,000,000 and (Y) that amount which would fully satisfy all amounts due and payable during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 with respect to the Pareto Earn-Out Payment and Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, (b) to pay fees and expenses in connection with Amendment No. 1 and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (c) solely to the extent that (i) all amounts that have or may become due and payable during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 under the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment have been paid and (ii) no disputes are outstanding pursuant to the dispute resolution mechanics set forth in the applicable agreement governing the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, for working capital and general corporate purposes; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the proceeds of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall not be used for the making of any payment on Junior Indebtedness, the making of any Restricted Payments (other than pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(x)) or the making of any Investments pursuant to clause (3), (7), (8), (11), (13), (14), (15), (23), (29) or (32) of the definition of Permitted Investments and (2) any Revolving Loans will be used (a) on the Closing Date, solely (i) to fund working capital needs and/or working capital or purchase price adjustments under the Acquisition Agreement, (ii) in an amount not to exceed $5.0 million, to pay the Transaction Consideration and Transaction Expenses (including to fund OID or upfront fees in connection with the Closing Date Term Loans) and (iii) to replace, backstop or cash collateralize letters of credit, letters of guarantee and bankers’ acceptances or to issue other letters of credit, letters of guarantee or bankers’ acceptances for general corporate purposes on the Closing Date and (b) after the Closing Date, for working capital and general corporate purposes and for any other purpose not prohibited by the Loan Documents.

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SECTION 6.14 [Reserved].Payment of Earn-Outs. Each amount due under the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, in each case during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, shall be paid within ten (10) Business Days of such amount becoming due and payable or, if applicable, following expiration of any dispute resolution mechanics set forth in the applicable agreement governing the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, as applicable, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, respectively.

 

SECTION 6.15 Transactions with Affiliates.

 

(1)         Not make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Borrower (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of the greater of (a) $5.0 million and (b) 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), unless such Affiliate Transaction is on terms, taken as a whole, that are not materially less favorable to the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained at such time in a comparable transaction by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person other than an Affiliate of the Borrower on an arm’s-length basis or, if in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors no comparable transaction is available with which to compare such Affiliate Transaction, such Affiliate Transaction is otherwise fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view.

 

(2)         The foregoing restriction will not apply to the following:

 

(a)         (i) transactions between or among the Borrower and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries or between or among Restricted Subsidiaries or, in any case, any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction and (ii) any merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Borrower and any Parent Company; provided that such merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Borrower is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement;

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(b)         (i) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.05 (including any transaction specifically excluded from the definition of the term “Restricted Payments,” including pursuant to the exceptions contained in the definition thereof and the parenthetical exclusions of such definition, but excluding any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.05(2)(n)(vi)), (ii) any Permitted Investment(s) or any acquisition otherwise permitted hereunder and (iii) Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02;

 

(c)         (i) the payment of management, consulting, monitoring, transaction, advisory and other fees, indemnities and expenses pursuant to the Management Services Agreement (including any unpaid management, consulting, monitoring, transaction, advisory and other fees, indemnities and expenses accrued in any prior year) and any termination fees pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, or any amendment thereto or replacement thereof so long as any such amendment or replacement is not materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors to the Lenders when taken as a whole, as compared to the Management Services Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date; provided that recurring management or monitoring fees under any such agreement shall not be paid under this clause (c)(i) during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower (it being understood that any such fees not paid on account of this proviso may be paid on or after the cure, waiver or cessation of such Event of Default (any such deferred fees paid on or after the cure, waiver or cessation of such Event of Default, “Catch-Up Management Fees”));

 

(ii)          the payment of indemnification and similar amounts to, and reimbursement of expenses to, the Investor and their officers, directors, employees and Affiliates, in each case, approved by, or pursuant to arrangements approved by, the Board of Directors;

 

(iii)         payments, loans, advances or guarantees (or cancellation of loans, advances or guarantees) to future, present or former employees, officers, directors, managers, consultants or independent contractors or guarantees in respect thereof for bona fide business purposes or in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(iv)        any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

 

(v)         any payment of compensation or other employee compensation, benefit plan or arrangement, any health, disability or similar insurance plan which covers current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

 

(d)          the payment of fees and compensation paid to, and indemnities and reimbursements and employment and severance arrangements provided to, or on behalf of or for the benefit of, present, future or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(e)          transactions in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms, when taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower on an arm’s-length basis;

 

(f)           the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the terms of, any agreement as in effect as of the Closing Date, or any amendment thereto or replacement thereof (so long as any such amendment or replacement is not materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors to the Lenders, when taken as a whole, as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Closing Date);

 

(g)          the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the terms of, any equity holders agreement or the equivalent (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Closing Date and any amendment thereto and, similar agreements or arrangements that it may enter into thereafter; provided that the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of obligations under, any future amendment to any such existing agreement or arrangement or under any similar agreement or arrangement entered into after the Closing Date will only be permitted by this clause (g) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement or arrangement are not otherwise materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors to the Lenders, when taken as a whole, as compared to the original agreement or arrangement in effect on the Closing Date;

 

(h)          the Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the Transactions, including Transaction Expenses;

 

(i)           transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, contractors, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, or transactions otherwise relating to the purchase or sale of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Borrower, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

 

(j)           the issuance, sale or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any Parent Company to any Person and the granting and performing of customary rights (including registration rights) in connection therewith, and any contribution to the capital of the Borrower;

 

(k)          sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Securitization Assets or related assets in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility and any other transaction effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Facility or a financing related thereto;

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(l)           payments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary made for any financial advisory, consulting, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by, or made pursuant to arrangements approved by, a majority of the Board of Directors in good faith;

 

(m)         payments with respect to Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and other Equity Interests (and cancellation of any thereof) of the Borrower, any Parent Company and any Restricted Subsidiary and Preferred Stock (and cancellation of any thereof) of any Restricted Subsidiary to any future, current or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or permitted transferees) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any equity subscription or equity holder agreement that are, in each case, approved by the Borrower in good faith; and any employment agreements, severance arrangements, stock option plans and other compensatory arrangements (and any successor plans thereto) and any supplemental executive retirement benefit plans or arrangements with any such employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) that are, in each case, approved by the Borrower in good faith;

 

(n)          (i) investments by Affiliates in securities or Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (and payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Affiliates in connection therewith) so long as the investment is being offered by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (ii) payments to Affiliates in respect of securities or Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary contemplated in the foregoing subclause (i) or that were acquired from Persons other than the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such securities or Indebtedness;

 

(o)          payments to or from, and transactions with, any joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, industry practice or industry norms (including, any cash management activities related thereto);

 

(p)          payments by the Borrower (and any Parent Company) and its Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among the Borrower (and any Parent Company) and its Subsidiaries; provided that in each case the amount of such payments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are permitted under Section 7.05(2)(n);

 

(q)         any lease entered into between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as lessee, and any Affiliate of the Borrower, as lessor, and any transaction(s) pursuant to that lease, which lease is approved by the Board of Directors or senior management of the Borrower in good faith;

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(r)           intellectual property licenses or sublicenses in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(s)          the payment of reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to registration rights and indemnities provided to equity holders of the Borrower or any Parent Company pursuant to any equity holders agreement or registration rights agreement entered into on or after the Closing Date;

 

(t)          transactions permitted by, and complying with, Section 7.03 solely for the purpose of (i) reorganizing to facilitate any initial public offering of securities of the Borrower or any Parent Company, (ii) forming a holding company or (iii) reincorporating the Borrower in a new jurisdiction;

 

(u)          transactions undertaken in good faith (as determined by the Board of Directors or certified by senior management of the Borrower in an Officer’s Certificate) for the purposes of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing Articles VI and VII of this Agreement; so long as such transactions, when taken as a whole, do not result in a material adverse effect on the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties, when taken as a whole, in each case, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or certified by senior management of the Borrower in an Officer’s Certificate;

 

(v)          (i) transactions with a Person that is an Affiliate of the Borrower (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) solely because the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns Equity Interests in such Person and (ii) transactions with any Person that is an Affiliate solely because a director or officer of such Person is a director or officer of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

 

(w)          (i) pledges and other transfers of Equity Interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (ii) any transactions with an Affiliate in which the consideration paid consists solely of Equity Interests of the Borrower or a Parent Company;

 

(x)           the sale, issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower;

 

(y)          investments by any Investor or Parent Company in securities or Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor;

 

(z)          payments in respect of (i) the Obligations (or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness) or (ii) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries held by Affiliates; provided that such obligations were acquired by an Affiliate of the Borrower in compliance herewith; and

 

(aa)        transactions undertaken in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice pursuant to membership in a purchasing consortium.

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Article VII

 

Negative Covenants

 

So long as the Termination Conditions are not satisfied:

 

SECTION 7.01 Liens. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur or assume any Lien (except any Permitted Lien(s)) that secures obligations under any Indebtedness or any related guarantee of Indebtedness on any asset or property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any income or profits therefrom.

 

The expansion of Liens by virtue of accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of dividends in the form of Indebtedness, and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Liens for purposes of this Section 7.01.

 

SECTION 7.02 Indebtedness.

 

(1)         The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

 

(x)          create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, “incur” and collectively, an “incurrence”) with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), or

 

(y)          issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock;

 

provided that the Borrower may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock, and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), issue shares of Disqualified Stock and issue shares of Preferred Stock, in each case, if (any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred or issued pursuant to following clauses (a), (b) and (c), “Permitted Ratio Debt”):

 

(a)         with respect to Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 4.80 to 1.00;

 

(b)         with respect to Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (and, for the avoidance of doubt, that has not been incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(1)(c)), the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 5.75 to 1.00; or

 

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(c)         with respect to Indebtedness that is (i) [reserved], (ii) secured by Liens on property that does not constitute Collateral or (iii) not secured, or any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 6.00 to 1.00,

 

in each case, determined on a pro forma basis; provided further that

 

(I) Permitted Ratio Debt in the form of Indebtedness (i) shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and (ii) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans outstanding on the date of incurrence of such Permitted Ratio Debt;

 

(II) no Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute a Loan Party may incur Permitted Ratio Debt in the form of Indebtedness if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (in each case, other than Incremental Amounts) of such Permitted Ratio Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties would exceed the greater of (x) $21.5 million and (y) 45.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), and

 

(III) Permitted Ratio Debt in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies) shall trigger the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Permitted Ratio Debt were Incremental Term Loans;

 

provided that Permitted Ratio Debt may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (I) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (I) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

 

(2)         The provisions of Section 7.02(1) will not apply to:

 

(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents (including Incremental Loans, Other Loans, Extended Term Loans, Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments and Replacement Loans);

 

(b) commercial letters of credit (in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent constituting Indebtedness) not issued under the Revolving Facility (and reimbursement and backstop obligations in connection therewith) in an aggregate amount under this clause (b) not to exceed the available L/C Sublimit at the time incurred (provided that outstanding commercial letters of credit incurred under this clause (b) shall be deemed to reduce the L/C Sublimit by a corresponding amount);

 

(c) (i) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the Closing Date (excluding Indebtedness described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b)); provided that any such item of Indebtedness with an aggregate outstanding principal amount on the Closing Date in excess of $5.0 million shall be set forth on Schedule 7.02 and (ii) Indebtedness of the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred and/or remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement;

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(d) the incurrence of Attributable Indebtedness and Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Obligations) and Disqualified Stock incurred or issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary, to finance the purchase, lease, expansion, construction, installation, replacement, repair or improvement of property (real or personal), equipment or other assets, including assets that are used or useful in a Similar Business, whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets in an aggregate principal amount, together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts) and all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred or issued and outstanding under this clause (d) at such time, not to exceed the greater of (I) $14.0 million and (II) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(e) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees, banker’s acceptances, warehouse receipts, or similar instruments issued or entered into, or relating to obligations or liabilities incurred, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, including in respect of workers’ compensation claims, performance, completion or surety bonds, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, unemployment insurance or other social security legislation or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, performance, completion or surety bonds, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or (ii) as an account party in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments in favor of suppliers, trade creditors or other Persons issued or incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(f) the incurrence of Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnouts, other contingent consideration obligations and other deferred purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

 

(g) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower and owing to a Restricted Subsidiary or the issuance of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower to a Restricted Subsidiary (or to any Parent Company which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to any Restricted Subsidiary); provided that any such Indebtedness for borrowed money owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Loans to the extent permitted by applicable law; provided further that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (except to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock constituting a Permitted Lien) will be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness is then outstanding) or issuance of such Disqualified Stock (to the extent such Disqualified Stock is then outstanding) not permitted by this clause (g);

 

(h) the incurrence of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (or to any Parent Company which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) to the extent not prohibited by Section 7.05; provided that any such Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by a Guarantor and owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranty of the Loans of such Guarantor to the extent permitted by applicable law; provided further that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any such subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien) will be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness is then outstanding) not permitted by this clause (h);

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(i) the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (or to any Parent Company which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary); provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary that holds such Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (except to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock constituting a Permitted Lien) will be deemed, in each case, to be an issuance of such shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (to the extent such Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock is then outstanding) not permitted by this clause (i);

 

(j) the incurrence of Hedging Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative purposes);

 

(k) the incurrence of obligations in respect of self-insurance and obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance, banker’s acceptance facilities and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations;

 

(l) the incurrence of:

 

(i)          Indebtedness or issuance of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower and the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference up to 100.0% of the net cash proceeds, the fair market value of marketable securities or the fair market value of Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrower since the Closing Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Borrower or contributions to the capital of the Borrower, including through consolidation, amalgamation or merger (in each case, other than proceeds of any Excluded Contribution, the Equity Contribution, Disqualified Stock or any exercise of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04 and other than proceeds received from the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) as determined in accordance with clauses (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) of Section 7.05(1) to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash or other property have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.05(1) or to make Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments specified in clause (1), (2) or (3) of the definition thereof); and

 

(ii)          Indebtedness or issuance of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower and the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (l)(ii), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) (I) (X) (A) the greater of (Ax) $15.013.0 million and (B) 32.5y) 28.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) minus (B) that portion of the then-outstanding principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans that does not exceed the amount in the immediately preceding clause (X) plus (Y) the greater of (x) $2.0 million and (y) 4.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) plus, in each case and without duplication, (II) in the event of any extension, replacement, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of any such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, an amount equal to (A) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased plus (B) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees, underwriting, arrangement and similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock;

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(m) the incurrence or issuance by the Borrower of Refinancing Indebtedness or the incurrence or issuance by a Restricted Subsidiary of Refinancing Indebtedness that serves to Refinance any Indebtedness (including any Designated Revolving Commitments) permitted under Section 7.02(1) above, Sections 7.02(2)(c), (d) and (l) above, this Section 7.02(2)(m) and Sections 7.02(2)(n), (w), (dd)(ii), (ee), (ff) and (gg) below, or any successive Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

(n) the incurrence, issuance or assumption of (I) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, incurred or issued to finance an acquisition or investment (or other purchase of assets) or (II) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Persons that are acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or merged into, amalgamated or consolidated with the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (B) that is assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such acquisition or investment (or other purchase of assets) (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, created in contemplation of the applicable investment or acquisition), in each case in an aggregate outstanding principal amount or liquidation preference, together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing (excluding any Incremental Amounts), not to exceed (1) the greater of $16.5 million and 35.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (it being understood that Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred, issued or assumed under this subclause (1) and clause (n)(II) above shall not be subject to, and shall not count towards, the cap set forth in clause (B) of the proviso to this clause (n)) plus (2) an unlimited amount so long as in the case of this clause (2) only:

 

(x)          with respect to Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 4.80 to 1.00,

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(y)          with respect to Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (and that, for the avoidance of doubt, has not been incurred pursuant to clause (z) below), the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 5.75 to 1.00, or

 

(z)          with respect to Indebtedness that is (i) [reserved], (ii) secured by Liens on property that does not constitute Collateral or (iii) not secured, or any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than the greater of (A) 6.00 to 1.00 and (B) the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred or issued pursuant to clause (n), “Permitted Acquisition Debt”),

 

in each case, determined on a pro forma basis; provided that

 

(A) such Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred or issued pursuant to clause (n)(I) (I) shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and (II) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Indebtedness,

 

(B) except as set forth herein, no Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute a Loan Party may incur or issue Permitted Acquisition Debt in the form of Indebtedness if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (in each case, other than Incremental Amounts) of such Permitted Acquisition Debt (other than Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred, issued or assumed under subclause (1) of Section 7.02(2)(n) or Section 7.02(2)(n)(II)) incurred or issued by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties would exceed the greater of (x) $21.5 million and (y) 45.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), and

 

(C) Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred or issued pursuant to clause (n)(I) in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies) shall trigger the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Permitted Acquisition Debt were Incremental Term Loans;

 

provided that Permitted Acquisition Debt may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (A) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (A) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

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(o) the incurrence of 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 consistent with industry practice;

 

(p) the incurrence of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by letters of credit or bank guarantees issued in connection herewith, any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt or any Additional Letter of Credit Facility, in each case, in a principal amount not in excess of the maximum amount available to be drawn (not to exceed the applicable stated amount thereof) on such letters of credit or bank guarantees;

 

(q) (i) the incurrence of any guarantee by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted by this Agreement or (ii) any co-issuance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted by this Agreement;

 

(r) the incurrence of Indebtedness issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants and independent contractors thereof, their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members and permitted transferees thereof, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company to the extent described in Section 7.05(2)(d);

 

(s) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(t) the incurrence of (i) Indebtedness owed to banks and other financial institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in connection with ordinary banking arrangements to manage cash balances of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including short-term pooling and similar intercompany arrangements in respect of accounts held by Foreign Subsidiaries) and (ii) Indebtedness in respect of Cash Management Services, including Cash Management Obligations;

 

(u) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with bankers’ acceptances, discounted bills of exchange or the discounting or factoring of receivables for credit management purposes, in each case incurred or undertaken in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice on arm’s-length commercial terms;

 

(v) the incurrence of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

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(w) the incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock by (i) Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Guarantors and (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements, in each case, in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (w), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) the greater of (I) $14.0 million and (II) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(x) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary undertaken in connection with cash management (including netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections, employee credit card programs and related or similar services or activities) with respect to the Borrower, any Subsidiaries or any joint venture in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, including with respect to financial accommodations of the type described in the definition of Cash Management Services;

 

(y) Qualified Securitization Facilities and, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, Receivables Financing Transactions;

 

(z) guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sub-licensees and distribution partners;

 

(aa)          the incurrence of Indebtedness attributable to (but not incurred to finance) the exercise of appraisal rights or the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect to the Transactions or any other acquisition (by merger, consolidation or amalgamation or otherwise) in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

(bb)          the incurrence of Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of any Parent Company, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or any other similar arrangements incurred in connection with the Transactions, any investment or any acquisition (by merger, consolidation or amalgamation or otherwise) permitted under this Agreement;

 

(cc)          the incurrence of Indebtedness arising out of any Sale-Leaseback Transaction incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(dd)          (i) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (ii) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt;

 

(ee)          the incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Guarantors to fund working capital requirements in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (ee), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) the greater of (i) $2.5 million and (ii) 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

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(ff)            the incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock by Foreign Subsidiaries and Foreign Subsidiary Holdcos in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (ff), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) the greater of (i) $14.0 million and (ii) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(gg)          Indebtedness in respect of any Additional Letter of Credit Facility in an aggregate principal or face amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (i) $7.5 million and (ii) 16.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis); and

 

(hh)          all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (gg) above.

 

(3)          For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02:

 

(a) the principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under any clause of this Section 7.02 will be determined after giving effect to the application of proceeds of any such Indebtedness to refinance any such other Indebtedness; and

 

(b) guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness that are otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness will not be included in the determination of such amount of Indebtedness; provided that the incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such guarantee or letter of credit, as the case may be, was incurred in compliance with this Section 7.02.

 

The accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount and the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies, in each case, will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 7.02. Any Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued, to refinance Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued, pursuant to Section 7.02(1) or clauses (c), (d), (l), (m), (n), (w), (dd)(ii), (ee), (ff) and (gg) of Section 7.02(2) will be permitted to include additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred to pay (I) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased and (II) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (and with respect to Indebtedness under Designated Revolving Commitments, including an amount equal to any unutilized Designated Revolving Commitments being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased to the extent permanently terminated at the time of incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness).

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For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness or issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, the Dollar equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness or liquidation preference of Disqualified Stock or amount of Preferred Stock denominated in a foreign currency will be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock was incurred or issued (or, in the case of revolving credit debt, the date such Indebtedness was first committed or first incurred (whichever yields the lower Dollar equivalent)); provided that if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued to Refinance other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such Dollar denominated restriction will be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock does not exceed (a) the principal amount of such Indebtedness, the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock or the amount of such Preferred Stock (as applicable) being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased plus (b) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased, plus (c) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (and with respect to Indebtedness under Designated Revolving Commitments, including an amount equal to any unutilized Designated Revolving Commitments being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased to the extent permanently terminated at the time of incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness).

 

The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued to refinance other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, if incurred or issued in a different currency from the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, being refinanced, will be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing. The principal amount of any non-interest bearing Indebtedness or other discount security constituting Indebtedness at any date will be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the Borrower or Holdings, as applicable, dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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SECTION 7.03 Fundamental Changes. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into another Person, or liquidate or dissolve (including, in each case, pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) or dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person (other than as part of the Transactions), except that:

 

(1)         Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with the Borrower (including a merger the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction); provided that

 

(a) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person,

 

(b) such merger or consolidation does not result in the Borrower ceasing to be organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and

 

(c) in the case of a merger or consolidation of Holdings with and into the Borrower,

 

(i)           Holdings shall not be an obligor in respect of any Indebtedness that is not permitted to be Indebtedness of the Borrower under this Agreement,

 

(ii)          Holdings shall have no direct Subsidiaries at the time of such merger or consolidation other than the Borrower,

 

(iii)         no Event of Default exists at such time or after giving effect to such transaction, and

 

(iv)        after giving effect to such transaction, a direct parent of the Borrower will (I) expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and (II) pledge 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower held by such direct parent to the Administrative Agent as Collateral to secure the Obligations in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;

 

(2)          (a) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;

 

(b) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party; provided that a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

 

(c) any merger the sole purpose of which is to reincorporate or reorganize a Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary in another jurisdiction in the United States will be permitted; and

 

(d) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve or change its legal form if the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;

 

provided that in the case of clause (d), the Person who receives the assets of such dissolving or liquidated Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor shall be a Loan Party or such disposition shall otherwise be permitted under Section 7.05;

 

(3)          any Restricted Subsidiary may dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such disposition (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) by any Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall otherwise be permitted under Section 7.05;

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(4)         so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge or consolidate with (or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to) any other Person; provided that (a) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (b) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (or, in connection with a disposition of all or substantially all of the Borrower’s assets, is the transferee of such assets) (any such Person, a “Successor Borrower”):

 

(i)     the Successor Borrower will:

 

(I)        be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia,

 

(II)       expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, and

 

(III)      deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) an Officer’s Certificate stating that such merger or consolidation or other transaction and such supplement to this Agreement or any Loan Document (as applicable) comply with this Agreement and (B) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, an Opinion of Counsel including customary organization, due execution, no conflicts and enforceability opinions;

 

(ii)    substantially contemporaneously with such transaction (or at a later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent),

 

(I)         each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, will by a supplement to the Guaranty (or in another form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) reaffirm its Guaranty of the Obligations (including the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement),

 

(II)        each Loan Party, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, will, by a supplement to the Security Agreement (or in another form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), confirm its grant or pledge thereunder;

 

(iii)   after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, the Borrower would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Permitted Ratio Debt; and

 

(iv)   to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the consummation of such transaction all documentation and other information in respect of the Successor Borrower (including, if the Successor Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in respect of the Successor Borrower) required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act;

 

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provided further that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement and in the case of the disposition of all or substantially all assets, the original Borrower will be released;

 

(5)          so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, Holdings may merge or consolidate with (or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to) any other Person; provided that (a) Holdings will be the continuing or surviving Person or (b) if:

 

(i)     the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not Holdings,

 

(ii)    Holdings is not the Person into which the applicable Person has been liquidated, or

 

(iii)   in connection with a disposition of all or substantially all of Holding’s assets, the Person that is the transferee of such assets is not Holdings (any such Person described in the preceding clauses (i) through (iii), a “Successor Holdings”), then the Successor Holdings will:

 

(I)          be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia,

 

(II)          expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower,

 

(III)        pledge 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower held by such Successor Holdings to the Administrative Agent as Collateral to secure the Obligations in accordance with the Security Agreement or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower,

 

(IV)          if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver, or cause the Borrower to deliver, to the Administrative Agent (A) an Officer’s Certificate stating that such merger or consolidation or other transaction and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document (as applicable) comply with this Agreement and (B) an Opinion of Counsel including customary organization, due execution, no conflicts and enforceability opinions to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; and

 

(iv)   to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the consummation of such transaction all documentation and other information in respect of the Successor Holdings required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act;

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provided further that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Holdings will succeed to, and be substituted for, Holdings under this Agreement and in the case of the disposition of all or substantially all assets, the original Holdings will be released;

 

(6)          any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with (or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to) any other Person in order to effect a Permitted Investment or other Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.05;

 

(7)          a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.04 or a disposition that does not constitute any Asset Sale (other than a transaction described in clause (b) of the definition of Asset Sale) shall be permitted;

 

(8)          the Borrower, Holdings and any Restricted Subsidiary may (a) convert into a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or trust organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of the Borrower or the laws of a jurisdiction in the United States and (b) change its name;

 

(9)          the Loan Parties and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Transactions; and

 

(10)        (i) the formation, dissolution, liquidation or disposition of any Subsidiary that is a Divided LLC and (ii) any disposition to effect the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Divided LLC which disposition is not otherwise prohibited hereunder shall be permitted; provided that in each case upon formation of a Divided LLC, the Borrower complies with Section 6.11 with respect to such Divided LLC to the extent applicable.

 

SECTION 7.04 Asset Sales. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, consummate any Asset Sale unless:

 

(1)          the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration (including by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise in connection with such Asset Sale) at least equal to the fair market value (measured at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of, and

 

(2)          except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, with respect to any Asset Sale pursuant to this Section 7.04 for a purchase price in excess of the greater of (x) $5.0 million and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), at least 75.0% of the consideration for such Asset Sale, together with all other Asset Sales since the Closing Date (on a cumulative basis), received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, provided that at the time of such Asset Sale, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof (this proviso to be tested (if applicable) solely on the applicable LCT Test Date as selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 1.07(11)); provided that each of the following will be deemed to be cash or Cash Equivalents for purposes of this clause (2):

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(a) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto or if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on the Borrower’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet, as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, that are (i) assumed by the transferee of any such assets (or a third party in connection with such transfer) or (ii) otherwise cancelled or terminated in connection with the transaction with such transferee (other than intercompany debt owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary);

 

(b) any securities, notes or other obligations or assets received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee or in connection with such Asset Sale (including earnouts and similar obligations) that are converted by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents, or by their terms are required to be satisfied for cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale;

 

(c) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (i) $7.0 million and (ii) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured, at the Borrower’s option, either at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale or at the time received and, in either case, without giving effect to any subsequent change(s) in value;

 

(d) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale (other than intercompany debt owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary), to the extent that the Borrower and each other Restricted Subsidiary are released from any guarantee of payment of the principal amount of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Sale; or

 

(e) any investment, assets, property or capital or other expenditure of the kind referred to in Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii).

 

To the extent any Collateral is disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 7.04 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall automatically be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, upon the certification by the Borrower that such disposition is permitted by this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.

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SECTION 7.05 Restricted Payments.

 

(1)          The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

 

(w) declare or pay any dividend or make any payment or distribution on account of the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests (in each case, solely in such Person’s capacity as holder of such Equity Interests), including any dividend or distribution payable in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, other than:

 

(i)          dividends, payments or distributions payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or a Parent Company or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests; or

 

(ii)         dividends, payments or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend, payment or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a wholly owned Subsidiary, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend, payment or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities or such other amount to which it is entitled pursuant to the terms of such Equity Interest;

 

(x) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company, including in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, in each case held by Persons other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(y) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case, prior to any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or final maturity, any Junior Indebtedness with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the greater of (i) $6.0 million and (ii) 12.5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), other than:

 

(i)          Indebtedness permitted under clauses (g), (h) and (i) of Section 7.02(2); or

 

(ii)         the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement for value of Junior Indebtedness (other than any Junior Indebtedness, the incurrence of which was subject to a requirement under this Agreement that such Indebtedness not mature prior to the relevant Maturity Date of any Class of Loan hereunder) in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within 60 calendar days of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement; or

 

(z) make any Restricted Investment;

 

(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (w) through (z) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:

 

(a) (I) in the case of a Restricted Payment of a Loan Party described in clauses (1)(w) and (x) above utilizing clause (1)(b)(i) or (vii) below, no Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof and (II) in the case of a Restricted Payment described in clauses (1)(y) and (z) above utilizing clause (1)(b)(i) or (vii) below, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

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(b) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the fair market value of any non-cash amount) made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.05(2) other than clause (a) thereof), is less than the sum of (without duplication):

 

(i)     50.0% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing on July 1, 2019 to the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements of the Borrower are available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) preceding such Restricted Payment (provided that this clause (i) shall in no event be less than $0); plus

 

(ii)    100.0% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Closing Date (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7.02(2)(l)(i)) from the issue or sale of:

 

(I)          Equity Interests of the Borrower, including Treasury Capital Stock (as defined below), but excluding cash proceeds and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received from the sale of:

 

(A)          Equity Interests to any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates, Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company after the Closing Date to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(d); and

 

(B)          Designated Preferred Stock; and

 

(II)          Equity Interests of Parent Companies, to the extent the proceeds of any such issuance or consideration for any such sale are contributed to the Borrower (excluding contributions of the proceeds from the sale of Designated Preferred Stock of such companies or contributions to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(d));

 

provided that this clause (ii) will not include the proceeds from (1) the Equity Contribution, (2) any exercise of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04, (3) Refunding Capital Stock (as defined below) applied in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(b) below, (4) Equity Interests or convertible debt securities of the Borrower sold to a Restricted Subsidiary, (5) Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock or (6) Excluded Contributions; plus

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(iii)      100.0% of the aggregate amount of cash, Cash Equivalents and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property contributed to the capital of the Borrower following the Closing Date (including the original principal amount of any Indebtedness (and accrued interest) contributed to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries for cancellation) or that becomes part of the capital of the Borrower through consolidation, amalgamation or merger following the Closing Date, in each case, not involving cash consideration payable by the Borrower on account of such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (other than (I) net cash proceeds of any exercise of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04, (II) net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7.02(2)(l)(i), (III) cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities or other property that are contributed by a Restricted Subsidiary or (IV) Excluded Contributions); plus

 

(iv)      100.0% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by means of:

 

(I)          the sale or other disposition (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of, or other returns on investments from, Restricted Investments made by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including cash distributions and cash interest received in respect of Restricted Investments) and repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) and repayments of loans or advances, and releases of guarantees, which constitute Restricted Investments made by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case after the Closing Date (excluding any Excluded Contributions made pursuant to clause (2) of the definition thereof);

 

(II)          the sale (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than, in each case, to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted a Permitted Investment, but including such cash or fair market value to the extent exceeding the amount of such Permitted Investment) or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (excluding any Excluded Contributions made pursuant to clause (2) of the definition thereof); or

 

(III)        any returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received on account of any Permitted Investment subject to a Dollar-denominated or ratio based Basket (to the extent in excess of the original amount of the Investment); plus

 

(v)       in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or the transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, the fair market value of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary (or the assets transferred) at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or transfer of assets, other than to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted a Permitted Investment, but, to the extent exceeding the amount of such Permitted Investment, including such excess amounts of cash or fair market value; plus

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(vi)     100% of the aggregate amount of any Excluded Proceeds (except to the extent utilized to repurchase, redeem, defease, acquire, or retire for value any Junior Indebtedness pursuant to clause (2)(m) below); plus

 

(vii)    the greater of (i) $14.1 million and (ii) 30.0% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis); plus

 

(viii)   100% of the aggregate original principal amount or liquidation preference, as applicable, of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, including related accrued interest), that has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company; provided that this clause (viii) will not include any conversions or exchanges for (1) Equity Interests issued as part of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04, (2) Refunding Capital Stock (as defined below) applied in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(b) below, (3) Equity Interests or convertible debt securities of the Borrower sold to a Restricted Subsidiary, (4) Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock or (5) Excluded Contributions.

 

(2)          The provisions of Section 7.05(1) will not prohibit:

 

(a) the payment of any dividend or other distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or other distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or other distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Section 7.05;

 

(b)  (i) the redemption, repurchase, defeasance, discharge, retirement or other acquisition of (I) any Equity Interests of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company, including any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (“Treasury Capital Stock”) or (II) Junior Indebtedness, in each case, made (A) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, a sale or issuance (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company (in the case of proceeds, to the extent any such proceeds therefrom are contributed to the Borrower) (in each case, other than Disqualified Stock) (“Refunding Capital Stock”) and (B) within 120 days of such sale or issuance,

 

(ii)          the declaration and payment of dividends on Treasury Capital Stock out of the proceeds of a sale or issuance (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or to an employee stock ownership plan or any trust established by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of Refunding Capital Stock made within 120 days of such sale or issuance, and

 

(iii)          if, immediately prior to the retirement of Treasury Capital Stock, the declaration and payment of dividends thereon by the Borrower was permitted under clause (f)(i) or (ii) of this Section 7.05(2), the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock (other than Refunding Capital Stock the proceeds of which were used to redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire any Equity Interests of any Parent Company) in an aggregate amount per annum no greater than the aggregate amount of dividends per annum that were declarable and payable on such Treasury Capital Stock immediately prior to such retirement;

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(c) the principal payment on, defeasance, redemption, repurchase, exchange or other acquisition or retirement of:

 

(i)          Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the sale, issuance or incurrence of, new Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or a Guarantor within 120 days of such sale, issuance or incurrence,

 

(ii)          Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the sale, issuance or incurrence of Disqualified Stock or Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor, made within 120 days of such sale, issuance or incurrence,

 

(iii)        Disqualified Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the sale or issuance of, Disqualified Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, made within 120 days of such sale or issuance, that, in each case, is Refinancing Indebtedness incurred or issued, as applicable, in compliance with Section 7.02, and

 

(iv)          Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the issuance or incurrence of, any other Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock permitted pursuant to Section 7.02 within 120 days of such sale, issuance or incurrence;

 

(d) a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) of the Borrower or any Parent Company held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, or any equity subscription or equity holder agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any principal and interest payable on any notes issued by the Borrower or any Parent Company in connection with any such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition), including any Equity Interests rolled over by management of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company in connection with the Transactions; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (d) does not exceed the greater of (I) $6.0 million and (II) 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) in any calendar year (increasing to the greater of (I) $10.0 million and (II) 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) following a Qualifying IPO by the Borrower or any Parent Company) with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years; provided further that each of the amounts in any calendar year under this clause (d) may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

 

(i)          the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock or any Excluded Contribution) of the Borrower and, to the extent contributed to the Borrower, the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of any Parent Company, in each case to any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company that occurs after the Closing Date, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (b) of Section 7.05(1) or to incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7.02(l)(i); plus

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(ii)          the amount of any cash bonuses otherwise payable to members of management, employees, directors, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company that are foregone in exchange for the receipt of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company pursuant to any compensation arrangement, including any deferred compensation plan; plus

 

(iii)        the cash proceeds of life insurance policies received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (or by any Parent Company to the extent contributed to the Borrower) after the Closing Date; minus

 

(iv)        the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this clause (d);

 

provided that the Borrower may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate increase contemplated by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above in any calendar year; provided further that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section 7.05 or any other provision of this Agreement;

 

(e) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any class or series of Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued in accordance with Section 7.02; provided, that after giving pro forma effect to such dividend or distribution, including the amount thereof in Consolidated Interest Expense solely for the purposes of this clause (e), the Borrower would have had an Interest Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;

 

(f)   (i)      the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date;

 

(ii)      the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to any Parent Company, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock issued by such Parent Company after the Closing Date; provided that the amount of dividends and distributions paid pursuant to this clause (ii) will not exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually contributed to the Borrower from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock; or

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(iii)      the declaration and payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock in excess of the dividends declarable and payable thereon pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 7.05(2);

 

provided that in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this clause (f), for the most recently ended Test Period preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock or the declaration of such dividends on Refunding Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance or declaration on a pro forma basis, the Borrower would have had an Interest Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;

 

(g)   (i) payments made or expected to be made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or permitted transferees) of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company,

 

(ii)          any repurchases or withholdings of Equity Interests in connection with the exercise of stock options, warrants or similar rights if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of, or withholding obligations with respect to, such options, warrants or similar rights or required withholding or similar taxes, and

 

(iii)          loans or advances to officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company; provided that no cash is actually advanced pursuant to this clause (iii) other than to pay Taxes due in connection with such purchase, unless immediately repaid;

 

(h) the declaration and payment of dividends on the Borrower’s common equity (or the payment of dividends to any Parent Company to fund a payment of dividends on such Parent Company’s common equity), following the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date, in an amount not to exceed the sum of (i) 6.00% per annum of the net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in or from any such public offering, other than public offerings with respect to the Borrower’s or such Parent Company’s common equity registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8 and other than any public sale constituting an Excluded Contribution and (ii) an aggregate amount per annum not to exceed 7.00% of Market Capitalization;

 

(i) Restricted Payments in an amount that does not exceed the aggregate amount of Excluded Contributions;

 

(j) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (j) not to exceed (as of the date any such Restricted Payment is made) the greater of (i) $12.0 million and (ii) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis); provided that if this clause (j) is utilized to make a Restricted Investment, the amount deemed to be utilized under this clause (j) will be the amount of such Restricted Investment at any time outstanding (with the fair market value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, but subject to adjustment as set forth in the definition of “Investment”);

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(k) distributions or payments of Securitization Fees;

 

(l) any Restricted Payment made in connection with the Transactions and the fees and expenses related thereto or owed to any Affiliate(s), including any payments to holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower in connection with, or as a result of, their exercise of appraisal rights or the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) related to the Transactions;

 

(m) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or retirement for value of any Junior Indebtedness from Excluded Proceeds (except to the extent utilized to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.05(1)(b)(vi));

 

(n) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to, or the making of loans or advances to, the Borrower or any Parent Company in amounts required for any Parent Company to pay in each case without duplication:

 

(i)          franchise, excise and similar Taxes and other fees and expenses, required to maintain their corporate or other legal existence;

 

(ii)          with respect to any taxable period (or portion thereof) for which the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries are members of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar income Tax group for U.S. federal or applicable foreign, state or local income tax purposes of which a Parent Company is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), to pay the portion of any U.S. federal, non-U.S., state or local income Taxes (as applicable) of such Tax Group for such taxable period to the extent attributable to the income of the Borrower and/or its applicable subsidiaries, determined as if the Borrower and its applicable subsidiaries filed a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar return separately from any other members of the Tax Group;

 

(iii)        salary, bonus, severance and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants and independent contractors of any Parent Company, and any payroll, social security or similar Taxes thereof;

 

(iv)        general corporate or other operating, administrative, compliance and overhead costs and expenses (including expenses relating to auditing and other accounting matters) of any Parent Company;

 

(v)         fees and expenses (including ongoing compliance costs and listing expenses) related to any equity or debt offering of a Parent Company (whether or not consummated);

 

(vi)        amounts that would be permitted to be paid directly by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries under Section 6.15(2) (other than clause (b)(i) thereof);

 

(vii)        interest, principal and other payments on Indebtedness the proceeds of which have been contributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or that has been guaranteed by, or is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in accordance with Section 7.02; and

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(viii)       to finance Investments or other acquisitions or investments otherwise permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 7.05 if made by the Borrower; provided that:

 

(I)          such Restricted Payment must be made within 120 days of the closing of such Investment, acquisition or investment,

 

(II)          such Parent Company must, promptly following the closing thereof, cause (A) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the capital of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or (B) the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or sale of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (to the extent not prohibited by Section 7.03) in order to consummate such Investment, acquisition or investment,

 

(III)        such Parent Company and its Affiliates (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) receives no consideration or other payment in connection with such transaction except to the extent the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary could have given such consideration or made such payment in compliance with this Agreement,

 

(IV)         any property received by the Borrower may not increase amounts available for Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (b) of Section 7.05(1), and

 

(V)          to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment will be deemed to be made by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to another provision of this Section 7.05 (other than pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 7.05(2)) or pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Investments” (other than clause (9) thereof), and

 

(ix)          amounts payable pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement;

 

(o) the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, or other transfer or disposition of shares of Capital Stock of, Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries, all the assets of which are solely cash and Cash Equivalents);

 

(p) cash payments, or loans, advances, dividends or distributions to any Parent Company to make payments, in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with share dividends, share splits, reverse share splits, mergers, consolidations, amalgamations or other business combinations and in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

 

(q) (i) Restricted Payments described in clauses (w) and (x) of the definition thereof contained in Section 7.05(1); provided that after giving pro forma effect thereto and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, (I) the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended Test Period calculated on a pro forma basis would be no greater than 3.75 to 1.00 and (II) no Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof and (ii) Restricted Payments described in clauses (y) and (z) of the definition thereof contained in Section 7.05(1); provided that after giving pro forma effect thereto and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, (I) the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended Test Period calculated on a pro forma basis would be no greater than 4.00 to 1.00 and (II) no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

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(r) payments made for the benefit of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such payments could have been made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary because such payments (i) would not otherwise be Restricted Payments and (ii) would be permitted by Section 6.15;

 

(s) payments and distributions to dissenting stockholders of Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to applicable law, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of any Restricted Subsidiary that complies with the terms of this Agreement or any other transaction that complies with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(t) the payment of dividends, other distributions and other amounts by the Borrower to, or the making of loans to, any Parent Company in the amount required for such parent to, if applicable, pay amounts equal to amounts required for any Parent Company, if applicable, to pay interest, principal or other payments (including AHYDO Payments) on Indebtedness, the proceeds of which have been permanently contributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and that has been guaranteed by, or is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in accordance with this Agreement; provided that the aggregate amount of such dividends, distributions, loans and other amounts shall not exceed the amount of cash actually contributed to the Borrower for the incurrence of such Indebtedness;

 

(u) the making of cash payments in connection with any conversion of Convertible Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount since the date of this Agreement not to exceed the sum of (a) the principal amount of such Convertible Indebtedness plus (b) any payments received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the exercise, settlement or termination of any related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction;

 

(v) any payments in connection with (i) a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and (ii) the settlement of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction (I) by delivery of shares of the Borrower’s common equity upon settlement thereof or (II) by (A) set-off against the related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or (B) payment of an early termination amount thereof in common equity upon any early termination thereof;

 

(w) the refinancing of any Junior Indebtedness with the Net Proceeds of, or in exchange for, any Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

(x) to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, payments in respect of the HealthScape Earn-Out Payment and the Pareto Earn-Out Payment; and

 

(y) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments described in clauses (w) and (x) of the definition thereof, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $4.0 million and (ii) 8.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) in any calendar year, to pay for the redemption, acquisition, retirement or repurchase, in each case for nominal value, of Equity Interests of Holdings, the Borrower (or any other Parent Company) from a former investor of a business acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment or a current or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant of a business acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing), which Equity Interest was issued as part of an earn-out or similar arrangement in the acquisition of such business, and which redemption, acquisition, retirement or repurchase relates to the failure of such earn- out to fully vest.

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For purposes of clauses (g) and (n) above, Taxes will include all interest and penalties with respect thereto and all additions thereto.

 

The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the fair market value on the date the Restricted Payment is made, or at the Borrower’s election, the date a commitment is made to make such Restricted Payment, of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.05 will not restrict the making of any AHYDO Payment with respect to, and required by the terms of, any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.06 Change in Nature of Business. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business(es) or any other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 7.07 Burdensome Agreements.

 

(1)          The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor (or, solely in the case of clause (d), that is a Subsidiary Guarantor) to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor (or, solely in the case of clause (d), that is a Subsidiary Guarantor) to:

 

(a)   (i)     pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or

 

(ii)    pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

 

(b) make loans or advances to the Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

 

(c) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor; or

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(d) with respect to (i) any Subsidiary Guarantor (and, solely to the extent this clause (d)(i) relates to Hedging Obligations of Restricted Subsidiaries, the Borrower), Guaranty the Obligations or (ii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, create, incur or cause to exist or become effective Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Obligations under the Loan Documents to the extent such Lien is required to be given to the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents;

 

provided that any dividend or liquidation priority between or among classes or series of Capital Stock, and the subordination of any obligation (including the application of any remedy bars thereto) to any other obligation will not be deemed to constitute such an encumbrance or restriction.

 

(2)          Section 7.07(1) will not apply to any encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

 

(a) encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Closing Date, including pursuant to the Loan Documents and any Hedge Agreements, Hedging Obligations and the related documentation;

 

(b) encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to any Additional Letter of Credit Facility and the related documentation;

 

(c) Purchase Money Obligations and Capitalized Lease Obligations that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clauses (c) and (d)(ii) above on the property so acquired;

 

(d) applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;

 

(e) any agreement or other instrument of a Person, or relating to Indebtedness or Equity Interests of a Person, acquired by or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with and into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary, or any other transaction entered into in connection with any such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation in existence at the time of such acquisition or at the time it merges, amalgamates or consolidates with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person (but, in any such case, not created in contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person so acquired or designated and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person so acquired or designated and its Subsidiaries or the property or assets so acquired or designated;

 

(f) contracts or agreements for the sale or disposition of assets, including any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of any of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary;

 

(g) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or arising in connection with any Liens permitted by Section 7.01 or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(h) provisions in agreements governing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.02;

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(i) provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements (including equity holder agreements) relating to such joint venture or its members or entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(j) customary provisions contained in leases, sub-leases, licenses, sub-licenses, Equity Interests or similar agreements, including with respect to intellectual property and other agreements;

 

(k) restrictions created in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility or Receivables Financing Transaction that, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect such Qualified Securitization Facility or Receivables Financing Transaction;

 

(l) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that are subject to such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(m) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(n) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement;

 

(o) restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Section 7.01;

 

(p) any other agreement or instrument governing any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.02 entered into after the Closing Date that contains encumbrances and restrictions that either (i) are no more restrictive in any material respect, taken as a whole, with respect to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary than (A) the restrictions contained in the Loan Documents as of the Closing Date or (B) those encumbrances and other restrictions that are in effect on the Closing Date with respect to the Borrower or that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements in effect on the Closing Date, (ii) are not materially more disadvantageous, taken as a whole, to the Lenders than is customary in comparable financings for similarly situated issuers or (iii) will not materially impair the Borrower’s ability to make payments on the Obligations when due, in each case in the good faith judgment of the Borrower;

 

(q) (i) under terms of Indebtedness and Liens in respect of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(2)(d) and any permitted refinancing in respect of the foregoing and (ii) agreements entered into in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(r) customary restrictions and conditions contained in documents relating to any Lien so long as (i) such Lien is a Permitted Lien and such restrictions or conditions relate only to the specific asset subject to such Lien and (ii) such restrictions and conditions are not created for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this Section 7.07;

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(s) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary that was previously an Unrestricted Subsidiary which encumbrance or restriction exists pursuant to or by reason of an agreement that such Subsidiary is a party to or entered into before the date on which such Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such agreement was not entered into in anticipation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and any such encumbrance or restriction does not extend to any assets or property of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary other than the assets and property of such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(t) any encumbrances or restrictions 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 (s) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, no more restrictive in any material respect with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions, taken as a whole, than those prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing;

 

(u) any encumbrance or restriction existing under, by reason of or with respect to Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the agreements governing that Refinancing Indebtedness are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; and

 

(v) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order in any jurisdiction where Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.02 is incurred.

 

SECTION 7.08 Accounting Changes. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any change in fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year, and, notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 to the contrary, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.

 

SECTION 7.09 Holdings. Holdings shall not engage in any material operating or business activities; provided that the following and any activities incidental thereto shall be permitted in any event:

 

(1)          its ownership of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries, including receipt and payment of Restricted Payments and other amounts in respect of Equity Interests,

 

(2)          the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur and pay, as applicable, fees, costs and expenses and Taxes relating to such maintenance) and the payment of any tax distributions pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n)(ii)),

 

(3)          the performance of its obligations with respect to the Transactions, the Acquisition Agreement, the Loan Documents and any other documents governing Indebtedness permitted hereby,

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(4)          any public offering of its common equity or any other issuance, registration or sale of its Equity Interests,

 

(5)          financing activities, including the issuance of securities, incurrence of debt, receipt and payment of dividends and distributions, making contributions to the capital of its Subsidiaries and guaranteeing the obligations of the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries,

 

(6)          if applicable, participating in Tax, accounting and other administrative matters on behalf of itself or as a member of any Tax Group and the provision of administrative and advisory services (including treasury and insurance services) to its Subsidiaries of a type customarily provided by a holding company to its Subsidiaries,

 

(7)          holding any cash or property (but not operate any property),

 

(8)          providing indemnification to officers and directors,

 

(9)          merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into any Person (in compliance with Section 7.03),

 

(10)        repurchases of Indebtedness through open market purchases and Dutch auctions,

 

(11)        activities incidental to Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments consummated by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including the formation of acquisition vehicle entities and intercompany loans and/or Investments incidental to such Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments,

 

(12)        any transaction with the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent expressly permitted under this Article VII, and

 

(13)        any activities incidental or reasonably related to the foregoing.

 

SECTION 7.10 Financial Covenant. The Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries covenant and agree that:

 

(1)          If on the last day of any Test Period (commencing with the Test Period ending December 31, 2019) there are outstanding Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit under the Priority Revolving Facility (excluding (a) undrawn Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount up to $10.0 million (with only such Letter of Credit amounts in excess of $10.0 million being considered outstanding for purposes of this Section 7.10(1)), (b) Letters of Credit (whether drawn or undrawn) to the extent reimbursed, Cash Collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank on or prior to the date that is three business days following the end of the applicable Test Period and (c) solely for the first two full fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, any Closing Date Revolving Borrowings drawn to finance a portion of the Transactions or the payment of Transaction Expenses or working capital or purchase price adjustments in connection with the Acquisition) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Borrower shall not permit the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Test Period to be greater than 7.40 to 1.00 (such compliance to be determined on the basis of the financial information most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(1) and Section 6.01(2) for such Test Period) (the “Financial Covenant”).

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(2)          Subject to the limitations contained in the proviso to clause (I) of Section 10.01(1)(g), the provisions of this Section 7.10 are for the benefit of the Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility only and the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility may amend, waive or otherwise modify this Section 7.10 or the defined terms used in this Section 7.10 (solely in respect of the use of such defined terms in this Section 7.10) or waive any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of this Section 7.10 without the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility. Any Default or Event of Default under the provisions of this Section 7.10 will not by itself constitute a Default or Event of Default under any Facility (other than the Priority Revolving Facility) and will not trigger a cross-default thereunder.

 

SECTION 7.11 Modification of Terms of Junior Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of any Junior Indebtedness that is required pursuant to this Agreement to mature on or after the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and that has an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the greater of (i) $6.0 million and (ii) 12.5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) that would cause such Junior Indebtedness to mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date or to have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Article VIII

 

Events of Default and Remedies

 

SECTION 8.01 Events of Default. Each of the events referred to in clauses (1) through (11) of this Section 8.01 shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

(1)          Non-Payment. The Borrower fails to pay (a) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or (b) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any other amount payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or

 

(2)          Specific Covenants. The Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or, in the case of Section 7.09, Holdings, fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 6.03(1), 6.05(1) (solely with respect to the Borrower, other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or 7.04) or Article VII ; provided that the Borrower’s failure to comply with the Financial Covenant (a “Financial Covenant Event of Default”) shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility unless and until the Required Facility Lenders for the Priority Revolving Facility have actually terminated all Revolving Commitments under the Priority Revolving Facility and declared all Obligations with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02 as a result of such Financial Covenant Event of Default (and such declaration has not been rescinded as of the applicable date) (the occurrence of such termination and declaration by the Required Facility Lenders for the Priority Revolving Facility, a “Financial Covenant Cross Default”); provided further that any Financial Covenant Event of Default is subject to cure pursuant to Section 8.04; or

 

(3)          Other Defaults. The Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(1) or (2) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or

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(4)          Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty or certification made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document, Committed Loan Notice or certificate of a Responsible Officer expressly required to be delivered hereunder shall be untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made and, for the failure of any representation, warranty or certification that is capable of being cured (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), such incorrect representation, warranty or certification shall remain incorrect for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent; provided, that this clause (4) shall be limited on the Closing Date to the Specified Representations and the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations, and the failure of any other representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by any Loan Party to be untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made on the Closing Date shall not constitute a breach of this clause (4); or

 

(5)          Cross-Default. The Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period, if any, whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount (individually or in the aggregate with all other Indebtedness as to which such a failure shall exist) of not less than the Threshold Amount or (b) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event occurs (other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of Hedging Obligations, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Hedging Obligations and not as a result of any default thereunder by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem all of such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that (i) any such failure under clauses (a) or (b) above (x) shall only constitute an Event of Default hereunder if such failure is unremedied and is not waived by the holders of such Indebtedness prior to any termination of the Commitments or acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 8.02 and (y) for the avoidance of doubt, shall not result in a Default or Event of Default hereunder while any notice period or grace period, if applicable to such failure remains in effect and (ii) this clause (5) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness; or

 

(6)          Insolvency Proceedings, etc. The Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

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(7)          Judgments. There is entered against the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, a final non-appealable judgment and order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not paid or covered by insurance or indemnities as to which the insurer or indemnifying party has been notified of such judgment or order and the applicable insurance company or indemnifying party has not denied coverage thereof) and such judgment or order shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending an appeal for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or

 

(8)          ERISA. (a) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (b) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan or (c) with respect to a Foreign Plan, a termination, withdrawal or non-compliance with applicable Law or plan terms occurs, except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 8.01(8), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(9)          Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason (other than (a) as expressly permitted by a Loan Document (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or 7.04), (b) as a result of acts or omissions by an Agent or any Lender or (c) due to the satisfaction in full of the Termination Conditions) ceases to be in full force and effect, or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents, taken as a whole (other than as a result of the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions), or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole (other than (i) as expressly permitted by a Loan Document (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or 7.04) or (ii) as a result of the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, prior to the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions; or

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(10)          Collateral Documents. Any Lien purported to be created by any material Collateral Document with respect to a material portion of the Collateral shall cease to be, or any Lien purported to be created by any material Collateral Document with respect to a material portion of the Collateral shall be asserted in writing by any Loan Party (prior to the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions) not to be, a valid and perfected Lien with the priority required by such Collateral Document (or other security purported to be created on the applicable Collateral) on, and security interest in, any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the failure of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to maintain control of Collateral or possession of Collateral actually delivered to it and pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code amendments relating to a Loan Party’s change of name or jurisdiction of formation (solely to the extent that the Borrower provides the Collateral Agent written notice thereof in accordance with the Security Agreement, and the Collateral Agent and the Borrower have agreed that the Collateral Agent will be responsible for filing such amendments) or continuation statements, and except as to Collateral consisting of real property to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage; or

 

(11)          Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.

 

SECTION 8.02 Remedies upon Event of Default. Subject to Section 8.04, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Required Lenders and shall, at the request of the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

 

(1)          at the direction of the Required Lenders, declare the Commitments of each Lender and any obligation of the Issuing Banks to make L/C Credit Extensions and the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans to be terminated, whereupon such Commitments and obligation will be terminated;

 

(2)          at the direction of the Required Lenders, declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable under any Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

 

(3)          at the direction of the Required Lenders, require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the then outstanding Letters of Credit (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

 

(4)          exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

 

provided that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (the “Bankruptcy Code”), the Commitments of each Lender and any obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit and any obligation of the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans, will automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid will automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit as aforesaid will automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

After the Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date shall have occurred, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility and shall, at the request of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, take any or all of the following actions:

 

(x) at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, declare the Commitments of each Priority Revolving Lender and any obligation of the Issuing Banks to make L/C Credit Extensions in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility and the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans which are Priority Revolving Loans to be terminated, whereupon such Commitments and obligation will be terminated;

 

(y) at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Priority Revolving Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable in respect thereof under any Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; and

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(z) at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the then outstanding Letters of Credit (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof) in respect of any Letters of Credit issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

SECTION 8.03 Application of Funds. (a) At any time that the provisions of Section 8.03(b) below do not apply, after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (but other than with respect to the Loans having become immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02, which shall instead be governed by Section 8.03(b) below), subject to any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, any amounts received on account of the Obligations will be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their capacities as such;

 

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III, and other than Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) payable to the Lenders, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, including any post-petition interest accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings (including to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit), the Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

 

Fifth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

 

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

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(b) Subject to any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, after (x) the Loans have become immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02 or (y) following delivery by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of a Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice and so long as the Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has not been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent, any amounts received on account of the Obligations (including from the proceeds of Collateral) will be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Collateral Agent in their capacities as such;

 

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts in respect of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations under the Priority Revolving Facility not exceeding the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III, and other than Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) payable to the Lenders, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings under the Priority Revolving Facility in respect of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations not exceeding the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings (including to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit) in respect of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations under the Priority Revolving Facility not exceeding the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

 

Fifth, to the extent not paid pursuant to Clause Second through Clause Fourth above, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III, and other than Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) payable to the Lenders, whether or not such amounts are allowed as a claim against any of the Loan Parties in any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Fifth payable to them;

 

Sixth, to the extent not paid pursuant to Clause Second through Clause Fifth above, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Sixth payable to them;

 

Seventh, to the extent not paid pursuant to Clause Second through Clause Sixth above, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, the Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Seventh held by them;

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Eighth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

 

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

 

Subject to Section 2.03(3), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth of Section 8.03(a) and clause Fourth of Section 8.03(b) will be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount will be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, will be paid to the Borrower.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Loan Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Loan Party.

 

SECTION 8.04 Right to Cure.

 

(1)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01 or Section 8.02, but subject to Sections 8.04(2) and (3), for the purpose of determining whether an Event of Default under the Financial Covenant has occurred, the Borrower may on one or more occasions designate any portion of the Net Proceeds from any Permitted Equity Issuance or of any contribution to the common equity capital of the Borrower (or from any other contribution to capital or sale or issuance of any other Equity Interests on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) (the “Cure Amount”) as an increase to Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the applicable fiscal quarter; provided that

 

(a) such amounts to be designated are actually received by the Borrower (i) after the last Business Day of the applicable fiscal quarter and (ii) on or prior to the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter (the “Cure Expiration Date”),

 

(b) such amounts to be designated do not exceed the maximum aggregate amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant as of such date, and

 

(c) the Borrower will have provided notice to the Administrative Agent on the date such amounts are designated as a “Cure Amount” (it being understood that to the extent such notice is provided in advance of delivery of a Compliance Certificate for the applicable period, the amount of such Net Proceeds that is designated as the Cure Amount may be lower than specified in such notice to the extent that the amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant is less than the full amount of such originally designated amount).

 

The Cure Amount used to calculate Consolidated EBITDA for one fiscal quarter will be used and included when calculating Consolidated EBITDA for each Test Period that includes such fiscal quarter. The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 8.04(1) may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than as applicable to the Financial Covenant (and may not be included for purposes of determining pricing, mandatory prepayments and the availability or amount permitted pursuant to any covenant under Article VII) and may not result in any adjustment to any amounts (including the amount of Indebtedness) or increase in cash with respect to the fiscal quarter with respect to which such Cure Amount was received other than the amount of the Consolidated EBITDA referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, except to the extent such proceeds are applied to prepay Indebtedness under the Facilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01 and Section 8.02, (x) upon designation of the Cure Amount by the Borrower in an amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant, the Financial Covenant will be deemed satisfied and complied with as of the end of the relevant fiscal quarter with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply with the Financial Covenant and any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant (and any other Default as a result thereof) will be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the Loan Documents, (y) from and after the date that the Borrower delivers a written notice to the Administrative Agent that it intends to exercise its cure right under this Section 8.04 (a “Notice of Intent to Cure”) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender may exercise any rights or remedies under Section 8.02 (or under any other Loan Document) on the basis of any actual or purported Event of Default under the Financial Covenant (and any other Default as a result thereof) until and unless the Cure Expiration Date has occurred without the Cure Amount having been designated and (z) no Lender or Issuing Bank shall be required to (but in its sole discretion may) make any Revolving Loan or issue or amend any Letter of Credit from and after such time as the Administrative Agent has received the Notice of Intent to Cure unless and until the Cure Amount is actually received.

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(2)          In each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, there shall be no more than two (2) fiscal quarters in which the cure right set forth in Section 8.04(1) is exercised.

 

(3)          There shall be no more than five (5) fiscal quarters in which the cure rights set forth in Section 8.04(1) are exercised during the term of the Facilities; provided that, so long as the Closing Date Revolving Facility is no longer outstanding, there may be an additional fiscal quarter after the Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date in which the cure rights set forth in this Section 8.04 are exercised during the term of any Revolving Commitments.

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Article IX

 

The Agents

 

SECTION 9.01 Appointment and Authorization. Each Lender and Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints Ares Capital Corporation, to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article IX (other than Sections 9.07, 9.11, 9.12, 9.14 and 9.15) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any such provision. Each Priority Revolving Lender (and, if applicable, each other Secured Party with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility) hereby irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank, to act on its behalf as the Priority Revolving Agent hereunder and authorizes the Priority Revolving Agent to take such actions, and only such actions on its behalf hereunder, solely to the extent such actions are expressly authorized hereunder to be taken by the Priority Revolving Agent. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent hereby represents and warrants that it is either (a) a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” and that it will comply with its “obligation to withhold,” each within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(ii) or (b) a Withholding U.S. Branch. It is understood and agreed that any right to take (or decline to take) or any power or authority granted, assigned or delegated to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be taken or exercised, as the case may be, by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or any co- agents, sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact designated by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the applicable Loan Document), and, for the avoidance of doubt, not the Priority Revolving Agent or any of the Priority Revolving Agent’s Agent-Related Persons, sub-agents, co-agents or attorneys-in-fact. Furthermore, each Priority Revolving Lender hereby expressly agrees that any powers or discretion or authority granted to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under any Loan Document are granted to the Administrative Agent and not the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

(2)          The Administrative Agent shall also act as the sole and exclusive “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a Lender and a potential Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank) and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of (and to hold any security interest created by the Collateral Documents for and on behalf of or in trust for) such Lender and Issuing Bank for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as sole and exclusive “collateral agent” (and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed solely by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X with respect to the Administrative Agent (including Sections 10.04 and 10.05), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto (including any Intercreditor Agreement), as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders.

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(3)          (a) Each Lender (i) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (ii) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

(I)          such Lender is not using Plan Assets of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,

 

(II)          the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,

 

(III)        (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

 

(IV)          such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent (each in its sole discretion), and such Lender.

 

(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (I) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (IV) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (i) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (ii) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that:

 

(I)          none of the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto),

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(II)          the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other Person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50.0 million,

 

(III)        the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations),

 

(IV)          the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and

 

(V)          no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement.

 

(c) The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank and each of their respective Affiliates hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

 

SECTION 9.02 Rights as a Lender. Any Priority Revolving Lender or Non-Priority Lender that is also serving as an Agent (including as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent) hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Priority Revolving Lender or Non- Priority Lender, respectively, as any other Priority Revolving Lender or Non-Priority Lender, respectively, and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent and the term “Priority Revolving Lender”, “Non-Priority Lender” or “Lender”, respectively, shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include each Priority Revolving Lender, Non-Priority Lender or Lender, respectively (if any), serving as an Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Any such Person serving as an Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any Lender. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, any Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that no Agent shall be under any obligation to provide such information to them.

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SECTION 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Priority Revolving Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Agent (including the Administrative Agent):

 

(1)          shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to any Agent or Arranger is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law and instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties;

 

(2)          shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that such Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) (including any such direction set forth herein or in such other Loan 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 Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

 

(3)          shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by any Person serving as an Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

 

Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Persons shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (a) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (b) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by the final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein. Neither the Priority Revolving Agent nor any of its Related Persons shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (a) with the consent or at the request of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Priority Revolving Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (b) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by the final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event unless and until notice describing such Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, respectively, is given to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, by the Borrower, a Lender, or an Issuing Bank.

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No Agent-Related Person shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (a) any recital, statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (c) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, (d) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (e) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral or (f) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable. The duties of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or the holder of any Note; and nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Loan Document, the Arrangers are named as such for recognition purposes only, and in its capacity as such shall have no powers, duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; it being understood and agreed that the Arrangers shall be entitled to all indemnification and reimbursement rights in favor of the Arrangers as, and to the extent, provided for under Section 10.05. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Arrangers shall not, solely by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, have any fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or any other Person.

 

SECTION 9.04 Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent. Independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers and of their respective Affiliates, each Lender and the holder of each Note, to the extent it deems appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (a) its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans and the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith and (b) its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Arrangers and any of their respective Affiliates shall not have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender or the holder of any Note with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers and any of their respective Affiliates shall not be responsible to any Lender or the holder of any Note for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectability, priority or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or the existence or possible existence of any Default, Event of Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event. The Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or Priority Revolving Agent may in good faith ask for such information or support it may deem reasonably necessary to confirm that one or more lenders in fact constitute either the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders under any Facility before taking or declining to take any action under a Loan Document and none of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be deemed to be liable to any Lender for so taking or so declining to take such action until it shall have received such information so reasonably requested.

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SECTION 9.05 Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent. If the Administrative Agent requests instructions from the Required Lenders (or if appropriate the Required Facility Lenders), or if the Priority Revolving Agent requests instructions from the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, in each case with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall have received instructions from the Required Lenders or Required Facility Lenders, as the case may be; and the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall not incur liability to any Lender by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, neither any Lender nor the holder of any Note shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Loan Document in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 9.06 Reliance by the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or facsimile message, cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by any Person that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, believed to be the proper Person, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and any other Loan Document and its duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan or the issuance, extension or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Loan or issuances of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

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SECTION 9.07 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving 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 Agent-Related Persons. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub agent and to the Agent-Related Persons of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.07 or Section 9.14, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall not delegate to any Supplemental Administrative Agent responsibility for receiving any payments under any Loan Document for the account of any Lender, which payments shall be received directly by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, without prior written consent of the Borrower (not to unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

SECTION 9.08 Indemnification. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, to the extent the Administrative Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Persons (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Administrative Agent) is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Administrative Agent) in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Administrative Agent) in performing its duties hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s or any other of its Agent-Related Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower, provided that such reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect the Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto, provided further that the failure of any Lender to indemnify or reimburse the Administrative Agent shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation in respect thereof. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, to the extent the Priority Revolving Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Persons (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Priority Revolving Agent) is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Priority Revolving Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Priority Revolving Agent) in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Priority Revolving Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Priority Revolving Agent) in performing its duties hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that no Priority Revolving Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Priority Revolving Agent’s or any other of its Agent-Related Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Without limitation of the foregoing, each Priority Revolving Lender shall reimburse the Priority Revolving Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Priority Revolving Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Priority Revolving Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower, provided that such reimbursement by the Priority Revolving Lenders shall not affect the Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto, provided further that the failure of any Priority Revolving Lender to indemnify or reimburse the Priority Revolving Agent shall not relieve any other Priority Revolving Lender of its obligation in respect thereof. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Liabilities, this Section 9.08 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person. The undertaking in this Section 9.08 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent.

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SECTION 9.09 The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent in Their Individual Capacities. With respect to its obligation to make Loans under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall have the rights and powers specified herein for a “Lender” or “Priority Revolving Lender”, respectively, and may exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the duties specified herein; and the term “Lender”, “Priority Revolving Lender”, “Required Lenders”, “Required Facility Lenders” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, include the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in its respective individual capacities. The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent and its affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, investment banking, trust or other business with, or provide debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party (or any Person engaged in a similar business with any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof) as if they were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, any Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that no Agent shall be under any obligation to provide such information to them.

 

SECTION 9.10 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Lender, Swing Line Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder, as the case may be. None of the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a “lead arranger” or “bookrunner” shall have any obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than (a) as expressly provided herein or (b) those applicable to all Lenders, but only to the extent acting in such capacity as a Lender.

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SECTION 9.11 Resignation by the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent. The Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent may resign from the performance of all its respective functions and duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents at any time by giving 30 Business Days prior written notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event, then the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may be removed as the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, at the reasonable request of (in the case of the Administrative Agent) the Required Lenders and (in the case of the Priority Revolving Agent) the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility. If the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent becomes subject to an Agent-Related Distress Event, then the Borrower may remove the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, from such role upon 15 days’ prior written notice to the Lenders. Such resignation or removal shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, as provided below.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be appointed unless such successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, represents and warrants that it is (a) a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” and that it will comply with its “obligation to withhold,” each within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1 or (b) a Withholding U.S. Branch.

 

Upon any such notice of resignation by, or notice of removal of, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, hereunder or thereunder who shall be a commercial bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (provided that the Borrower’s approval shall not be required if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing).

 

If a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall not have been so appointed within such 30 Business Day period, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, with the consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing), shall then appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, who shall serve as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, as provided above.

 

If no successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent has been appointed pursuant to the foregoing by the 35th Business Day after the date such notice of resignation was given by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, or such notice of removal was given by the Required Lenders or the Borrower, as applicable, the Administrative Agent’s or the Priority Revolving Agent’s, as applicable, resignation shall nonetheless become effective and the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, hereunder or under any other Loan Document until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, as provided above. The retiring Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall instead be made by or to each Lender or Issuing Bank directly, until such time as the Required Lenders (or, in the case of the resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.11.

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Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent hereunder and, in the case of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent for purposes of the immediately succeeding clauses (a) and (b), 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 Required Lenders may request, in order to (a) continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents or (b) otherwise ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement is satisfied, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 9.11).

 

The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Priority Revolving Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Agent-Related Persons in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable.

 

Upon a resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent pursuant to this Section 9.11, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, (a) shall continue to be subject to Section 10.09 and (b) shall remain indemnified to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the provisions of this Article IX (and the analogous provisions of the other Loan Documents) shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, for all of its actions and inactions while serving as the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable.

 

SECTION 9.12 Collateral Matters. Each Lender (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank) irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take the actions to be taken by them as set forth in Sections 7.04 and 10.24.

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Each Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note by the acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Required Lenders, of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Collateral Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

 

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 9.12. In each case as specified in this Section 9.12, Section 7.04 and Section 10.24, the applicable Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the applicable Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release or subordination of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, this Section 9.12, Section 7.04 and Section 10.24.

 

The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders or to any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Loan Party or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent in this Section 9.12, Section 7.04, Section 10.24 or in any of the Collateral Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

 

SECTION 9.13 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan 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:

 

(1)          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, any Issuing Bank, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, any Issuing Bank, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, any Issuing Bank, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

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(2)           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 Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, and, in the event that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and relevant Issuing Banks, to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, 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 Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.

 

The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, (b) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable Law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). In connection with any such bid (a) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (b) to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a) through (i) of the first proviso to Section 10.01(1) of this Agreement), (c) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to assign the relevant Obligations to any such acquisition vehicle pro rata by the Lenders, as a result of which each of the Lenders shall be deemed to have received a pro rata portion of any Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by such an acquisition vehicle on account of the assignment of the Obligations to be credit bid, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action and (d) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.

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SECTION 9.14 Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents.

 

(1)           It is the purpose of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that there shall be no violation of any Law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and in particular in case of the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, or in case the Administrative Agent deems that by reason of any present or future Law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a “Supplemental Administrative Agent” and collectively as “Supplemental Administrative Agents”).

 

(2)           In the event that the Administrative Agent appoints a Supplemental Administrative Agent with respect to any Collateral, (a) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Administrative Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Administrative Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental Administrative Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either the Administrative Agent or such Supplemental Administrative Agent and (b) the provisions of this Article IX and of Sections 10.04 and 10.05 that refer to the Administrative Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Administrative Agent and all references therein to the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent or such Supplemental Administrative Agent, as the context may require.

 

(3)           Should any instrument in writing from any Loan Party be reasonably required by any Supplemental Administrative Agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Borrower shall, or shall cause such Loan Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments reasonably acceptable to it promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent. In case any Supplemental Administrative Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Administrative Agent, to the extent permitted by Law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Administrative Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 9.15 Intercreditor Agreements. The Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent are hereby authorized to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement to the extent contemplated by the terms hereof, and the parties hereto acknowledge that such Intercreditor Agreement is (and shall be) binding upon them. Each Secured Party agrees that the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, upon execution thereof, shall be binding upon them. Each Secured Party (a) hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements, (b) hereby authorizes, instructs and directs the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof and (c) without any further consent of the Lenders, hereby authorizes, instructs and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent 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 or any Intercreditor Agreement contemplated hereunder (including any such amendment (or amendment and restatement) of any intercreditor agreement to provide for the incurrence of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder that will be secured on a junior lien or pari passu basis to the Obligations); provided that such intercreditor agreements may not contain provisions inconsistent with the ICA Applicable Provisions.

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In addition, each Secured Party hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to enter into (a) any amendments to any Intercreditor Agreements, and (b) any other intercreditor arrangements, in the case of the clauses (a) and (b) to the extent required to give effect to the establishment of intercreditor rights and privileges as contemplated and required or permitted by this Agreement (including any such amendment (or amendment and restatement) of any intercreditor agreement to provide for the incurrence of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder that will be secured on a junior lien or pari passu basis to the Obligations). Each Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that any of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (or one or more of their respective Affiliates) may (but are not obligated to) act as the “Debt Representative” or like term for the holders of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under the security agreements with respect thereto or any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect. Each Lender waives any conflict of interest, now contemplated or arising hereafter, in connection therewith and agrees not to assert against any Agent or any of its affiliates any claims, causes of action, damages or liabilities of whatever kind or nature relating thereto.

 

SECTION 9.16 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Guaranty or any Collateral Document, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 8.03, any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 9.17 Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable Laws, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 3.01, each Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, all Taxes and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, by the IRS or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of such Lender for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective), whether or not such Taxes are correctly or legally imposed or asserted. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (a) any Non-Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, for such Non-Excluded Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (b) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.07(5) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (c) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, under this Section 9.17. The agreements in this Section 9.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations. For purposes of this Section 9.17, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and any Swing Line Lender.

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Article X

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 10.01               Amendments, etc.

 

(1)           Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (other than (x) with respect to any amendment or waiver contemplated in clauses (g), (h), (i) or (j) below (in the case of clause (j), to the extent permitted by Section 2.14, but subject to the last proviso in such clause (j)), which shall only require the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Facility or Facilities, as applicable (and not the Required Lenders) and (y) with respect to any amendment or waiver contemplated in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (g)(IV), which shall only require the consent of the Lenders expressly set forth therein and not the Required Lenders) (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees to acknowledge any such waiver, consent or amendment that otherwise satisfies the requirements of this Section 10.01 as promptly as possible, however, to the extent the final form of such waiver, consent or amendment has been delivered to the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day prior to the proposed effectiveness of the consents by the Lenders party thereto, the Administrative Agent shall acknowledge such waiver, consent or amendment (i) immediately, in the case of any amendment which does not require the consent of any existing Lender under this Agreement or (ii) otherwise, within two hours of the time copies of the Required Lender consents or other applicable Lender consents required by this Section 10.01 have been provided to the Administrative Agent, it being understood that with respect to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), if the applicable waiver, consent or amendment has not been acknowledged by the Administrative Agent in the time frames provided, the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have acknowledged such applicable waiver, consent or amendment; and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

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(a) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.01 or 4.02 or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);

 

(b) postpone any date scheduled for, or reduce the amount of, any payment of principal or interest under Section 2.07 or 2.08 (other than pursuant to Section 2.08(2)) or any payment of fees or premiums hereunder or under any Loan Document with respect to payments to any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, it being understood that none of the following will constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for, or a reduction in the amount of, any payment of principal, interest, fees or premiums: (i) the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Loans, (ii) the waiver of any Default or Event of Default (other than the waiver of any Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(1)) and (iii) any change to the definition of “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio,” “Secured Net Leverage Ratio,” “Total Net Leverage Ratio,” “Interest Coverage Ratio” or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof;

 

(c) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or Unreimbursed Amount, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, it being understood that none of the following will constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or any fees: any change to the definition of “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio,” “Secured Net Leverage Ratio,” “Total Net Leverage Ratio,” “Interest Coverage Ratio,” or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof; provided that (i) with respect to any Default Rate payable in respect of any Facility (including the Priority Revolving Facility), only the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such Facility shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate and (ii) only the consent of the Swing Line Lender shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate payable in respect of the Swing Line Facility;

 

(d) [reserved];

 

(e) other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(f) other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender;

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(g) notwithstanding anything contained in any Loan Document (and for the avoidance of doubt notwithstanding any provision of this Section 10.01 other than this clause (g) and clauses (h) and (i) below, but subject in each case to the consent of the Borrower, and to the extent it would be otherwise required pursuant to the Agent Vote Requirement, the consent of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Issuing Bank and/or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable), amend, waive or otherwise modify (I)(A)(X) any Loans under the Non-Priority Facility to increase amortization thereof (or change the scheduled amortization payments thereof to earlier dates), but, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the acceleration of (or termination of Commitments under) all or any part of the Non-Priority Facility or (Y) the Financial Covenant (or any Default or Event of Default resulting from a failure to perform or observe the Financial Covenant) or the provisions of Section 8.04, in each case in this clause (A), without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility (and in the case of this clause (A) no consent of any other Lender in its capacity as such shall be required except as set forth in the immediately succeeding proviso); provided that no such amendment, modification or waiver contemplated by clause (I)(A)(Y) may result in allowing a Credit Extension (whether such Credit Extension would occur at the time of such amendment, modification, waiver or thereafter) under the Priority Revolving Facility if such Credit Extension would, absent such amendment, waiver or modification, not be permitted, unless either (x) such amendment, waiver or modification shall have also been approved by the Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Term Loan Facility or (y) after giving pro forma effect to such Credit Extension, the aggregate Revolving Exposure then outstanding shall not exceed $20 million, (B) solely to the extent that any such amendment, modification or waiver of any of the following defined terms or sections referred to in this clause (B) adversely affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Priority Revolving Lenders in their capacity as such, (i) the definitions of FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions, EP ICA Applicable Provisions, ICA Applicable Provisions, Priority Revolving Agent, Priority Revolving Facility, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice or Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date or (ii) Sections 2.05(1)(f), 6.01(1), 6.01(2), 6.02(1), 9.15 or 10.28, (C) the provisions of Section 7.04 to permit any otherwise non-permitted Asset Sales for an amount in excess of $35,000,000 in the aggregate or (D) any provisions or terms of an Intercreditor Agreement or the definitions of Intercreditor Agreement, Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement or First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, in each case in a manner inconsistent with the ICA Applicable Provisions, in each case under clauses (B) through (D) of this clause (g)(I), without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, (II)(A) any provision of any Loan Document that would permit the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower to purchase, take by assignment or otherwise become a Lender in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility, (B) any provisions or terms of an Intercreditor Agreement or the definitions of Intercreditor Agreement, Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement or First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, in each case in a manner inconsistent with the ICA Applicable Provisions or (C) solely to the extent that any such amendment, modification or waiver of any of the following defined terms or sections referred to in this clause (C) adversely affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Non-Priority Lenders in their capacity as such, the definitions of FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions, EP ICA Applicable Provisions, ICA Applicable Provisions, Priority Revolving Facility, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice or Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date or Section 9.15, in each case under clauses (A) through (C) of this clause (g)(II), without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility, (III) Section 10.28 without the consent of Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Term Loan Facility or (IV) modify (i) this clause (g) or clauses (h) or (i) below, (ii) the definitions of Required Lenders or Required Facility Lenders (it being understood that neither the consent of the Required Lenders nor the consent of any Lender other than each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby shall be required in connection with any change to the definition of “Required Facility Lenders” as it pertains to the Facility under which such directly and adversely affected Lender is a Lender under), (iii) Section 2.13 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby specified therein or (iv) Section 8.03 or the term Maximum Priority Revolving Amount, in each case under this clause (IV) without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (other than, in each case under this clause (IV), solely to reflect the addition of Lenders under one or more additional credit facilities added to this Agreement and the right of any extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans, the Revolving Loans, the Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof, that would not otherwise require a consent under clause (g)(I) through (g)(III) that has not been obtained); provided further that any reference to amending, modifying or waiving any particular definition in, or section of, any Loan Document in this clause (g) shall be deemed to include the amendment, modification or waiver of any definition, component definition used therein or other section of a Loan Document referred to therein, solely in respect of the use thereof in any such definition, component definition or section;

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(h) subject to the first proviso in clause (g)(I) and clauses (g)(II), (g)(III) and (g)(IV) above, (x) amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision or (y) waive any Default or Event of Default that results from any representation made or deemed made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document in connection with any Credit Extension under one or more Revolving Facility being untrue in any material respect as of the date made or deemed made, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), which directly affects Lenders under one or more Revolving Facilities and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facilities (it being understood that the waiver of any conditions set forth in Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under one or more Revolving Facilities directly affects the Lenders under such Revolving Facilities and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facilities), in each case, without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Revolving Facility or Facilities (and in the case of multiple Revolving Facilities which are affected, such Required Facility Lenders shall consent together as one Facility); provided, however, that the amendments, waivers or other modifications described in this clause (h) shall not, subject to the immediately following proviso, require the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Revolving Facility or Facilities (it being understood that any amendment to the conditions of effectiveness of Incremental Commitments set forth in Section 2.14 shall be subject to clause (j) below); provided further that no such amendment, modification or waiver contemplated by this clause (h) may result in allowing a Credit Extension (whether such Credit Extension would occur at the time of such amendment, modification, waiver or thereafter) under the Priority Revolving Facility if such Credit Extension would, absent such amendment, waiver or modification, not be permitted, unless either (A) such amendment, waiver or modification shall have also been approved by the Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Term Loan Facility or (B) after giving pro forma effect to such Credit Extension, the aggregate Revolving Exposure then outstanding shall not exceed $20 million;

 

(i) subject to clauses (g)(I) and (g)(IV) above, amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision which directly affects Lenders under one or more Term Facilities and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facilities, in each case, without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Term Facility or Facilities (and in the case of multiple Term Facilities which are affected, such Required Facility Lenders shall consent together as one Facility); provided, however, that the amendments, waivers or other modifications described in this clause (i) shall not require the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Term Facility or Facilities (it being understood that any amendment to the conditions of effectiveness of Incremental Commitments set forth in Section 2.14 shall be subject to clause (j) below);

 

(j) amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision (including the availability and conditions to funding (subject to the requirements of Section 2.14) with respect to Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, but excluding the rate of interest applicable thereto which shall be subject to clause (c) above)) which directly affects Lenders of one or more Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facility, in each case, without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments (and in the case of multiple Facilities which are affected, such Required Facility Lenders shall consent together as one Facility); provided, however, that, to the extent permitted under Section 2.14, no amendments or waivers described in this clause (j) shall require the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lenders and shall only require the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, including to the extent such amendment or waiver includes provisions that benefit the Lenders under any other Facility and are not adverse to such other Lenders (subject to any consent of the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, required under Section 2.14); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount that can be incurred (whether pursuant to Section 2.14 or the definition of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt) under the Available Incremental Amount cannot be increased without the consent of the Required Lenders;

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provided that:

 

(i)             no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each Issuing Bank in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of such Issuing Bank under this Agreement or any Issuing Bank Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; provided, however, that this Agreement may be amended to adjust the mechanics related to the issuance of Letters of Credit, including mechanical changes relating to the existence of multiple Issuing Banks, with only the written consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower so long as the obligations of the Revolving Lenders, if any, who have not executed such amendment, and if applicable the other Issuing Banks, if any, who have not executed such amendment, are not adversely affected thereby;

 

(ii)            no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; provided, however, that this Agreement may be amended to adjust the borrowing mechanics related to Swing Line Loans with only the written consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Swing Line Lender and the Borrower so long as the obligations of the Revolving Lenders, if any, who have not executed such amendment, are not adversely affected thereby;

 

(iii)           no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by (x) the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, respectively, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) the Priority Revolving Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Priority Revolving Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (this clause (iii), together with clauses (i) and (ii) immediately above, the “Agent Vote Requirements”); and

 

(iv)          Section 10.07(7) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification;

 

provided further that notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

(I)    no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove of any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender (it being understood that any Commitments or Loans held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders);

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(II)          subject to Section 10.01(1)(d), no Lender consent is required to effect any amendment or supplement to any Intercreditor Agreement (i) that is for the purpose of adding the holders of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or any other Permitted Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness (or a Debt Representative with respect thereto) as parties thereto, as expressly contemplated by the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable (it being understood that any such amendment, modification or supplement may make such other changes to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement as, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, are required to effectuate the foregoing and provided that such other changes are not adverse, in any material respect, to the interests of the Lenders) or (ii) that is expressly contemplated by any Intercreditor Agreement in connection with joinders and supplements; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable;

 

(III)         this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans, the Revolving Loans, the Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations 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 Required Lenders;

 

(IV)         any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section 10.01 if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time;

 

(V)          any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or the Collateral Agent, as applicable) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency (including amendments, supplements or waivers to any of the Collateral Documents, guarantees, intercreditor agreements or related documents executed by any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement if such amendment, supplement or waiver is delivered in order to cause such Collateral Documents, guarantees, intercreditor agreements or related documents to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) so long as, in each case, the Lenders shall have received at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment; provided that the consent of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the case may be, shall not be required to make any such changes necessary to be made in connection with any borrowing of Incremental Loans, any borrowing of Other Loans, any Extension or any borrowing of Replacement Loans and otherwise to effect the provisions of Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16 or the immediately succeeding paragraph of this Section 10.01, respectively or to effect amendments to this Agreement or any other Loan Document as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to effect any provision specifying that any waiver, amendment or modification may be made with the consent or approval of the Administrative Agent; and

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(VI)         the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may, without the input or consent of the other Lenders, effect changes to this Agreement that are necessary and appropriate to effect the offering process set forth in Section 2.05(1)(e).

 

(2)           In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.01, this Agreement may be amended (each, a “Replacement Amendment”) with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the Replacement Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all outstanding Term Loans of any Class (“Replaced Loans”) with replacement term loans (“Replacement Loans”) hereunder; provided that,

 

(a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Replaced Loans, plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing of Replaced Loans with such Replacement Loans and any other Incremental Amounts,

 

(b) the All-In Yield with respect to such Replacement Loans (or similar interest rate spread applicable to such Replacement Loans) shall not be higher than the All-In Yield for such Replaced Loans (or similar interest rate spread applicable to such Replaced Loans) immediately prior to such refinancing,

 

(c) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replacement Loans shall not be shorter than the then-remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replaced Loans at the time of such refinancing,

 

(d) all other terms (other than with respect to pricing, interest rate margins, fees, discounts, rate floors and prepayment or redemption terms) applicable to such Replacement Loans shall either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Replacement Loans (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if not otherwise consistent with the terms of such Replaced Loans, not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Replaced Loans, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Loans in effect immediately prior to such refinancing or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, to the extent that any such terms of any Replacement Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term LoansLoan Facility, the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of such Facility) or (iii) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the lenders of Replacement Loans, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of each of the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and the Closing Date Revolving Facility),

 

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(e) Replacement Loans shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and

 

(f) in the case of Replacement Loans that are secured, the obligations in respect thereof shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.01, (x) each Replacement Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan 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 10.01(2) (for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.01(2) shall supersede any other provisions in this Section 10.01 to the contrary), including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (y) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes, in each case under this clause (y), so long as the Administrative Agent reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders.

 

(3)           In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.01,

 

(a) the Guaranty, the Collateral Documents and related documents executed by Loan Parties in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to cure ambiguities or defects or (iii) to cause the Guaranty, Collateral Documents or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including by adding additional parties as contemplated herein or therein), and

 

(b) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error, mistake, ambiguity, incorrect cross-reference or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any exhibit, schedule or other attachment to any Loan Document), then the Administrative Agent (acting in its sole discretion) and the Borrower or any other relevant Loan Party shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document. Notification of such amendment shall be made by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders promptly upon such amendment becoming effective.

 

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SECTION 10.02               Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.

 

(1)           General. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (2) below), 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 as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

 

(a) if to Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

 

(b) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

 

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next succeeding Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (2) below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (2).

 

The Priority Revolving Agent shall deliver a copy of any notice delivered by it to the Administrative Agent for purposes of Section 8.03(b) of the Credit Agreement to each Authorized Representative (as defined in the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement).

 

(2)           Electronic Communication. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent (or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable) that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

(3)           Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (a) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next succeeding Business Day for the recipient and (b) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (a) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

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(4)           The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any of their Agent-Related Persons or any Arranger (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to Holdings, the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, the Administrative Agent’s or the Priority Revolving Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to Holdings, the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

 

(5)           Change of Address. Each Loan Party, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Lenders, the Priority Revolving Agent). In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Lenders, the Priority Revolving Agent) from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, has on record (a) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (b) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private-Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

 

(6)           Reliance by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (a) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein or (b) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, each Lender and the Related Persons of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

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SECTION 10.03               No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) any Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.10 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13) or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided further that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

 

SECTION 10.04               Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) if the Closing Date occurs and to the extent not paid or reimbursed on or prior to the Closing Date, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Arranger with the “lead left” placement for all reasonable and documented out- of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and such Arranger incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs of a single U.S. counsel (including, without limitation, those of any common diligence team at such identified counsel for such Arranger) and, if necessary, a single local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction and (b) upon presentation of a summary statement, together with any supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Swing Line Lender and the other Lenders, taken as a whole, promptly following a written demand therefor for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including all Attorney Costs of one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole (and, if necessary, one local counsel in any relevant material jurisdiction and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction to each group of affected Lenders similarly situated taken as a whole)). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in its sole discretion.

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SECTION 10.05               Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agents, each Issuing Bank, each Swing Line Lender, and each other Lender, the Arrangers and their respective Related Persons (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including Attorney Costs and Environmental Liabilities) to which any such Indemnitee may become subject arising out of, resulting from or in connection with (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant material jurisdiction, and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction to each group of affected Indemnitees similarly situated taken as a whole) any actual or threatened claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to the Transactions or to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the use, or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding), and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses resulted from (a) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Persons as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (b) a material breach of any obligations under any Loan Document by such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Persons as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (c) any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than any claims against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an administrative agent or arranger or any similar role under any Loan Document and other than any claims arising out of any act or omission of Holdings or any of its Affiliates (as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). To the extent that the undertakings to indemnify and hold harmless set forth in this Section 10.05 may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any applicable Law or public policy, the Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable Law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement (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), nor shall any Indemnitee or any Loan Party have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date) (other than, in the case of any Loan Party, in respect of any such damages incurred or paid by an Indemnitee to a third party for which such Indemnitee is otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 10.05). In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, stockholders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents is consummated. All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be paid within thirty (30) calendar days after written demand therefor. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. This Section 10.05 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-tax claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Indemnitee shall be obligated to refund and return promptly any and all amounts paid by any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates under this Section 10.05 to such Indemnitee for any such fees, expenses or damages to the extent such Indemnitee is not entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with the terms hereof.

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SECTION 10.06               Marshaling; Payments Set Aside. None of the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of the Loan Parties or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to any Agent or any Lender, or any Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.

 

SECTION 10.07               Successors and Assigns.

 

(1)           The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and registered assigns permitted hereby, except that neither Holdings nor the Borrower may, except as permitted by Section 7.03, assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder (including to existing Lenders and their Affiliates) except (a) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(2) (such an assignee, an “Eligible Assignee”) and (I) in the case of any Eligible Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is an Affiliated Lender, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(8), (II) in the case of any Eligible Assignee that is Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(12) or (C) in the case of any Eligible Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is a Debt Fund Affiliate, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(11), (b) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(4), (c) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.07(6), (d) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(7) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void) (or in the case of any such attempted assignment or transfer to a Disqualified Institution shall be subject to the provisions set forth in the fourth sentence of the definition of “Lender”) and (e) pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Section 10.28. 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 Section 10.07(4) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Related Persons of each of the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

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(2)   Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.07(2), participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)   Minimum Amounts.

 

(i)       in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

 

(ii)      in any case not described in subsection (2)(a)(i) of this Section 10.07, the aggregate amount of the Commitment or, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $1.0 million, in the case of Term Loans, and not less than $1.0 million, in the case of Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments, unless each of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and, so long as no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (in the case of an assignment of Term Loans, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met.

 

(b) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned (it being understood that assignments under separate Facilities shall not be required to be made on a pro rata basis).

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(c) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by Section 10.07(2)(a)(ii) and, in addition:

 

(i)      the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (I) an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date or (II) in respect of an assignment of all or a portion of the Term Loans only, such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender (including, solely with respect to PSP, to any of its Affiliates with mezzanine or private equity activities) or an Approved Fund; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall not be unreasonable for the Borrower to withhold its consent to any assignment to any Person that is not expressly a Disqualified Institution but is known by the Borrower to be an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution without regard as to whether such Person is identifiable as an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided, further, that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(8), (11) or (12);

 

(ii)     the consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall be required for an assignment of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(8), (11) or (12);

 

(iii)     the consent of each applicable Issuing Bank at the time of such assignment (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required; provided that no consent of the applicable Issuing Bank shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Commitments or Revolving Exposure;

 

(iv)     the consent of each Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required; provided that no consent of a Swing Line Lender shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Commitments or Revolving Exposure; and

 

(v)     with respect to assignments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, Participations) of any Commitments and Loans under any Revolving Facility, the consent of TPG Global, LLC shall be required (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (so long as the Investors hold, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower) unless an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date (it being understood that TPG Global, LLC shall be an express third party beneficiary of the provisions in this Section 10.07(2)(c)(v)); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, TPG Global, LLC may, in its sole discretion, withhold its consent to any assignment to any Person that is not expressly a Disqualified Institution but is known by TPG Global, LLC to be an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution without regard as to whether such Person is identifiable as an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution on the basis of such Affiliate’s name.

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(d) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) an Assignment and Assumption via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (or, if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), manually), and shall pay to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and which fee shall not be payable in respect of any assignment by PSP to an Affiliate of PSP). Other than in the case of assignments pursuant to Section 10.07(12), the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) an Administrative Questionnaire and all applicable tax forms.

 

(e) No Assignments to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (i) to Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries except as permitted under Sections 2.05(1)(e) and 10.07(12), (ii) subject to Section 10.07(8), (11) or (12) below, to any Affiliate of the Borrower, (iii) to a natural person, (iv) to any Disqualified Institution or (v) to any Defaulting Lender.

 

In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or sub participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the applicable Pro Rata Share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full Pro Rata Share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) pursuant to clause (3) of this Section 10.07 (and, in the case of an Affiliated Lender or a Person that, after giving effect to such assignment, would become an Affiliated Lender, to the requirements of clause (8) of this Section 10.07), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, other than in connection with an assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(12), (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and (y) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment), but shall in any event continue to be subject to Section 10.09. Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.07(4).

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EACH LENDER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HOLDINGS AND THE BORROWER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, ANY AFFILIATED LENDER (INCLUDING ANY INVESTOR) AND ANY DEBT FUND AFFILIATE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME PURCHASE OR TAKE ASSIGNMENT OF TERM LOANS HEREUNDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.05 AND THIS SECTION 10.07 (INCLUDING THROUGH OPEN MARKET PURCHASES).

 

(3)            The Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office or the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office, as applicable, a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, each notice of cancellation of any Loans delivered by the Borrower pursuant to subsections (8) or (12) below, and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of the Loans, L/C Obligations (specifying Unreimbursed Amounts), L/C Borrowings and amounts due under Section 2.03, owing to each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Agent (and in the case of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), any Affiliate thereof) and, with respect to its own Loans, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The parties intend that all Loans will be at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender is an Affiliated Lender, nor shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to monitor the aggregate amount of the Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders.

 

(4)           Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or, except as set forth in the proviso below, notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the Borrower and its Affiliates, a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Institution) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (a) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (b) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (c) the Borrower, the Agents 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 and (d) in the case of any sale of a participation in a Revolving Facility, the Lender shall notify the Borrower and TPG Global, LLC in writing no less than five (5) Business Days in advance thereof. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Sections 10.01(1) (other than clauses (g), (h) and (i) thereof) that directly and adversely affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (5) of this Section 10.07, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 (subject to the requirements of Section 3.01 (including subsections (2), (3) and (4), as applicable) as though it were a Lender; provided that any forms required to be provided under Section 3.01(3) shall be provided solely to the participating Lender), 3.04 and 3.05 (through the applicable Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (2) of this Section 10.07. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.10 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant shall agree to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

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(5)           Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. Each Lender that sells a participation shall (acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower) maintain a register complying with the requirements of Sections 163(f), 871(h) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder on which is entered the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender and the Borrower 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; provided that no Lender shall have the obligation to disclose all or a portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of the Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent such disclosure is necessary to establish that any such commitments, loans, letters of credit or other obligations are in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes or such disclosure is otherwise required under Treasury Regulations Section 5f.103-1(c), proposed Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5 or any applicable temporary, final or other successor regulations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent, in its capacity as Priority Revolving Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

(6)           Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any other central bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

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(7)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (a) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, (b) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (c) such SPC and the applicable Loan or any applicable part thereof shall be appropriately reflected in the Participant Register. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (a) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05), (b) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable and (c) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the Lender hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (a) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500 (which processing fee may be waived by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in its sole discretion and which fee shall not be payable in respect of any assignment by PSP to an Affiliate of PSP), assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (b) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

 

(8)           Any Lender may at any time assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender through (a) Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase or take by assignment open to all applicable Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures determined by such Affiliated Lender in its sole discretion or (b) open market purchase on a non-pro rata basis, in each case subject to the following limitations:

 

(i)            Affiliated Lenders will not receive information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender and will not be permitted to attend or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, other than the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II;

 

(ii)           each Lender (other than an Affiliated Lender) will waive any potential claims arising from Holdings, the Borrower, the Investor or any non-Debt Fund Affiliate or Debt Fund Affiliate being in possession of undisclosed information that may be material to such Lender’s decision to participate in such repurchase or assignment (unless such requirement is waived by the Borrower);

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(iii)          each Lender (other than any other Affiliated Lender) that assigns any Loans to an Affiliated Lender pursuant to clause (b) above shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a customary Big Boy Letter;

 

(iv)          the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of any Class under this Agreement held by Affiliated Lenders at the time of any such purchase or assignment shall not exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Class outstanding at such time under this Agreement (such percentage, the “Affiliated Lender Cap”); provided that to the extent any assignment to an Affiliated Lender would result in the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans of any Class held by Affiliated Lenders exceeding the Affiliated Lender Cap, the assignment of such excess amount will be void ab initio;

 

(v)           as a condition to each assignment pursuant to this subsection (8), the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have been provided a notice in connection with each assignment to an Affiliated Lender or a Person that upon effectiveness of such assignment would constitute an Affiliated Lender pursuant to which such Affiliated Lender (in its capacity as such) shall waive any right to bring any action in connection with such Loans against the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such; and

 

(vi)          the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto (an “Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption”).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Affiliated Lender that has purchased Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (8) may, in its sole discretion, contribute, directly or indirectly, the principal amount of such Term Loans or any portion thereof, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower for the purpose of cancelling and extinguishing such Term Loans. Upon the date of such contribution, assignment or transfer, (x) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishing of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (y) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register.

 

Each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender. The Administrative Agent may conclusively rely upon any notice delivered pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence or pursuant to clause (v) of this subsection (8) and shall not have any liability for any losses suffered by any Person as a result of any purported assignment to or from an Affiliated Lender.

 

(9)           Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders,” or “Required Facility Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders and Required Facility Lenders (in respect of a Class of Term Loans) have (a) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, or subject to Section 10.07(10), any plan of reorganization pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (b) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (c) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to consent (or not consent), otherwise act or direct or require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to take (or refrain from taking) any such action and, except with respect to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action (x) in Section 10.01 requiring the consent of all Lenders, all Lenders directly and adversely affected or specifically such Lender, (y) that alters an Affiliated Lender’s pro rata share of any payments given to all Lenders or (z) affects the Affiliated Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) in a manner that is disproportionate to the effect on any Lender in the same Class, the Loans held by an Affiliated Lender shall be disregarded in both the numerator and denominator in the calculation of any Lender vote (and shall be deemed to have been voted in the same percentage as all other applicable Lenders voted if necessary to give legal effect to this paragraph) (but, in any event, in connection with any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action, shall be entitled to any consent fee, calculated as if all of such Affiliated Lender’s Loans had voted in favor of any matter for which a consent fee or similar payment is offered).

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(10)         Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, each Affiliated Lender hereby agrees that, and each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption shall provide a confirmation that, if a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law shall be commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Loan Party at a time when such Lender is an Affiliated Lender, such Affiliated Lender irrevocably authorizes and empowers the Administrative Agent to vote on behalf of such Affiliated Lender with respect to the Term Loans held by such Affiliated Lender in any manner in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, unless the Administrative Agent instructs such Affiliated Lender to vote, in which case such Affiliated Lender shall vote with respect to the Term Loans held by it as the Administrative Agent directs; provided that such Affiliated Lender shall be entitled to vote in accordance with its sole discretion (and not in accordance with the direction of the Administrative Agent) in connection with any plan of reorganization to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat any Obligations held by such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Term Lenders that are not Affiliated Lenders.

 

(11)         Although any Debt Fund Affiliate(s) shall be Eligible Assignees and shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 10.07(8), (9) or (10), any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, a Debt Fund Affiliate only through (a) Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase or take by assignment open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(1)(e) (for the avoidance of doubt, without requiring any representation as to the possession of material non-public information by such Affiliate) or (b) open market purchase on a non-pro rata basis. Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, all Term Loans, Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliates, in the aggregate, may not account for more than 49.9% of the Term Loans, Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans of Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section 10.01

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(12)         Any Lender may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower through (a) Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(1)(e) or (b) open market purchases on a non-pro rata basis; provided that:

 

(i)(I) if the assignee is Holdings or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, upon such assignment, transfer or contribution, the applicable assignee shall automatically be deemed to have contributed or transferred the principal amount of such Term Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower or (II) if the assignee is the Borrower (including through contribution or transfers set forth in clause (I)), (A) the principal amount of such Term Loans, along with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, so contributed, assigned or transferred to the Borrower shall be deemed automatically cancelled and extinguished on the date of such contribution, assignment or transfer, (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of the remaining Lenders shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishing of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (C) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution, assignment or transfer of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register;

 

(ii) each Lender (other than an Affiliated Lender) that assigns any Loans to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to clause (b) above shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a customary Big Boy Letter; and

 

(iii) purchases of Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (12) may not be funded with the proceeds of Revolving Loans.

 

(13)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the consent of the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent, (a) any Lender may in accordance with applicable Law create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it and (b) any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

 

(14)         The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Institutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall not (a) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Institution or (b) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans or Commitments, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Institution.

 

(15)         It is understood and agreed that this Section 10.07 shall not apply to assignments or other transfers pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.28.

 

SECTION 10.08               Resignation of Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender may, upon thirty (30) Business Days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as an Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, respectively, so long as on or prior to the expiration of such 30-Business Day period with respect to such resignation, the relevant Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender shall have identified a successor Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower willing to accept its appointment as successor Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as applicable. In the event of any such resignation of an Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders willing to accept such appointment a successor Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of the relevant Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, except as expressly provided above. If an Issuing Bank resigns as an Issuing Bank, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an Issuing Bank and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(3)). If the Swing Line Lender resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(3)).

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SECTION 10.09               Confidentiality. Each of the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information in accordance with its customary procedures (as set forth below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, agents, trustees, managers, controlling Persons, advisors and representatives who need to know such information (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential, with such Affiliate being responsible for such Person’s compliance with this Section 10.09; provided, however, that such Agent, such Arranger, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, shall be principally liable to the extent this Section 10.09 is violated by one or more of its Affiliates or any of its or their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, agents, trustees, managers, controlling Persons, advisors or representatives), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners); provided, however, that each Agent, each Arranger, each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees to notify the Borrower promptly thereof (except in connection with any request as part of a regulatory examination) to the extent it is legally permitted to do so, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or otherwise (including by order) as required by applicable Law or regulation or as requested by a governmental authority; provided that such Agent, such Arranger, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, agrees that it will notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (except in connection with any request as part of a regulatory examination) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation, (d) [reserved], (e) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense, (f) on a confidential basis to service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration, settlement and management of this Agreement and the credit facilities provided hereunder, (g) with the consent of the Borrower, (h) to market data collectors for customary purposes in the lending industry in connection with the Facilities, (i) to the extent such Information (I) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach by any Person of this Section 10.09 or any other confidentiality provision in favor of any Loan Party (including, with respect to PSP, to any of its Affiliates with mezzanine or private equity activities), (II) becomes available to any Agent, any Arranger, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any of their respective Affiliates on a non- confidential basis from a source other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, and which source is not known by such Agent, such Lender, such Issuing Bank or the applicable Affiliate to be subject to a confidentiality restriction in respect thereof in favor of Holdings, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or (III) is independently developed by the Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, the Arrangers or their respective Affiliates, in each case, so long as not based on information obtained in a manner that would otherwise violate this Section 10.09 or (j) with respect to PSP, the disclosure of its role in the Transactions in any marketing materials, press release, promotional materials, “tombstone” advertisement or as a part of a “case study” each in connection with the Facilities.

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For purposes of this Section 10.09, “Information” means all information received from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to any Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; it being understood that no information received from Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof after the date hereof shall be deemed non-confidential on account of such information not being clearly identified at the time of delivery as being confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.09 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so in accordance with its customary procedures if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

Each Agent, each Arranger, each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that (a) the Information may include trade secrets, protected confidential information, or material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of such information and (c) it will handle such information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws and to preserve its trade secret or confidential character.

 

The respective obligations of the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and any Issuing Bank under this Section 10.09 shall survive, to the extent applicable to such Person, (x) the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement, (y) any assignment of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and (z) the resignation or removal of any Agent, Swing Line Lender or Issuing Bank.

 

SECTION 10.10               Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of such Loan Party then due and payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Issuing Banks and the Lenders and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and each Issuing Bank under this Section 10.10 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or such Issuing Bank may have. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

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SECTION 10.11               Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

 

SECTION 10.12               Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent and when the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging (including in.pdf format) means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 10.13               Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words “delivery,” “execution,” “execute,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other modifications, Committed Loan Notices, Swing Line Loan Notices, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state or District of Columbia laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

SECTION 10.14               Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.

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SECTION 10.15               Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 10.16               GOVERNING LAW.

 

(1)           THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(2)           THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE PRIORITY REVOLVING AGENT AND EACH LENDER EACH IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO 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 FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE 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. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT THE AGENTS AND LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT.

 

(3)           THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE PRIORITY REVOLVING AGENT AND EACH LENDER EACH IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SECTION 10.16. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

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SECTION 10.17               WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.17.

 

SECTION 10.18               Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall have been notified by each Lender that each such Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each Agent, each Lender, each other party hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

SECTION 10.19               Lender Action. Each Lender agrees that it shall not take or institute any actions or proceedings, judicial or otherwise, for any right or remedy against any Loan Party under any of the Loan Documents or the Secured Hedge Agreements (including the exercise of any right of setoff, rights on account of any banker’s lien or similar claim or other rights of self-help), or institute any actions or proceedings, or otherwise commence any remedial procedures, with respect to any Collateral or any other property of any such Loan Party, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent). The provision of this Section 10.19 are for the sole benefit of the Lenders and shall not afford any right to, or constitute a defense available to, any Loan Party.

 

SECTION 10.20               Use of Name, Logo, etc. Each Loan Party consents to the publication in the ordinary course by the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Arrangers of customary advertising material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement using such Loan Party’s name, product photographs, logo or trademark; provided that any such material shall be provided to the Borrower for its review a reasonable period of time in advance of publication. Such consent shall remain effective until revoked by such Loan Party in writing to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Arrangers.

 

SECTION 10.21               USA PATRIOT Act. 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 Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

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SECTION 10.22               Service of Process. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

SECTION 10.23               No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each of the Borrower and Holdings acknowledges and agrees that (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (ii) each of the Borrower and Holdings has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate and (iii) each of the Borrower and Holdings is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) each Agent, each Arranger and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) none of the Agents, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and (c) the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Agents, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and Holdings hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Agents, the Arrangers or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

SECTION 10.24               Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations; Subordination of Liens.

 

(1)           The Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably agree that the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral shall be automatically released (a) in full, as set forth in clause (2) below, (b) upon the sale or other transfer of such Collateral (including as part of or in connection with any other sale or other transfer permitted hereunder (including any Receivables Financing Transaction)) to any Person other than another Loan Party, to the extent such sale, transfer or other disposition is made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), (c) to the extent such Collateral is comprised of property leased to a Loan Party by a Person that is not a Loan Party, upon termination or expiration of such lease, (d) if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other percentage of the Lenders whose consent may be required in accordance with Section 10.01), (e) to the extent the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty (in accordance with the second succeeding sentence), (f) as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any sale, transfer or other disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (g) to the extent such Collateral otherwise becomes Excluded Assets. 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 Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral except to the extent otherwise released in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents. Additionally, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably agree that the Guarantors shall be released from the Guaranties upon consummation of any transaction or the occurrence of any event permitted hereunder resulting in such Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Restricted Subsidiary, or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary (but in the case of an Excluded Subsidiary joined as a Guarantor pursuant to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception, subject to the Guarantor Release Election and the satisfaction of the related conditions in the second to last proviso in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”); provided that no Loan Party will dispose of a minority interest in any Guarantor for the primary purpose of releasing the Guaranty made by such Guarantor under the Loan Documents as determined by the Borrower in good faith. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to execute and deliver any instruments, documents, consents, acknowledgements and agreements necessary or desirable to evidence or confirm the release of any Guarantor or Collateral pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, all without the further consent or joinder of any Lender or Issuing Bank. Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Loan Document relating to any such released Collateral or Guarantor shall no longer be deemed to be repeated.

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(2)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, when the Termination Conditions are satisfied, upon request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Secured Party) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in all Collateral, and to release all obligations under any Loan Document, whether or not on the date of such release there may be any (a) Hedging Obligations in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements, (b) Cash Management Obligations in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreements, (c) contingent obligations not then due and (d) Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations related to any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank. 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.

 

(3)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, upon request of the Borrower in connection with any Liens permitted by the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Secured Party) take such actions as shall be required to subordinate the Lien on any Collateral to any Lien permitted under Section 7.01 to be senior to the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent.

 

SECTION 10.25               Assumption and Acknowledgment. Effective immediately after the funding of the Closing Date Loans hereunder and the consummation of the Closing Date Merger, and without affecting any of the obligations of Holdings as a Guarantor under any Loan Document, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. hereby assumes all of the Initial Borrower’s rights, title, interests, duties, liabilities and obligations (including the Obligations) under the Loan Documents as the “Borrower” hereunder (collectively, the “Assumption”) including, any claims, liabilities or obligations arising from Initial Borrower’s failure to perform any of its covenants, agreements, commitments or obligations under the Loan Documents to be performed prior to the date of the Assumption. Holdings hereby acknowledges the Assumption by Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its effectiveness immediately after the consummation of the Acquisition, the execution and delivery by Convey Health Solutions, Inc. of a counterpart hereto and the funding of the Closing Date Loans hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon its execution and delivery of a counterpart hereto, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. hereby expressly agrees to observe and perform and be bound by all of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein which are binding upon, and to be observed or performed by, the Borrower. Each Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby consents to the Assumption.

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SECTION 10.26               Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any Lender or Issuing Bank that is an EEA Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among the parties hereto, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

(1)           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

 

(2)           the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(a) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(b) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(c) 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.

 

SECTION 10.27                Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Hedge 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 hereto hereby 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 Loan 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):

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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) 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 Loan 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 Loan 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.

 

SECTION 10.28               Purchase Option.

 

(1)           Purchase Notice. The Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall have the option but not the obligation, on one occasion after the 10th Business Day following the occurrence of a Purchase Option Trigger Event (and so long as such Purchase Option Trigger Event is continuing on the date the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders exercise such option), to (x) purchase from the Priority Revolving Lenders all, but not less than all, of the Revolving Loans and other Obligations arising under the Priority Revolving Facility and (y) assume all of the Revolving Commitments under the Priority Revolving Facility (the Loans, Obligations and Commitments referred to in clauses (x) and (y), the “Subject Obligations”), including the obligation to purchase participations in Letters of Credit relating to and issued in reliance on the Subject Obligations. Such right shall be exercised by the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders giving a written notice (the “Purchase Notice”) to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent (who shall in turn promptly deliver such notice to each Priority Revolving Lender). A Purchase Notice once delivered shall be irrevocable. Each Closing Date Term Loan Lender shall have the right to purchase and assume its pro rata share of the Subject Obligations, and the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders exercising such rights may exercise the rights of non-exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders, in each case on a pro rata basis as among exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders until such rights have been exercised as to all Subject Obligations (in any case, prior to issuance of the Purchase Notice).

 

(2)           Purchase Option Closing. On the date specified in the Purchase Notice (which shall not be less than 3 Business Days nor more than 5 Business Days, after delivery to the Agents of the Purchase Notice), the Priority Revolving Lenders shall sell to the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders, and the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall purchase and assume from Priority Revolving Lenders, the Subject Obligations. Upon such closing, each selling Priority Revolving Lender shall be released from all of its Subject Obligations hereunder, including any obligation to purchase any participation in any Letter of Credit relating to the Subject Obligations.

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(3)           Purchase Price. The purchase, sale and assumption pursuant to this Section 10.28 shall be made by execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent, Priority Revolving Agent, Priority Revolving Lenders and exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders of an Assignment and Assumption; provided that if all conditions of this Section are met other than the execution of such Assignment and Assumption by the Priority Revolving Lenders or the Priority Revolving Agent, and the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall have so executed such Assignment and Assumption, such assignment shall nevertheless be valid and shall have deemed to be effectuated. Upon the date of such purchase and sale, (i) the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall pay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the benefit of the Priority Revolving Lenders as the purchase price therefor 100% of the outstanding Subject Obligations, including, without limitation, principal, interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and any fees accrued and unpaid thereon, to the extent earned or due and payable in accordance with the Loan Documents and irrespective of whether allowed or allowable in connection with any insolvency proceeding, (ii) any unreimbursed Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit owing to the Priority Revolving Lenders, to the extent relating to and incurred in reliance on the Subject Obligations (which in the case of contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of the undrawn portion of any such Letter of Credit, shall be Cash Collateralized by the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders; it being agreed by the parties hereto that the Priority Revolving Agent and Issuing Bank shall (x) be entitled to apply such Cash Collateral solely to reimburse any drawings on such Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank or in respect of fees and costs chargeable under the Loan Documents in respect thereof for which the selling Priority Revolving Lenders remain liable in respect of funding participation therein and (y) promptly return any unapplied portion of such Cash Collateral to the Priority Revolving Agent for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders at such time as (1) the Letter of Credit issued by it have been returned for cancellation, have expired, or otherwise have been terminated and (2) all Obligations with respect to such Letters of Credit have been paid in full) and (iii) the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall pay all expenses to the extent owing to the Priority Revolving Lenders in accordance with the Loan Documents in connection with the Subject Obligations. Such purchase price and Cash Collateral shall be remitted by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Priority Revolving Agent in accordance with this Agreement, solely for the account of the selling Priority Revolving Lenders and shall be immediately distributed to such selling Priority Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective ratable shares. Interest and fees shall be calculated to but excluding the Business Day on which such purchase and sale shall occur if the amounts so paid by the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders are received by the Priority Revolving Agent on or prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, and interest and fees shall be calculated to and including such Business Day if the amounts so paid by the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders are received by the Priority Revolving Agent later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time.

 

(4)           Nature of Sale. The purchase, assignment and sale pursuant to this Section 10.28 shall be expressly made without representation or warranty of any kind by the Priority Revolving Lenders as to the Subject Obligations or otherwise and without recourse to the selling Priority Revolving Lenders, except for representations and warranties as to the following: (i) the amount of the Subject Obligations being purchased (including as to the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on such Subject Obligations, fees and expenses thereof), (ii) that such Priority Revolving Lender owns the Subject Obligations held by it free and clear of any Liens and (iii) such Priority Revolving Lender has the full right and power to assign its Subject Obligations and such assignment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by such Priority Revolving Lender, as the case may be.

 

(5)           Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, the purchase option of the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders described in this Section 10.28 may be exercised by such Closing Date Term Loan Lender’s respective Affiliates or Approved Funds.

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(6)               Automatic Designation as Priority Revolving Facility. Upon the consummation of the purchase, assignment and sale pursuant to this Section 10.28, notwithstanding the definition of Priority Revolving Facility, it is understood and agreed that the Priority Revolving Facility shall remain and be deemed automatically designated as such without any further action or deliveries on the part of the Borrower or any other Person and shall remain the Priority Revolving Facility, and the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders purchasing and taking by assignment the Priority Revolving Facility shall be deemed the holders of the Priority Revolving Facility in their capacities as such, and references to the Priority Revolving Agent (other than for purposes of clauses (ii)(x) and (y) of Section 10.28(3)) shall be deemed to be the Administrative Agent.

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

Execution Version

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 12, 2021 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and among Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), Ares Capital Corporation, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”), the Term Lenders party hereto, the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders party hereto and, solely for the purposes of Section 5(e) below, Convey Health Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”).

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, Truist Bank (f/k/a SunTrust Bank), as Priority Revolving Agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto are party to that certain First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of September 4, 2019 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of April 8, 2020 and as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below));

 

WHEREAS, (i) pursuant to Section 2.14(1) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Loan Request (it being understood that this Amendment shall constitute the Incremental Loan Request with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments and 2021 Incremental Term Loans) for new Term Loans that shall be added to, and comprise a single Class with, the Closing Date Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $78,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower has requested that each financial institution signatory hereto as an Incremental Term Lender (in such capacity, each a “2021 Incremental Term Lender”) provide, pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, an Incremental Term Commitment (a “2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment”) under the Amended Credit Agreement, and make Incremental Term Loans (with respect to each 2021 Incremental Term Lender, its “2021 Incremental Term Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount, for all 2021 Incremental Term Loans of all 2021 Incremental Term Lenders, equal to $78,000,000 on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (as defined below), and each 2021 Incremental Term Lender is prepared to provide its 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment and to make the 2021 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement in the principal amount set forth opposite such 2021 Incremental Term Lender’s name under the heading “2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” on Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), in each case subject to the other terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders and the Administrative Agent are entering into this Amendment in order to evidence such 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments and such 2021 Incremental Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.14(6) of the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Required Lenders amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement;

 

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and modify the Credit Agreement in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, 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 conformed copy of the Credit Agreement attached as Annex A hereto. Schedule 2.01 of the Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, hereby amended to add the following thereto:

 

2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments

 

2021 Incremental Term Lender   2021 Incremental
Term Loan
Commitment
    Pro Rata Share  
Ares Capital Corporation   $ 11,855,388.45       15.19921596 %
CADEX Credit Financing LLC   $ 2,252,298.13       2.88756170 %
Ares Centre Street Partnership, L.P.   $ 250,000.00       0.32051282 %
Ares Jasper Fund Holdings, LLC   $ 250,000.00       0.32051282 %
Ares ND CSF Holdings LLC   $ 299,814.34       0.38437736 %
Ares CSIDF Holdings LLC   $ 487,767.36       0.62534277 %
Ares Senior Direct Lending Master Fund Designated Activity Company   $ 5,819,111.25       7.46039904 %
Ares Senior Direct Lending Parallel Fund (L), L.P.   $ 1,031,188.85       1.32203699 %
Ares Senior Direct Lending Parallel Fund (U), L.P.   $ 873,283.60       1.11959436 %
Ares SDL Holdings (U) Inc.   $ 498,806.36       0.63949533 %
Ares SFERS Holdings LLC   $ 1,056,156.66       1.35404700 %
Chimney Tops Loan Fund, LLC   $ 2,926,943.59       3.75249178 %
AC American Fixed Income IV L.P.   $ 2,989,214.88       3.83232677 %
Federal Insurance Company   $ 646,659.85       0.82905109 %
Great American Insurance Company   $ 74,083.96       0.09497944 %
Great American Life Insurance Company   $ 222,251.87       0.28493829 %
Bowhead IMC LP   $ 1,661,706.26       2.13039264 %
AN Credit Strategies Fund, L.P.   $ 785,277.60       1.00676615 %
Ares Diversified Credit Strategies Fund (S), L.P.   $ 1,120,046.99       1.43595768 %
PSP Investments Credit USA LLC   $ 35,100,000.00       45.00000000 %
New Mountain Finance Holdings, L.L.C.   $ 2,650,000.00       3.39743590 %
New Mountain Guardian III SPV, L.L.C.   $ 2,650,000.00       3.39743590 %
NMF SLF I SPV, L.L.C.   $ 2,500,000.00       3.20512821 %
                 
Total   $ 78,000,000.00       100.00000000 %

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SECTION 2. The 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans. In accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof, on and as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, each 2021 Incremental Term Lender hereby agrees that such 2021 Incremental Term Lender (i) shall have, as contemplated by this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement, a 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment under the Amended Credit Agreement in an amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such 2021 Incremental Term Lender’s name under the heading “2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” on Schedule 2.01 to the Amended Credit Agreement and (ii) shall be deemed to be, and shall become, a “2021 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Closing Date Term Loan Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” for all purposes of, and subject to all the obligations of a “2021 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Closing Date Term Loan Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” under, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent hereby agree that from and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date each 2021 Incremental Term Lender shall be deemed to be, and shall become, a “2021 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Closing Date Term Loan Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” for all purposes of, and with all the rights and remedies of a “2021 Incremental Term Lender”, an “Additional Lender”, a “Term Lender”, a “Closing Date Term Loan Lender”, a “Lender” and a “Secured Party” under, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute “Incremental Term Loans”, “Loans”, “Term Loans” and “Closing Date Term Loans” as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

(b) In accordance with Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof, on and as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, each 2021 Incremental Term Lender party hereto hereby agrees that such 2021 Incremental Term Lender shall make 2021 Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(c) of the Amended Credit Agreement on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date in a principal amount not to exceed its 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment under the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

(c) The 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall (i) constitute a Term Loan Increase under Section 2.14(1) of the Credit Agreement, (ii) be secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies) by the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Collateral Documents and (iii) be guaranteed in the same manner and to the same extent by the Loan Parties that guarantee the Obligations. The terms of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall be identical to the terms of the Closing Date Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, except as such terms shall have been modified hereby and as to the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee.

 

(d) The 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall not accrue interest for any period prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and the Borrower shall not be required to pay interest on the 2021 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Credit Agreement for any period prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

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SECTION 3. Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents. On and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the “Credit Agreement”, shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement, and any reference to “Obligations” shall mean and be a reference to the “Obligations” under the Amended Credit Agreement (including the obligations in respect of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans).

 

(b) On and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the Credit Agreement, as specifically amended by this Amendment, and the other Loan Documents are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect, and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.

 

(c) From and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, this Amendment shall be deemed an Incremental Amendment and a Loan Document for all purposes under the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(d) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the amendment of the Credit Agreement pursuant to this Amendment and all other Loan Documents amended and/or executed and delivered in connection herewith shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as in effect prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

 

(e) The parties hereto acknowledge that this Amendment constitutes all notices or requests required under Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(f) Notwithstanding anything in the Credit Agreement to the contrary, the Interest Period for the Closing Date Term Loans that is in effect immediately prior to this Amendment shall end on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall be deemed to have a three-month Interest Period beginning on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

 

SECTION 4. Conditions of Effectiveness. The obligations of the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders to make 2021 Incremental Term Loans under the Amended Credit Agreement and the amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 hereof shall become effective as of the first date (the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date”) on which the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived by the Required Lenders and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders):

 

(a)       The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of (i) this Amendment executed by the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, each 2021 Incremental Term Lender (in its capacity as such) and each Lender (other than in its capacity as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender) consenting to this Amendment (the “Consenting Lenders”), such Consenting Lenders and 2021 Incremental Term Lenders collectively constituting Required Lenders and (ii) the Guarantor Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto (the “Guarantor Consent”) executed by each Guarantor.

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(b)       The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary legal opinion from (i) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties and (ii) each local counsel to the Loan Parties listed on Schedule 5(b) to this Amendment.

 

(c)       The Administrative Agent shall have received, with respect to each Loan Party, certificates of good standing from the secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction), customary certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party certifying true and complete copies of the Organizational Documents attached thereto and evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Amendment and the Guarantor Consent.

 

(d)       The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a Committed Loan Notice no later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days (in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans) or two (2) Business Days (in the case of Base Rate Loans), in each case prior to the requested date of the Borrowing in respect of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans and (ii) an Incremental Loan Request; provided that this Amendment shall be deemed to be the Incremental Loan Request with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans for purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and all parties hereto hereby agree that this Amendment shall satisfy all requirements under the Amended Credit Agreement for the Incremental Loan Request with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans.

 

(e)       All fees (including fees required to be paid pursuant to the fee letter dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Borrower and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders) and expenses (in the case of expenses, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower)) required to be paid under the Credit Agreement on or prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall have been paid, or shall be paid substantially concurrently with the Borrowing of 2021 Incremental Term Loans on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

 

(f)       The Administrative Agent shall have received for the account of each Consenting Lender, an amendment fee equal to 0.25% of the aggregate amount of such Consenting Lender’s outstanding Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, immediately prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

 

(g)       To the extent not previously received, the Administrative Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) all documentation and other information in respect of the Borrower and the Guarantors (including, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in respect of the Borrower) required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including the USA PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulations) that has been reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

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(h)       The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from a Financial Officer of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Amendment and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans) substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I to the Amended Credit Agreement (or, at the option of the Borrower, a third party opinion as to the solvency of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis).

 

For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4, the Administrative Agent, each Term Lender and each 2021 Incremental Term Lender that has signed this Amendment shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted 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, a Term Lender or a 2021 Incremental Term Lender, as applicable, unless, in the case of a Term Lender or a 2021 Incremental Term Lender, the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Term Lender or 2021 Incremental Term Lender prior to the proposed Amendment No. 2 Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties.

 

(1)       The Borrower (and, to the extent set forth in clause (e) below, Holdings) hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Term Lenders and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date that:

 

(a)       The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and the execution, delivery and performance by each Guarantor of the Guarantor Consent has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action;

 

(b)       None of the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this Amendment or the execution, delivery or performance by any Guarantor of the Guarantor Consent will (i) contravene the terms of any of the Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s Organizational Documents, (ii) result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than as permitted by Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement) under (A) any material Contractual Obligation evidencing Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount to which such Loan Party is a party or affecting such Loan Party or the properties of such Loan Party or (B) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Loan Party or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any applicable Law; except with respect to any breach, contravention or violation (but not creation of Liens) referred to in the preceding clauses (ii) and (iii), to the extent that such breach, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)       This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and the Guarantor Consent has been duly executed and delivered by each Guarantor. This Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, and the Guarantor Consent constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Guarantor, enforceable against the Borrower and each Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, by general principles of equity and by principles of good faith and fair dealing;

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(d)       Each Loan Party and each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Material Subsidiary is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction);

 

(e)       The representations and warranties of the Borrower and Holdings contained in Article V of the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates); and

 

(f)       Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to the making of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans.

 

SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Except as provided in Section 4, this Amendment shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders. Section 10.13 of the Amended Credit Agreement is incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic imaging (including in .pdf format) means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in this Amendment shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or electronic records, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Clauses (2) and (3) of Section 10.16 of the Amended Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis.

 

SECTION 8. WAIVER OF RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AMENDMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.

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SECTION 9. REAFFIRMATION. As of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the Borrower hereby (a) ratifies, acknowledges and reaffirms each prior grant of a Lien on, or security interest or pledge in, its Collateral made pursuant to the Loan Documents, in each case, as amended by the Amendment, and confirms that such Liens and security interests continue to secure the Obligations (including the obligations in respect of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, after giving effect to the Amendment and the making of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans), and (b) confirms that the obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute, from and after the making of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans, Obligations, Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty) and Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement) and agrees that the security interests in connection therewith remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 10. TAX MATTERS. The parties hereto agree to treat the 2021 Incremental Term Loans and the Closing Date Term Loans as one fungible tranche for U.S. federal and all applicable state and local income tax purposes from and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, unless otherwise required by applicable law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

  CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC.
CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Timothy Fairbanks
    Name: Timothy Fairbanks
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Administrative Agent
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  CADEX CREDIT FINANCING, LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  ARES CENTRE STREET PARTNERSHIP, L.P., as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Centre Street GP, Inc., as general partner
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  ARES JASPER FUND HOLDINGS, LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ARES ND CSF HOLDINGS LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  ARES CSIDF HOLDINGS, LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING MASTER FUND DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY, as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By:  Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING PARALLEL FUND (L), L.P., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By:  Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING PARALLEL FUND (U), L.P., as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By:  Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  ARES SDL HOLDINGS (U) INC., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By:  Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  ARES SFERS HOLDINGS LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  CHIMNEY TOPS LOAN FUND, LLC, as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its Account Manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  AC AMERICAN FIXED INCOME IV, L.P., as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  GREAT AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  BOWHEAD IMC LP, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By:  Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  AN CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND, L.P., as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  ARES DIVERSIFIED CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND (S), L.P., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Management LLC, its investment manager
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its sub- advisor
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ADF I HOLDINGS LLC, as a Term Lender
   
  By:  Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: CAO

 

  SDL FINANCE 1 LP, as a Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: CAO

 

  SDL FINANCE 2 LP, as a Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as servicer
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: CAO

 

  SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION, as a Term Lender
   
  By:  Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: CAO

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  DIVERSIFIED LOAN FUND – PRIVATE DEBT A S.A R.L, as a Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Management Limited, its portfolio manager
   
  By:  Ares Capital Management LLC, its subadvisor
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: CAO

 

  SA REAL ASSETS 20 LIMITED, as a Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Management LLC, its investment manager
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, as subadvisor
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: CAO

 

  ARES SENIOR DIRECT LENDING PARALLEL FUND (U) B, L.P., as a Term Lender
   
  By: Ares Capital Management LLC, its investment manager
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: CAO

 

  IVY HILL MIDDLE MARKET CREDIT FUND XVI, LTD., as a Term Lender
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  IVY HILL MIDDLE MARKET CREDIT FUND XVII, LTD., as a Term Lender
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  ARES CAPITAL CP FUNDING LLC, as a Term Lender
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: CAO

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  IVY HILL MIDDLE MARKET CREDIT FUND XVI, LTD.
   
  By: Ivy Hill Asset Management, L.P., as Portfolio Manager
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Braddish
    Name: Kevin Braddish
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  IVY HILL MIDDLE MARKET CREDIT FUND XVII, LTD.
   
  By: Ivy Hill Asset Management, L.P., its Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Braddish
    Name: Kevin Braddish
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  ARES CREDIT STRATEGIES INSURANCE DEDICATED FUND SERIES INTERESTS OF THE SALI MULTI-SERIES FUND, L.P., as a Term Lender
   
  By:  Ares Management LLC, its investment subadvisor
   
  By:  Ares Capital Management LLC, as subadvisor
     
  By: /s/ Scott Lem
    Name: Scott Lem
    Title: CAO

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE HOLDINGS, L.L.C., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender
     
  By: /s/ James W. Stone
    Name: James W. Stone
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  NEW MOUNTAIN GUARDIAN III SPV, L.L.C., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender
     
  By: /s/ James W. Stone
    Name: James W. Stone
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  NMF SLF I SPV, L.L.C., as a 2021 Incremental Term Lender
   
  BY: NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE ADVISERS BDC, L.L.C., ITS MANAGER
     
  By: /s/ James W. Stone
    Name: James W. Stone
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE SBIC, L.P., as a Term Lender
     
  By: /s/ James W. Stone
    Name: James W. Stone
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  NMF SLF I, INC., as a Term Lender
     
  By: /s/ John R. Kline
    Name: John R. Kline
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  PSP INVESTMENTS CREDIT USA LLC, as a Term Lender and 2021 Incremental Term Lender
     
  By: /s/ Ian Palmer
    Name: Ian Palmer
    Title: Authorized Signatory
     
  By: /s/ Charlotte E. Muellers
    Name: Charlotte E. Muellers
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

  TRUST BANK, as Priority Revolving Agent, Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender
     
  By: /s/ James W. Ford
    Name: James W. Ford
    Title: Managing Director

 

[Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement]

 

 

Annex A

 

Amended Credit Agreement

 

[See Attached]

 

 

EXECUTION VERSIONANNEX A

 

Conformed for the Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement dated April 8, 2020 and the

Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement dated February 12, 2021

 

The Florida documentary stamp tax required by law in the amount of $2,450 has been paid or will be paid directly to the Department of Revenue.

 

 

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of September 4, 2019
among

 

CANNES CHS MERGER SUB, INC.,

as the Initial Borrower, which on the Closing Date shall be merged with and into,

 

CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.,

with Convey Health Solutions, Inc. surviving such merger as the Borrower,

 

CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC.,
as Holdings,

 

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

 

SUNTRUST BANK,

as Priority Revolving Agent, Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender,

 

and

 

THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO

 

 

 

ARES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, and
SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

    Page
Article I
 
Definitions and Accounting Terms
     
SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms 2
SECTION 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions 109112
SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms 111114
SECTION 1.04 Rounding 111114
SECTION 1.05 References to Agreements, Laws, etc. 111114
SECTION 1.06 Times of Day and Timing of Payment and Performance 111115
SECTION 1.07 Pro Forma and Other Calculations 111115
SECTION 1.08 Available Amount Transaction 117120
SECTION 1.09 Guaranties of Hedging Obligations 117120
SECTION 1.10 Currency Generally 117120
SECTION 1.11 Letters of Credit 117121
SECTION 1.12 LIBOR Discontinuation 117121
     
Article II
     
The Commitments and Borrowings
     
SECTION 2.01 The Loans 119122
SECTION 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans 119122
SECTION 2.03 Letters of Credit 122125
SECTION 2.04 Swing Line Loans 132135
SECTION 2.05 Prepayments 135139
SECTION 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments 150153
SECTION 2.07 Repayment of Loans 150154
SECTION 2.08 Interest 151154
SECTION 2.09 Fees 152155
SECTION 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees 152155
SECTION 2.11 Evidence of Indebtedness 152156
SECTION 2.12 Payments Generally 153157
SECTION 2.13 Sharing of Payments 155159
SECTION 2.14 Incremental Facilities 156160
SECTION 2.15 Refinancing Amendments 165169
SECTION 2.16 Extensions of Loans 168172
SECTION 2.17 Defaulting Lenders 173176
SECTION 2.18 Prepayment Premium 174178
     
Article III
     
Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality
     
SECTION 3.01 Taxes 175179
SECTION 3.02 Illegality 179183
SECTION 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates 180184
SECTION 3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans 180184
SECTION 3.05 Funding Losses 182185
SECTION 3.06 Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation 182186
SECTION 3.07 Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances 183187
SECTION 3.08 Survival 185189

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Article IV
     
Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions
     
SECTION 4.01 Conditions to Credit Extensions on Closing Date 185189
SECTION 4.02 Conditions to Credit Extensions after the Closing Date 188192
     
Article V
     
Representations and Warranties
     
SECTION 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws 189192
SECTION 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention 189193
SECTION 5.03 Governmental Authorization 190194
SECTION 5.04 Binding Effect 190194
SECTION 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect 190195
SECTION 5.06 Litigation 190195
SECTION 5.07 Labor Matters 191195
SECTION 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens 191195
SECTION 5.09 Environmental Matters 191195
SECTION 5.10 Taxes 191195
SECTION 5.11 ERISA Compliance 191196
SECTION 5.12 Subsidiaries 192196
SECTION 5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act 192196
SECTION 5.14 Disclosure 192196
SECTION 5.15 Intellectual Property; Licenses, etc. 193197
SECTION 5.16 Solvency 193197
SECTION 5.17 USA PATRIOT Act; Anti-Terrorism Laws 193197
SECTION 5.18 Collateral Documents 193197
     
Article VI
     
Affirmative Covenants
     
SECTION 6.01 Financial Statements 194198
SECTION 6.02 Certificates; Other Information 196200
SECTION 6.03 Notices 198202
SECTION 6.04 Payment of Obligations 198202
SECTION 6.05 Preservation of Existence, etc. 199203
SECTION 6.06 Maintenance of Properties 199203
SECTION 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance 199203
SECTION 6.08 Compliance with Laws 199203
SECTION 6.09 Books and Records 199203
SECTION 6.10 Inspection Rights 200203
SECTION 6.11 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security 200204
SECTION 6.12 Further Assurances and Post-Closing Covenant 201205
SECTION 6.13 Use of Proceeds 202206
SECTION 6.14 Payment of Earn-Outs 202206
SECTION 6.15 Transactions with Affiliates 202206
     
Article VII
     
Negative Covenants
     
SECTION 7.01 Liens 207211
SECTION 7.02 Indebtedness 207211
SECTION 7.03 Fundamental Changes 216219
SECTION 7.04 Asset Sales 220224

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SECTION 7.05 Restricted Payments 232234
SECTION 7.06 Change in Nature of Business 232236
SECTION 7.07 Burdensome Agreements 221236
SECTION 7.08 Accounting Changes 235239
SECTION 7.09 Holdings 236239
SECTION 7.10 Financial Covenant 236240
SECTION 7.11 Modification of Terms of Junior Indebtedness 236241
     
Article VIII
     
Events of Default and Remedies
     
SECTION 8.01 Events of Default 237241
SECTION 8.02 Remedies upon Event of Default 239244
SECTION 8.03 Application of Funds 240245
SECTION 8.04 Right to Cure 243247
     
Article IX
     
The Agents
     
SECTION 9.01 Appointment and Authorization 244248
SECTION 9.02 Rights as a Lender 247251
SECTION 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions 247251
SECTION 9.04 Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent 248253
SECTION 9.05 Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent 249253
SECTION 9.06 Reliance by the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent 249254
SECTION 9.07 Delegation of Duties 249254
SECTION 9.08 Indemnification 250255
SECTION 9.09 The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent in Their Individual Capacities 251256
SECTION 9.10 No Other Duties, Etc. 251256
SECTION 9.11 Resignation by the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent 251256
SECTION 9.12 Collateral Matters 253258
SECTION 9.13 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 254259
SECTION 9.14 Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents 256260
SECTION 9.15 Intercreditor Agreements 256261
SECTION 9.16 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements 257262
SECTION 9.17 Withholding Tax 257262
     
Article X
     
Miscellaneous
     
SECTION 10.01 Amendments, etc. 258263
SECTION 10.02 Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies 266270
SECTION 10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies 268272
SECTION 10.04 Costs and Expenses 268273
SECTION 10.05 Indemnification by the Borrower 268274
SECTION 10.06 Marshaling; Payments Set Aside 270274
SECTION 10.07 Successors and Assigns 270275
SECTION 10.08 Resignation of Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender 279284
SECTION 10.09 Confidentiality 280284
SECTION 10.10 Setoff 281286
SECTION 10.11 Interest Rate Limitation 281286
SECTION 10.12 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 282286
SECTION 10.13 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents 282287
SECTION 10.14 Survival of Representations and Warranties 282287
SECTION 10.15 Severability 282287

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SECTION 10.16 GOVERNING LAW 282287
SECTION 10.17 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY 283288
SECTION 10.18 Binding Effect 283288
SECTION 10.19 Lender Action 283288
SECTION 10.20 Use of Name, Logo, etc. 283289
SECTION 10.21 USA PATRIOT Act 284289
SECTION 10.22 Service of Process 284289
SECTION 10.23 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 284289
SECTION 10.24 Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations; Subordination of Liens 285290
SECTION 10.25 Assumption and Acknowledgment 286291
SECTION 10.26 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions 286291
SECTION 10.27 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 287292
SECTION 10.28 Purchase Option 287292

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SCHEDULES  
   
1.01(1) Closing Date Subsidiary Guarantors
1.01(2) Closing Date Cash Management Banks
1.01(3) Existing Letters of Credit
1.01(4) Closing Date Hedge Banks
2.01 Commitments
4.01(1)(c) Certain Collateral Documents
5.12 Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments
6.12(2) Post-Closing Matters
7.01 Existing Liens
7.02 Existing Indebtedness
7.05 Existing Investments
10.02 Administrative Agent’s Office, Priority Revolving Agent’s Address and Certain Addresses for Notices
   
EXHIBITS  
  Form of
   
A-1 Committed Loan Notice
A-2 Swing Line Notice
B-1 Term Note
B-2 Revolving Note
B-3 Swing Line Note
C Compliance Certificate
D-1 Assignment and Assumption
D-2 Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption
E First Lien Guaranty
F First Lien Pledge and Security Agreement
G-1 Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement
G-2 First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement
H-1 United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Non-Partnership Lenders)
H-2 United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Partnership Lenders)
H-3 United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Non-Partnership Participants)
H-4 United States Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Partnership Lenders)
I Solvency Certificate
J Discount Range Prepayment Notice
K Discount Range Prepayment Offer
L Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice
M Acceptance and Prepayment Notice
N Specified Discount Prepayment Notice
O Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer
P Specified Discount Prepayment Response
Q Intercompany Note
R-1 Letter of Credit Report
R-2 Swing Line Report

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FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of September 4, 2019 by and among Cannes CHS Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub” or the “Initial Borrower”) (which on the Closing Date shall be merged with and into Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (such merger, the “Closing Date Merger”), with Convey Health Solutions, Inc. surviving such Closing Date Merger as the “Borrower”), Convey Health Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Holdings”), Ares Capital Corporation, as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”) under the Loan Documents and as collateral agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Collateral Agent”) under the Loan Documents, SunTrust Bank, as Priority Revolving Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Priority Revolving Agent”) and as an Issuing Bank and a Swing Line Lender, and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

 

In connection with the Acquisition, on the Closing Date, (i) Convey Merger Sub, Inc., the parent company of Merger Sub, shall be merged with and into Convey Health Parent, Inc., with Convey Health Parent, Inc. surviving such merger, (ii) Convey Health Intermediate, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc., with Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc. surviving such merger, (iii) Convey Health Intermediate II, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc., with Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc surviving such merger, (iv) Convey Health Intermediate III, Inc. shall be merged with and into Convey Health Parent, Inc., with Convey Health Parent, Inc. surviving such merger and (v) the Closing Date Merger shall occur (clauses (i) through (v) above, collectively, the “Reorganization”).

 

The Borrower has requested that (a) the Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of $225.0 million of Closing Date Term Loans and $40.0 million of Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date as senior secured credit facilities and (b) from time to time on and after the Closing Date, the Lenders lend to the Borrower and the Issuing Banks issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, each to provide working capital for, and for other general corporate purposes of, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, pursuant to the Revolving Commitments hereunder and pursuant to the terms of, and subject to the conditions set forth in, this Agreement.

 

The proceeds of the Closing Date Term Loans and the Closing Date Revolving Borrowings, together with cash on hand and proceeds of the Equity Contribution, will be used on the Closing Date to fund the Transactions.

 

The Lenders have indicated their willingness to make Loans, and the Issuing Banks have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

Article I

 

Definitions and Accounting Terms

 

SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement (including the introductory paragraph hereof and the preliminary statements hereto), the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

 

2020 Incremental Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment or a 2020 Incremental Term Loan at such time.

 

2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each 2020 Incremental Term Lender, its obligation to make a 2020 Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount specified opposite such 2020 Incremental Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment”.

 

2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility” means the 2020 Incremental Term Loans.

 

2020 Incremental Term Loans” means the Term Loans made by each 2020 Incremental Term Lender on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(b).

 

2021 Incremental Fee Letter” means that certain Fee Letter, dated February 12, 2021, among the Borrower and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders.

 

2021 Incremental Term Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment or a 2021 Incremental Term Loan at such time.

 

2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each 2021 Incremental Term Lender, its obligation to make a 2021 Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount specified opposite such 2021 Incremental Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment”.

 

2021 Incremental Term Loan Facility” means the 2021 Incremental Term Loans.

 

2021 Incremental Term Loans” means the Term Loans made by each 2021 Incremental Term Lender on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(c).

 

2021 Incremental Upfront Fee” has the meaning specified in the 2021 Incremental Fee Letter.

 

Acceptable Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(2).

 

Acceptable Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice” means a notice of the Borrower’s acceptance of the Acceptable Discount in substantially the form of Exhibit M.

2

 

Acceptance Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(2).

 

Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person,

 

(1)          Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred by such other Person in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person, and

 

(2)          Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

 

Acquisition” means the acquisition of the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 19, 2019, by and among, inter alios, New Mountain Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as representative, the Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company (together with the schedules and exhibits thereto), as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified, waived or supplemented from time to time.

 

Additional Lender” means, at any time, any bank, other financial institution or institutional lender or investor that, in any case, is not an existing Lender and that agrees to provide any portion of any (a) Incremental Loan in accordance with Section 2.14, (b) Other Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.15 or (c) Replacement Loans pursuant to Section 10.01; provided that each Additional Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, in each case solely to the extent that any such consent would be required from the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, under Section 10.07(2)(c)(ii) for an assignment of Loans to such Additional Lender, and in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments, the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Bank, each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, in each case solely to the extent such consent would be required for any assignment to such Additional Lender under Section 10.07(2)(c).

 

Additional Letter of Credit Facility” means any facility established by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary to obtain letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers acceptances or other similar instruments required by customers, suppliers or landlords or otherwise required in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice.

 

Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

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

 

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by (i) other than in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Administrative Agent and (ii) in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent.

3

 

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

 

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with “), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

 

Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 6.15(1).

 

Affiliated Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is an Investor or an Affiliate of an Investor (other than (a) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (b) any Debt Fund Affiliate or (c) any natural person) at such time.

 

Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(8)(vi).

 

Affiliated Lender Cap” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(8)(iv).

 

Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(4).

 

Agent-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any other Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable (each, a “Distressed Agent”), (a) that such Distressed Agent is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, (b) a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Agent or any substantial part of such Distressed Agent’s assets or (c) such Distressed Agent is subject to a forced liquidation, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Agent or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that an Agent-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, or any Person that directly or indirectly controls the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable,.

 

Agent-Related Persons” means, in respect of any Agent, such Agent’s (or in the case of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent’s and the Collateral Agent’s) respective Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, attorney-in-fact, partners, trustees and advisors of such Persons and of such Persons’ Affiliates.

 

Agent Vote Requirements” has the meaning defined in Section 10.01.

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Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Supplemental Administrative Agents (if any).

 

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

 

Agreement” means this First Lien Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

AHYDO Payment” means any mandatory prepayment or redemption pursuant to the terms of any Indebtedness that is intended or designed to cause such Indebtedness not to be treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i) of the Code.

 

All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees (including, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities Fees and the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee), a Eurodollar Rate floor or Base Rate floor (with such increased amount being determined in the manner described in the final proviso of this definition), or otherwise (including, in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees paid in respect thereof on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date), in each case, incurred or payable by the Borrower ratably to all lenders of such Indebtedness; provided that OID, upfront fees (including, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities Fees and the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee) and, solely in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees in respect thereof paid on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, 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 incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees (other than solely in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees in respect thereof paid on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date), underwriting fees, success fees, advisory fees, ticking fees, consent or amendment fees and any similar fees (regardless of how such fees are computed and whether shared or paid, in whole or in part, with or to any or all lenders) and any other fees not generally paid ratably to all lenders of such Indebtedness (but, for the avoidance of doubt, All-In Yield shall include, to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the Closing Date Term Loans, the Facilities Fees and the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee and to the extent such Indebtedness consists of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, commitment fees payable in respect thereof on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date); provided further that, with respect to any Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Eurodollar Rate floor or Base Rate floor, (1) to the extent that the Reference Rate on the date that the All-In Yield is being calculated is less than such floor, the amount of such difference shall be deemed added to the Applicable Rate for such Loans of such Class for the purpose of calculating the All-In Yield and (2) to the extent that the Reference Rate on the date that the All-In Yield is being calculated is greater than such floor, then the floor shall be disregarded in calculating the All-In Yield; provided further that the All-In Yield in respect of the Closing Date Term Loans from and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall be calculated assuming the Facilities Fees and the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee were applicable to Closing Date Term Loans in relative amounts based on the Facilities Fees applying to the outstanding principal amount of Closing Date Term Loans on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date immediately prior to giving effect to the 2021 Incremental Term Loans and the 2021 Incremental Upfront Fee applying to the principal amount of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans funded on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

 

Amendment No. 1” means that certain Amendment No. 1 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2020, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto and the 2020 Incremental Term Lenders party thereto.

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Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means April 8, 2020.

 

Amendment No. 2” means that certain Amendment No. 2 to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2021, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto and the 2021 Incremental Term Lenders party thereto.

 

Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” means February 12, 2021.

 

Amendment No. 2 Dividend” means a dividend or distribution by the Borrower to its direct or indirect equityholders made on or about the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed $78,000,000.

 

Annual Financial Statements” means (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 (including all notes thereto), consisting of the consolidated balance sheets as of such dates and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended and (ii) the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (including all notes thereto) consisting of the consolidated balance sheets as of such dates and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, for the period from October 5, 2016 to December 31, 2016 and, with respect to the predecessor company of the Company, for the period from January 1, 2016 to October 4, 2016.

 

Applicable Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(2).

 

Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Weighted Average Life to Maturity.”

 

Applicable Percentage” means, in respect of any Revolving Facility, with respect to any Revolving Lender under such Revolving Facility at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of such Revolving Facility represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.17. If the commitment of each Revolving Lender under a Revolving Facility to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Banks to make L/C Credit Extensions under such Revolving Facility have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Facility have otherwise expired in full, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Lender in respect of such Revolving Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Lender in respect of such Revolving Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.

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Applicable Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to:

 

(1)         (x) with respect to Closing Date Term Loans (including, in the case of clauses (b) and (c) below, the 2021 Incremental Term Loans):

 

(a)          prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, (i) 5.25% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 4.25% for Base Rate Loans and (y) ;

 

(b)         on and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date but prior to the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date, (i) 6.00% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 5.00% for Base Rate Loans; and

 

(c)         on and after the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date, (i) 5.25% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 4.25% for Base Rate Loans (it being understood that, for the avoidance of doubt, any decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date occurring shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date);

 

(2)          with respect to 2020 Incremental Term Loans, (i) 9.00% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 8.00% for Base Rate Loans.; and

 

(23)        with respect to Revolving Loans and unused Revolving Commitments under the Closing Date Revolving Facility and Letter of Credit fees (a) until delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.01, (i) 3.75% for Eurodollar Rate Loans and Letter of Credit fees, (ii) 2.75% for Base Rate Loans and (iii) 0.50% for the Commitment Fee Rate for unused Revolving Commitments and (b) thereafter, 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 6.02(1):

 

Pricing Level   First Lien Net
Leverage Ratio
  Eurodollar Rate
and Letter of Credit Fees
    Base Rate     Commitment
Fee Rate
 
1   ≥ 3.80:1.00     3.75 %     2.75 %     0.500 %
2   ≤ 3.80:1.00     3.50 %     2.50 %     0.375 %

 

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate 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 6.02(1); provided that, at the option of the Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, “Pricing Level 1” (as set forth above) shall apply as of (x) 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) the first Business Day after an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Facility 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).

 

Applicable Rate Stepdown Trigger Date” means the first day after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date on or after which a Qualifying IPO has occurred and either (x) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Qualifying IPO, the Total Net Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended or (y) if clause (x) above does not apply, the Total Net Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of any Test Period ending after the consummation of such Qualifying IPO, based upon the Total Net Leverage Ratio as specified in the then most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(1).

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Appropriate Lender “ means, at any time, (1) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (2) with respect to Letters of Credit, (a) the relevant Issuing Banks and (b) the relevant Revolving Lenders and (3) with respect to the Swing Line Facility, (x) the relevant Swing Line Lender and (y) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(1), the Revolving Lenders.

 

Approved Bank” has the meaning specified in clause (4) of the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”

 

Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (1) such Lender, (2) an Affiliate of such Lender or (3) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

 

Ares” means Ares Capital Management LLC (in its capacity as the manager to one or more managed funds and managed accounts).

 

Ares Lender” means each Lender that is (i) Ares Capital Management LLC, (ii) an Affiliate of Ares Capital Management LLC or (iii) an Approved Fund of a Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition.

 

Arrangers” means Ares and SunTrust Bank, in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers under this Agreement.

 

Asset Sale” means:

 

(1)          the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (including any of the foregoing to a Divided LLC pursuant to an LLC Division), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions of property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”); or

 

(2)          the issuance or sale of Equity Interests (other than Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries issued in compliance with Section 7.02 and directors’ qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals or other third parties to the extent required by applicable Law) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary), whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;

 

in each case, other than:

 

(a)          any disposition of:

 

(i)            Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities,

 

(ii)           obsolete, damaged or worn out property or assets, any disposition of property or assets in the ordinary course of business, any disposition of inventory or goods (or other assets) held for sale and any disposition of immaterial assets or property or property or assets no longer used or useful in the ordinary course or the principal business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower),

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(iii)          assets no longer economically practicable or commercially reasonable to maintain (as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower),

 

(iv)          improvements made to leased real property to landlords pursuant to customary terms of leases entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, and

 

(v)           assets for purposes of charitable contributions or similar gifts to the extent such assets are not material to the ability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to conduct its business in the ordinary course;

 

(b)          the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 7.03;

 

(c)          any disposition in connection with the making of any Restricted Payment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under Section 7.05, any Permitted Investment or any acquisition otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

 

(d)          any disposition of property or assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary with an aggregate fair market value for any individual transaction or series of related transactions not to exceed the greater of (i) $5.0 million and (ii) 10.7% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of the making of such disposition;

 

(e)          any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such disposition or issuance by any Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall otherwise be permitted by Section 7.05;

 

(f)           to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;

 

(g)          (i) the lease, assignment or sublease, license or sublicense of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (ii) the exercise of termination rights with respect to any lease, sublease, license or sublicense or other agreement;

 

(h)          any issuance, disposition or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness, assets or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

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(i)            foreclosures, condemnation, expropriation, eminent domain or any similar action (including for the avoidance of doubt, any Casualty Event) with respect to assets;

 

(j)            sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Securitization Assets or related assets in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility, sales of receivables in connection with Receivables Financing Transactions, sales pursuant to non-recourse factoring arrangements in the ordinary course of business, or the disposition of an account receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings;

 

(k)           any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, including asset securitizations permitted hereunder;

 

(l)            the sale, lease, assignment, license, sublicense, sublease or discount of inventory, equipment, accounts receivable, notes receivable or other current assets in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or the conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable or other dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection thereof;

 

(m)          the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(n)           any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract rights or other litigation claims in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(o)           the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations;

 

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

 

(q)           the lapse, abandonment or other disposition of intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, which in the reasonable good faith determination of the Borrower, are not material to the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(r)            the granting of a Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01;

 

(s)           the issuance of directors’ qualifying shares and shares of Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable Law;

 

(t)            the disposition of any assets (including Equity Interests) (i) acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, which assets are (x) not used or useful in the ordinary course or the principal business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) non-core assets or assets that are surplus or unnecessary to the business or operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) made in connection with the approval of any applicable antitrust authority or otherwise necessary or advisable in the good faith determination of the Borrower to consummate any acquisition permitted hereunder; 

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(u)           dispositions of property to the extent that such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property;

 

(v)           dispositions of property in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction;

 

(w)          the settlement or early termination of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and the settlement or early termination of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction;

 

(x)           dispositions of property acquired with Excluded Contributions (up to the aggregate amount of Excluded Contributions applied to fund the acquisition of such property);

 

(y)           the sales of property or assets for an aggregate fair market value since the Closing Date not to exceed the greater of (I) $12.0 million and (II) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of the making of such disposition; and

 

(z)            the sales of property or assets for an aggregate fair market value not to exceed the greater of (I) $5.0 million and (II) 11.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) per fiscal year (with unused amounts carried forward to the immediately succeeding fiscal year).

 

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

 

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Assumption” has the meaning specified in Section 10.25.

 

Attorney Costs” means all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel, to the extent documented in reasonable detail and invoiced.

 

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, in respect of any Capitalized Lease Obligation of any Person, the amount thereof that would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.

 

Auction Agent” means (1) the Administrative Agent or (2) any other financial institution or advisor engaged by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e); provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent); provided further that neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates may act as the Auction Agent.

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Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(2)(c).

 

Available Incremental Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4)(c).

 

ASU” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03.

 

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 EEAAffected Financial Institution.

 

“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) 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, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

 

Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.

 

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (1) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (2) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) and (3) the Eurodollar Rate on such day for an Interest Period of one (1) month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day). If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Article III hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (1) and (2) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (3) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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

 

Basket” means any amount, threshold, exception or value (including by reference to the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets) permitted or prescribed with respect to any Lien, Indebtedness, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, transaction, action, judgment or amount under any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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

 

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

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Benefit Plan” means any of (1) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (2) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (3) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.”

 

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

 

Big Boy Letter” means a letter from a Lender acknowledging that (1) an assignee may have information regarding Holdings, the Borrower and any Subsidiary of the Borrower, their businesses, their ability to perform the Obligations or any other material information that has not previously been disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (“Excluded Information”), (2) the Excluded Information may not be available to such Lender, (3) such Lender has independently and without reliance on any other party made its own analysis and determined to assign Term Loans to such assignee pursuant to Section 10.07(8) or (12) notwithstanding its lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (4) such Lender waives and releases any claims it may have against the Administrative Agent, such assignee, Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries of the Borrower with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information; or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such assignee, the Administrative Agent and assigning Lender.

 

Board of Directors” means, for any Person, the board of directors or other governing body of such Person or, if such Person does not have such a board of directors or other governing body and is owned or managed by a single Person, the Board of Directors of such Person, or, in either case, any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided, “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Borrower.

 

Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement. Upon consummation of any transaction permitted by Section 7.03(4), “Borrower” shall mean the Successor Borrower.

 

Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment” means any offer by any Borrower Party to make a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a specified discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(B).

 

Borrower Parties” means the collective reference to Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower and “Borrower Party” means any of them.

 

Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Borrower Party of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a specified range of discounts to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(C).

 

Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by any Borrower Party of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(D).

 

Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period. 

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Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is registered as a broker-dealer under the Exchange Act or any other applicable Laws requiring such registration.

 

Business Day” means any day that is not a Legal Holiday and with respect to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, any day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

Buyer” means Cannes Parent, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capitalized Lease Obligations) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as capital expenditures on the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Capital Stock” means:

 

(1)           in the case of a corporation, corporate stock or shares in the capital of such corporation;

 

(2)           in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

 

(3)           in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

 

(4)           any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP in accordance with Section 1.03.

 

Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of a Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Captive Insurance Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (or any Subsidiary thereof).

 

Cash Collateral” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Cash Collateralize.” 

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Cash Collateral Account” means an account held in the name of a Loan Party at, and subject to the sole dominion and control of, the Collateral Agent.

 

Cash Collateralize” means, in respect of an Obligation, to provide and pledge cash or Cash Equivalents in Dollars as collateral, at a location and pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Priority Revolving Agent or the relevant Issuing Bank with respect to any Letter of Credit, as applicable. “Cash Collateral” has a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

Cash Equivalents” means:

 

(1)            Dollars;

 

(2)           (a) Euros, Yen, Canadian Dollars, Sterling or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU; and (b) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary or any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary conducts business, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(3)           readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(4)           certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of three years or less from the date of acquisition, demand deposits, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding three years and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic or foreign commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million in the case of U.S. banks and $100.0 million (or the Dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks (any such bank, an “Approved Bank”);

 

(5)           repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) above or clauses (6), (7) and (8) below entered into with any financial institution or recognized securities dealer meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

 

(6)           commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) and in each case maturing within 36 months after the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(7)           marketable short-term money market and similar liquid funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower);

 

(8)           securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 36 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

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(9)           readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(10)         Indebtedness or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower) with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(11)         Investments with average maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P is rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency selected by the Borrower);

 

(12)         securities with maturities of 36 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Approved Bank;

 

(13)         investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in money market investment programs which are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or which are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250 million, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such Investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (1) through (12) above;

 

(14)         investment funds investing substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (13) above; and

 

(15)         solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that the Captive Insurance Subsidiary is not prohibited to make in accordance with applicable Law.

 

In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside the United States, Cash Equivalents will also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (15) 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 (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (1) through (15) and in this paragraph.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents will include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that such amounts, except amounts used to pay non-Dollar denominated obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, are expected by the Borrower to be converted into any currency listed in clause (1) or (2) above as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such amounts (and solely to the extent so converted on or prior to such tenth (10th) Business Day). 

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Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement entered into from time to time by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with cash management services for collections, other Cash Management Services and for operating, payroll and trust accounts of such Person, including automatic clearing house services, controlled disbursement services, electronic funds transfer services, information reporting services, lockbox services, stop payment services and wire transfer services.

 

Cash Management Bank” means (1) any Person set forth on Schedule 1.01(2), (2) any Person that is an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender on the Closing Date or at the time it entered into a Secured Cash Management Agreement, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender or (3) any Person from time to time approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and specifically designated in writing as a “Cash Management Bank” by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

 

Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Cash Management Bank in connection with, or in respect of, any Cash Management Services.

 

Cash Management Services” means (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 Cash Management Agreements.

 

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

 

Catch-Up Management Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 6.15(2)(c).

 

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (1) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty (excluding the taking effect after the Closing Date of a law, rule, regulation or treaty adopted prior to the Closing Date), (2) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (3) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority. It is understood and agreed that (a) the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173), all Laws relating thereto and all interpretations and applications thereof and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, for the purpose of this Agreement, be deemed to be adopted subsequent to the Closing Date. 

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Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following after the Closing Date:

 

(1)           at any time prior to the consummation of the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date, the Permitted Holders ceasing to beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower; or

 

(2)           at any time following the consummation of the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date, (a) any Person (other than a Permitted Holder) or (b) Persons (other than one or more Permitted Holders) constituting a “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act) (excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person and its subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests of the Borrower representing more than forty percent (40%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and the percentage of aggregate ordinary voting power so held is greater than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the Equity Interests of the Borrower beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate by the Permitted Holders (it being understood and agreed that for purposes of measuring beneficial ownership held by any Person that is not a Permitted Holder, Equity Interests held by any Permitted Holder will be excluded); or

 

(3)           the Borrower ceases to be directly or indirectly wholly owned by Holdings (or any successor or Parent Company that has become a Guarantor in lieu of Holdings);

 

unless, in the case of clause (1) or (2) above, the Permitted Holders have, at such time, directly or indirectly, the right or the ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower.

 

Charge” means any charge, fee, expense, expenditure, cost, loss, accrual, reserve of any kind and any other deduction included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income.

 

Class” (1) 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, (2) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Closing Date Term Loan Commitments (including 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments), 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitments, Revolving Commitments, Incremental Revolving Commitments, Other Revolving Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments, Commitments in respect of any Class of Replacement Loans, Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series or Other Term Loan Commitments of a given Class of Other Loans, in each case not designated part of another existing Class and (3) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Closing Date Term Loans (including 2021 Incremental Term Loans), 2020 Incremental Term Loans, Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans, Replacement Loans, Extended Term Loans, Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments, or Other 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 identical terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments established on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments established on the Closing Date shall comprise a single Class of Commitments for purposes hereof and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans funded on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and the Closing Date Term Loans funded on the Closing Date shall comprise a single Class of Loans for purposes hereof.

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Closing Date” means the first date on which all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01, and the Closing Date Term Loans are made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1), which date was September 4, 2019.

 

Closing Date Loans” means the Closing Date Term Loans funded on the Closing Date and any Closing Date Revolving Borrowing.

 

Closing Date Material Adverse Effect” means a “Material Adverse Effect” as defined in the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Closing Date Merger” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report” means that certain Quality of Earnings Analysis, dated June 12, 2019, prepared by Ernst & Young LLP.

 

Closing Date Refinancing” means the repayment of all outstanding Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

Closing Date Revolving Borrowing” means one or more Borrowings of Revolving Loans on the Closing Date, if any, pursuant to Section 2.01(2) in accordance with the requirements specified or referred to in Section 6.13; provided, that, without limitation, Letters of Credit may be issued on the Closing Date to backstop or replace letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments outstanding on the Closing Date (including deemed issuances of Letters of Credit under this Agreement resulting from an existing issuer of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments outstanding on the Closing Date agreeing to become an Issuing Bank under this Agreement).

 

Closing Date Revolving Facility” means the Revolving Facility made available by the Revolving Lenders as of the Closing Date.

 

Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make a Closing Date Term Loan to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount specified opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption (or Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption) pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16) and, on and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments. The initial aggregate amount of the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments on the Closing Date is $225.0 million.

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Closing Date Term Loan Facility” means the Closing Date Term Loans.

 

Closing Date Term Loan Lenders” means the Lenders from time to time of the Closing Date Term Loans, in their capacity as such.

 

Closing Date Term Loans” means the Term Loans made by the Term Lenders on the Closing Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1) and, on and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the 2021 Incremental Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, all references to the “Closing Date Term Loans” from and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall include the 2021 Incremental Term Loans.

 

Co-Investors” means any of (1) the assignees, if any, of the equity commitments of any Investor who become holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any Parent Company) on the Closing Date in connection with the Acquisition and (2) the transferees, if any, that acquire, within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date, any Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any Parent Company) held by any Investor as of the Closing Date.

 

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collateral” means all the “Collateral” (or equivalent term, including “Pledged Collateral”) as defined in any Collateral Document.

 

Collateral Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

 

(1)           the Collateral Agent shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered (a) on the Closing Date pursuant to Sections 4.01(1)(c) or 4.01(1)(d) or (b) pursuant to the Security Agreement or Sections 6.11 or 6.12 at such time required by the Security Agreement or by such Sections to be delivered, in each case, duly executed by each Loan Party that is party thereto;

 

(2)           all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by (a) Holdings (or any successor thereto), (b) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a wholly owned Material Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary), which as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Acquisition shall include those that are listed on Schedule 1.01(1) hereto and (c) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that Guarantees (or is the borrower or issuer of) (i) any Junior Indebtedness or (ii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (the Persons in the preceding clauses (a) through (c) (together with any Person joined pursuant to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception) collectively, the “Guarantors”);

 

(3)           except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a perfected security interest, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, on:

 

(a)       all the Equity Interests of the Borrower,

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(b)          all Equity Interests of each direct, wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that is directly owned by any Loan Party, and

 

(c)           65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each class of each (i) wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco and (ii) wholly owned Material Foreign Subsidiary, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, that is directly owned by a Loan Party (in each case, to the extent such Material Domestic Subsidiary or Material Foreign Subsidiary is not an Excluded Subsidiary (other than by virtue of being a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco or Foreign Subsidiary, as applicable)); and

 

(4)           except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, including subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, and in each case subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the Collateral Documents, the Obligations and the Guaranty shall have been secured by a security interest in substantially all tangible and intangible personal property of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including accounts other than Securitization Assets), inventory, equipment, investment property, contract rights, applications and registrations of intellectual property filed in the United States, other general intangibles, and proceeds of the foregoing (in each case, other than Excluded Assets), in each case,

 

(a)          that has been perfected (to the extent such security interest may be perfected) by:

 

(i)            delivering certificated securities and instruments, in which a security interest can be perfected by physical control, in each case to the extent expressly required hereunder or the Security Agreement (which shall be limited to any promissory note in excess of $5.0 million, Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor that is owing to any Loan Party (which may be evidenced by the Intercompany Note and pledged to the Collateral Agent) and Equity Interests of the Borrower and its wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries that are Material Subsidiaries constituting “certificated securities” (within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code) otherwise required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents to the extent required under clause (3) above),

 

(ii)           filing financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction, or

 

(iii)          making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office, and

 

(b)          with the priority required by the Collateral Documents; provided that any such security interests in the Collateral shall be subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements to the extent expressly required by this Agreement.

 

The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation, perfection or maintenance of security interests in particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the creation, perfection or maintenance of security interests in the assets of the Loan Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that creation, perfection or maintenance 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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There shall be (I) no actions required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction under the Loan Documents in order to create any security interests in any assets or to perfect or make enforceable such security interests in any assets (including any intellectual property registered or applied for in any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (II) no Guaranties or Collateral Documents (including security agreements and pledge agreements) governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction. Notwithstanding anything else provided in the Loan Documents, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, elect to join any Foreign Subsidiary, any non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or any Excluded Subsidiary (other than, in each case, an Unrestricted Subsidiary) as a Guarantor subject to, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, (x) the jurisdiction of incorporation of such Foreign Subsidiary being reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in light of legal permissibility and the policies and procedures of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for similarly situated companies (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) and (y) collateral and security provisions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to be negotiated in good faith (such election to so join the “Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception”); provided that the Borrower may subsequently elect to release (a “Guarantor Release Election”) any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary (a “Released Subsidiary”) from its obligations as a Guarantor in its sole discretion (so long as such release (A) shall be subject to the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries having capacity to make an Investment in such Released Subsidiary once it is no longer a Guarantor and shall be deemed an Investment in such Released Subsidiary and (B) shall be subject to such Released Subsidiary having capacity to incur any Indebtedness or Liens once it is no longer a Guarantor and shall constitute the incurrence at the time of release of any Indebtedness and Liens of such Released Subsidiary existing at such time) (it being understood and agreed that such right to elect to release any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary in accordance with the immediately preceding clause (A) and (B) shall be in addition to any other right to release any such Foreign Subsidiary, non-wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary from its obligations as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 10.24); provided further that to the extent any Foreign Subsidiary is joined pursuant to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception, any requirements under this Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any related provisions under the Loan Documents as applied to such Foreign Subsidiary (solely to the extent any such provision would not otherwise have applied in respect of such Foreign Subsidiary if it were a Restricted Subsidiary that did not constitute a Loan Party) may be modified (including with respect to the addition of “agreed security principles” or other customary limitations applicable to the provision of guarantees and collateral in the applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction and providing for the granting of collateral customary for secured financings in such non-U.S. jurisdiction) as reasonably determined by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

No perfection through control agreements or perfection by “control” shall be required with respect to any assets (other than to the extent required under clause (4)(a)(i) above) under the Loan Documents. There shall be no (x) requirement to obtain any landlord waivers, estoppels, collateral access letters or similar rights and agreements or (y) requirement to perfect a security interest in any letter of credit rights, other than by the filing of a UCC financing statement.

 

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, each of the collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Sections 4.01(1)(c), 4.01(d), 6.11 or 6.12 and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

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Commitment” means a Revolving Commitment, Incremental Revolving Commitment, Closing Date Term Loan Commitment (including a 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment), 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment, Other Revolving Commitment, Other Term Loan Commitment, Extended Revolving Commitment of a given Extension Series, or any commitment in respect of Replacement Loans, as the context may require.

 

Commitment Fee Rate” means a percentage per annum equal to the Applicable Rate set forth in the “Commitment Fee Rate” column of the chart in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”

 

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (1) a Borrowing with respect to a given Class of Loans, (2) a conversion of Loans of a given Class from one Type to the other or (3) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans of a given Class, pursuant to Section 2.02(1), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Revolving Loan or Swing Line Loan, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

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.

 

Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Compensation Period” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(3)(b).

 

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C and which certificate shall in any event be a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower:

 

(1)           certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and is continuing and, if applicable, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto (in each case, other than any Default with respect to which the Administrative Agent has otherwise obtained notice in accordance with Section 6.03(1)),

 

(2)           in the case of financial statements delivered under Section 6.01(1), setting forth reasonably detailed calculations of (a) Excess Cash Flow for each fiscal year commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 and (b) the Net Proceeds received during the applicable period (after the Closing Date in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019) by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event subject to prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) and the portion of such Net Proceeds that has been invested or is intended to be reinvested in accordance with Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii), and

 

(3)           setting forth (a) a calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period [reserved], (b) if on the last day of the most recently ended Test Period there are outstanding Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit (excluding (i) undrawn Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount up to $10.0 million (with only such Letter of Credit amounts in excess of $10.0 million being considered outstanding for purposes of this clause (3)), (ii) Letters of Credit (whether drawn or undrawn) to the extent reimbursed, Cash Collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank on or prior to the date that is three Business Days following the end of the applicable Test Period and (iii) solely for the first two full fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, any Closing Date Revolving Borrowings drawn to finance a portion of the Transactions or the payment of Transaction Expenses or working capital or purchase price adjustments in connection with the Acquisition) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 35% of the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Commitments under the Priority Revolving Facility, whether such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period is in compliance with the required level for such Test Period and, (c) if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period would result in a change in the applicable “Pricing Level” as set forth in the definition of “Applicable Rate,” setting forth a calculation of such First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and (d) if the Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period would result in a change in the Applicable Rate, setting forth a calculation of such Total Net Leverage Ratio. 

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Conforming Accounting Report” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(1).

 

Consolidated Current Assets” means, as at any date of determination, the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current assets in conformity with GAAP, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents, amounts related to current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, assets held for sale, loans (permitted) to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees, derivative financial instruments and any assets in respect of Hedge Agreements, and excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.

 

Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, as at any date of determination, the total liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis that may properly be classified as current liabilities in conformity with GAAP, excluding (1) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (2) the current portion of interest, (3) accruals for current or deferred taxes based on income or profits, (4) accruals of any costs or expenses related to restructuring reserves or severance, (5) Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations under this Agreement or any other revolving loans, swingline loans and letter of credit obligations under any other revolving credit facility, (6) the current portion of any Capitalized Lease Obligation, (7) deferred revenue arising from cash receipts that are earmarked for specific projects, (8) liabilities in respect of unpaid earnouts, (9) the current portion of any other long-term liabilities, (10) accrued litigation settlement costs and (11) any liabilities in respect of Hedge Agreements, and, furthermore, excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.

 

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the amortization of intangible assets, deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and the amortization of Capitalized Software Expenditures of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

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Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditures” means, for any period, without duplication, cash dividends actually paid by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period with respect to Disqualified Stock (and, solely for purposes of determining Basket capacity under Section 7.05(2)(e) or 7.05(2)(f), Preferred Stock) issued by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (without duplication of any such Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditure otherwise included in, or added to, Consolidated Interest Expense for such period), excluding, in each case (i) “additional dividends” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to any Disqualified Stock and (ii) any payments with respect to commissions, discounts, yield, make-whole premiums or redemption premium costs of such Disqualified Stock.

 

Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period:

 

(1)          increased (without duplication) by the following, in each case (other than clauses (h), (l), (p) and (q) below) to the extent deducted (and not added back) in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

 

(a)          total interest expense and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such Hedging Obligations or such derivative instruments, and bank and letter of credit fees, letter of guarantee and bankers’ acceptance fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, together with items excluded from the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” pursuant to the definition thereof; plus

 

(b)          provision for taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital, including federal, foreign and state income, franchise, excise, value added and similar Taxes, property taxes and similar taxes, and foreign withholding Taxes paid or accrued during such period (including any future Taxes or other levies that replace or are intended to be in lieu of taxes, and any penalties and interest related to Taxes or arising from tax examinations) and the net tax expense associated with any adjustments made pursuant to the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,” and any payments to a Parent Company in respect of such taxes permitted to be made hereunder; plus

 

(c)          Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense for such period; plus

 

(d)          any other non-cash Charges, including any write-offs or write-downs reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period, changes in reserves for earnouts and similar obligations and any non-cash expense relating to the vesting of warrants (provided that if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (i) the Borrower in its sole discretion may determine not to add back such non-cash Charge in the current period and (ii) to the extent the Borrower does decide to add back such non-cash Charge, the cash payment in respect thereof, with the exception of any cash payments related to the settlement of deferred compensation balances awarded prior to the Closing Date, in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period); plus

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(e)          Charges consisting of income attributable to minority interests and non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, excluding cash distributions in respect thereof, and the amount of any reductions in arriving at Consolidated Net Income resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 810, Consolidation; plus

 

(f)          (i) the amount of board of director fees and any management, monitoring, consulting, transaction, advisory and other fees (including transaction and termination fees) and indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period under the Management Services Agreement or otherwise to the extent permitted under Section 6.15 and (ii) the amount of payments made to optionholders of such Person or any Parent Company in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equityholders of such Person or its Parent Companies, which payments are being made to compensate such optionholders as though they were equityholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted hereunder; plus

 

(g)          Charges, including any loss or discount, related to the sale of receivables, Securitization Assets and related assets to any Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Securitization Facility; plus

 

(h)          cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash Charges) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any prior period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (2) below for any previous period and not added back; plus

 

(i)          any Charges pursuant to any management equity plan, stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan, agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of such Person or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of such Person (other than Disqualified Stock); plus

 

(j)          any net pension or other post-employment benefit Charges representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715—Compensation—Retirement Benefits, and any other items of a similar nature, plus

 

(k)          the amount of earnout obligation expense incurred in connection with (including adjustments thereto) any acquisitions and Investments, whether consummated prior to or after the Closing Date; plus

 

(l)          (i) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions resulting from, or related to, the Transactions that are reasonably identifiable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions either taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 24 months after the Closing Date (or to the extent identified in the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report) and (ii) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions resulting from, or related to, mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, investments, divestitures, dispositions, discontinuance of activities or operations and other specified transactions, restructurings, cost savings initiatives, operational changes and other initiatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, acquisitions occurring prior to the Closing Date) that are reasonably identifiable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions either taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within 24 months after such merger or other business combination, acquisition, investment, divestiture, disposition, discontinuance of activities or operations or other specified transaction, restructuring, cost savings initiative, operational change or other initiative is consummated (or undertaken or implemented prior to consummation of the acquisition or other applicable transaction (including any actions taken on or prior to the Closing Date)), in each case, calculated (I) on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, synergies or operating expense reductions had been realized in full on the first day of such period and (II) net of the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions during such period (it is understood and agreed that “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit that is associated with any action taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken, whether prior to or following the Closing Date) (which adjustments may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) pro forma cost savings, synergies or operating expense reduction adjustments made pursuant to Section 1.07); plus

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(m)          any payments in the nature of compensation or expense reimbursement made to independent board members; plus

 

(n)          any non-cash increase in expenses resulting from the revaluation of inventory (including any impact of changes to inventory valuation policy methods including changes in capitalization of variances) or other inventory adjustments (including any non-cash increase in expenses as a result of last-in first-out and/or first-in first-out methods of accounting);

 

(o)          any loss from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are being held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, if elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion,only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of); plus

 

(p)          adjustments, exclusions and add-backs either (i) consistent with Regulation S-X of the SEC or (ii) set forth in any quality of earnings analysis prepared by independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing or any other accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any “Big Four” firm is acceptable) and delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or similar permitted investment; plus

 

(q)          adjustments, exclusions and add-backs (A) identified in (i) the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report or (ii) the Investor model delivered to the Initial Lenders dated June 20, 2019 and (B) of the type identified in (i) the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report or (ii) the Investor model delivered to the Initial Lenders dated June 20, 2019 (excluding, in the case of this clause (B), “run rate adjustments” (X) of the type set forth in clause (l) above and (Y) as detailed in pages 21 through 24 of the Closing Date Quality of Earnings Report related to annualized revenue and contribution margin adjustments associated with new client wins, membership growth with existing clients and related “seasonality” adjustments); and

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(2)          decreased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

 

(a)          non-cash gains for such period (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period other than any such accrual or reserve that has been added back to Consolidated Net Income in calculating Consolidated EBITDA in accordance with this definition),

 

(b)          the amount of any income consisting of losses attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary added to (and not deducted from) Consolidated Net Income in such period; and

 

(c)          any net income from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are being held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, if elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions added back pursuant to clause (l)(ii) above in any Test Period, when aggregated with adjustments, exclusions and add-backs pursuant to clause (q)(B) in such Test Period and any “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to Section 1.07(3) for such Test Period (in each case, excluding any such “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions related to the Transactions), shall not in the aggregate exceed an amount equal to 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (calculated after giving effect to any such addback and all other permitted add-backs and adjustments) for such Test Period on a pro forma basis.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated, including pro forma adjustments, in accordance with Section 1.07.

 

Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, in each case, solely to the extent secured, in whole or in part, by a first priority Lien on the Collateral or on a first priority basis on the assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party securing Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment, in each case that ranks pari passu with the Liens securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies); provided that Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt will not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.

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Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations), net of cash interest income, with respect to Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness, including commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs under hedging agreements (other than in connection with the early termination thereof);

 

excluding, in each case:

 

(1)          amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and any other amounts of non-cash interest (including as a result of the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting),

 

(2)          interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments, including pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging,

 

(3)          costs associated with incurring or terminating Hedging Obligations and cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates,

 

(4)          commissions, discounts, yield, make-whole premium and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) incurred in connection with any Non-Recourse Indebtedness,

 

(5)          “additional interest” owing pursuant to a registration rights agreement with respect to any securities,

 

(6)          any payments with respect to make-whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, including any Indebtedness issued in connection with the Transactions,

 

(7)          penalties and interest relating to Taxes,

 

(8)          accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities not constituting Indebtedness,

 

(9)          interest expense attributable to a Parent Company resulting from push-down accounting,

 

(10)        any expense resulting from the discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting,

 

(11)        any interest expense attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto in connection with the Transactions, any acquisition or Investment, and

 

(12)        annual agency fees paid to any administrative agents and collateral agents with respect to any secured or unsecured loans, debt facilities, debentures, bonds, commercial paper facilities or other forms of Indebtedness (including any security or collateral trust arrangements related thereto), including the Facilities.

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For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation will be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the net income (loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding (and excluding the effect of), without duplication,

 

(1)          extraordinary, one-time, non-recurring or unusual gains or Charges (including relating to any strategic initiatives and accruals and reserves in connection with such gains or Charges and including legal fees, expenses, settlements and judgments) and special items; restructuring and similar Charges; accruals or reserves (including restructuring and integration costs related to acquisitions and adjustments to existing reserves, and in each case, whether or not classified as such under GAAP); Charges related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of facilities and fixed assets for alternative uses; Public Company Costs; Charges related to the integration, consolidation, opening, pre-opening and closing of facilities and fixed assets; severance and relocation costs and expenses; special compensation Charges, consulting fees; charges in connection with third-party advisory support to implement new accounting standards; signing, retention or completion bonuses and charges, and executive recruiting costs; Charges incurred in connection with strategic initiatives; transition Charges and duplicative running and operating Charges; Charges incurred in connection with acquisitions (or purchases of assets) prior to or after the Closing Date (including integration costs); business optimization Charges (including Charges relating to business optimization programs, new systems design, Charges related to systems establishment, implementation, integration and upgrades and project start-up); accruals and reserves; Charges attributable to the implementation of cost-savings initiatives and operating improvements and consolidations; and curtailments and modifications to pension and post-employment employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities and charges resulting from changes in estimates, valuations and judgments);

 

(2)          the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period whether effected through a cumulative effect adjustment or a retroactive application, in each case in accordance with GAAP;

 

(3)          Transaction Expenses;

 

(4)          any gain (loss) on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business);

 

(5)          the Net Income for such period of any Person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary and, solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b)(i) of Section 7.05(1), the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of a Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period;

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(6)          solely for the purpose of determining Excess Cash Flow and the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b)(i) of Section 7.05(1), the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) to the extent that 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, 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 stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived (or the Borrower reasonably believes such restriction could be waived and is using commercially reasonable efforts to pursue such waiver); provided that Consolidated Net Income of a Person will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash or Cash Equivalents (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents), or the amount that could have been paid in cash or Cash Equivalents without violating any such restriction or requiring any such approval, to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein;

 

(7)          effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries) related to the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting (including in the inventory, property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items);

 

(8)          income (loss) from the early extinguishment or conversion of (a) Indebtedness, (b) Hedging Obligations or (c) other derivative instruments;

 

(9)          any impairment Charges or asset write-off or write-down in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP;

 

(10)        (a) any equity based or non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense arising from grants of stock appreciation, equity incentive programs or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to, and any cash charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of, Equity Interests by management of such Person or of a Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company, (b) non-cash compensation expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation or Accounting Standards Codification Topic 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees and (c) any income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts;

 

(11)        any Charges during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, Asset Sale, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (including such fees, expenses or charges related to the syndication and incurrence of any Indebtedness, including any Facilities hereunder, or the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations), issuance of Equity Interests (including by any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower), recapitalization, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of any Indebtedness, including the Loan Documents) and including, in each case, any such transaction whether consummated on, after or prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or nonrecurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful or consummated (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the effects of expensing all transaction related expenses in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 805, Business Combinations);

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(12)        accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted in connection with the Transactions, an Investment or an acquisition that are required to be established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions, such Investment or such acquisition, in each case in accordance with GAAP;

 

(13)        any expenses, charges or losses to the extent covered by insurance that are, directly or indirectly, reimbursed or reimbursable by a third party, and any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition, Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement;

 

(14)        any non-cash gain (loss) attributable to the mark to market movement in the valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815—Derivatives and Hedging or mark to market movement of other financial instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 825—Financial Instruments;

 

(15)        any net realized or unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency transaction or translation gains or losses, including those related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from (a) Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk and (b) resulting from intercompany indebtedness) and any other foreign currency transaction or translation gains and losses;

 

(16)        any adjustments resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 460, Guarantees, or any comparable regulation;

 

(17)        any non-cash rent expense;

 

(18)        any non-cash expenses, accruals or reserves related to adjustments to historical tax exposures;

 

(19)        earnout and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses or otherwise and including in connection with the Transactions) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments;

 

(20)        at the election of the Borrower (provided that once an election is made, it may not be reversed), changes to accrual of revenue so long as consistent with past practices of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (regardless of treatment under GAAP) for all purposes other than the calculation of Excess Cash Flow; and

 

(21)        any Charges during such period in connection with sales tax owed but unpaid during any prior period in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3.0 million.

 

In addition, to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Consolidated Net Income will include the amount of proceeds received or receivable from business interruption insurance, the amount of any expenses or charges incurred by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are, directly or indirectly, reimbursed or reimbursable by a third party, and amounts that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition, Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 7.05(1) (other than clause (b)(iv) of Section 7.05(1)), there will be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments made by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments from such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances which constitute Restricted Investments by such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary, any sale of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such amounts increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under clause (b)(iv) of Section 7.05(1).

 

Consolidated Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness, in each case secured by a Lien on the assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that Consolidated Secured Debt will not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, subject to the definition of “Designated Revolving Commitments,” the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting only of Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness; provided that Consolidated Total Debt will not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, undrawn amounts under revolving credit facilities and Indebtedness in respect of any (1) letter of credit, bank guarantees and performance or similar bonds, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn standby letters of credit which have not been reimbursed within three (3) Business Days and (2) Hedging Obligations. The Dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

Consolidated Working Capital” means, as at any date of determination, the excess of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities.

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Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other monetary obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent:

 

(1)          to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor;

 

(2)          to advance or supply funds:

 

(a)          for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or

 

(b)          to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; or

 

(3)          to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

 

Contract Consideration” has the meaning specified in clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”

 

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

 

Controlled Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person, other than any Investor, which directly or indirectly is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is organized by such Person (or any Person controlling such Person) primarily for making direct or indirect equity or debt investments in the Borrower or other companies.

 

Convertible Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Borrower (which may be guaranteed by the Guarantors) permitted to be incurred hereunder that is either (1) convertible into common equity of the Borrower (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such common equity) or (2) sold as units with call options, warrants or rights to purchase (or substantially equivalent derivative transactions) that are exercisable for common equity of the Borrower or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such common equity).

 

Corrective Extension Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(6).

 

Covered Entity” means any of the following:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

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Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (1) Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt, (2) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt or (3) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt; provided that, in each case, such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) to Refinance, in whole or in part, existing Loans (or, if applicable, unused Commitments) or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (“Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt”); provided, further, that (a) the terms of any such Indebtedness (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment or redemption premiums and terms) shall either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if otherwise not consistent with the terms of such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt, not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Loans in effect immediately prior to such Refinancing or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, (A) to the extent that such Indebtedness includes a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and consists solely of a revolving credit facility (whether or not the documentation therefor includes any other facilities) and the applicable Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant is included only for the benefit of such revolving credit facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and (B) to the extent that such Indebtedness includes a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and does not consist solely of a revolving credit facility (whether or not the documentation therefor includes any other facilities), such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable) or (iii) such terms shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of (I) the lenders of any such Indebtedness that consists of term facilities, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent (or any Lender) to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable or (II) the lenders of any such Indebtedness that consists of revolving credit facilities, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility), (b) any such Indebtedness shall have (i) a maturity date that is no earlier than the earlier of (I) the maturity date of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt and (II) the Latest Maturity Date of (in the case of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consisting of revolving credit facilities) the Closing Date Revolving Facility or (in the case of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consisting of term facilities) the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (ii) if the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consists of term facilities, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the lesser of (I) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt and (II) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, in each case as of the date of determination, (c) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount (or shall not have a greater accreted value, if applicable) than the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees and premiums (including tender premium) and penalties (if any) thereon and fees, expenses, original issue discount and upfront fees incurred in connection with such Refinancing plus the amount of any other Indebtedness permitted under one or more other Baskets under Section 7.02 (which shall be deemed a utilization of any such Baskets), (d) such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid, within five (5) Business Days after the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained with the Net Proceeds received from the incurrence or issuance of such Indebtedness and (e) any mandatory prepayments of (i) any Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt may not be made except to the extent that prepayments are not prohibited hereunder and, to the extent required hereunder or pursuant to the terms of any Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt, first made or offered to the holders of the Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations and any such Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt and (ii) any Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt in respect of events described in Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i), may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis as compared to any Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations with an earlier maturity date unless the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt was so entitled to participate on a greater than a pro rata basis) with each Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i), provided, further, that “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be Refinanced with (or which converts into or is exchanged for) long-term indebtedness (and such bridge or other interim credit facility shall be deemed to satisfy clause (b) of the second proviso in this definition so long as (x) such credit facility includes customary “rollover” provisions and (y) assuming such credit facility were to be extended pursuant to such “rollover” provisions, such extended credit facility would comply with clause (b) above) and in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other interim credit facility, clause (e) of the second proviso in this definition shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

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Credit Extension” means each of the following: (1) a Borrowing and (2) an L/C Credit Extension.

 

Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1).

 

Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1)(a).

 

Cured Default” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02(9).

 

Debt Fund Affiliate” means any Affiliate of an Investor that is a bona fide diversified debt fund that is not (1) a natural person or (2) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

Debt Representative” means, with respect to any series of Indebtedness, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent or representative under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

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

 

Declined Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(f).

 

Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (1) the Base Rate plus (2) the Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans plus (3) 2.00% per annum; provided that with respect to the outstanding principal amount of any Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan (giving effect to Section 2.02(3)) plus 2.00% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

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 2.17(2), any Lender that (1) has refused (which refusal may be given verbally or in writing and has not been retracted) or failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of L/C Obligations, within one (1) Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (2) has failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent, Priority Revolving Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, (3) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (4) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, that it will comply with its funding obligations or (5) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, either (a) admitted in writing that it is insolvent or (b) become subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event. Any determination by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, as to whether a Lender is a Defaulting Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale, redemption or repurchase of, or collection or payment on, such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

 

Designated Preferred Stock” means Preferred Stock of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary thereof or any Parent Company (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate, on or promptly after the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (b) of Section 7.05(1).

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Designated Revolving Commitments” means any commitments to make loans or extend credit on a revolving basis (or delayed draw basis) to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by any Person other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that have been designated in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent as “Designated Revolving Commitments” until such time as the Borrower subsequently delivers an Officer’s Certificate to the Administrative Agent to the effect that such commitments will no longer constitute “Designated Revolving Commitments”; provided that, during such time (including at the time of the incurrence of such Designated Revolving Commitments), (1) except for purposes of the definition of “Applicable Rate,” the First Lien Net Leverage Ratios set forth in Section 2.05(2)(a) and Section 2.05(2)(b) and determining actual compliance with the Financial Covenant, such Designated Revolving Commitments will be deemed an incurrence of Indebtedness on such date and will be deemed outstanding for purposes of calculating the Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio, First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and the availability of any Baskets hereunder and (2) commencing on the date such Designated Revolving Commitments are established after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of the entire committed amount of the Indebtedness thereunder (but without netting any cash proceeds thereof), such committed amount under such Designated Revolving Commitments may thereafter be borrowed (and reborrowed, if applicable), in whole or in part, from time to time, without further compliance with any Basket or financial ratio or test under this Agreement (including the Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio or First Lien Net Leverage Ratio).

 

Discharge” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, the repayment, prepayment, repurchase (including pursuant to an offer to purchase), redemption, defeasance or other discharge of such Indebtedness, in any such case in whole or in part.

 

Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(2).

 

Discount Range” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Discount Range Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Discount Range Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1) substantially in the form of Exhibit J.

 

Discount Range Prepayment Offer” means the written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit K, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

 

Discount Range Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Discount Range Proration” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(3).

 

Discounted Prepayment Determination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

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Discounted Prepayment Effective Date” means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five (5) Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.05(1)(e)(B), Section 2.05(1)(e)(C) or Section 2.05(1)(e)(D), respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.

 

Discounted Term Loan Prepayment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(1)(e)(A).

 

disposition” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Asset Sale.”

 

Disqualified Institution” means (1) those particular banks, financial institutions, other institutional lenders and other Persons that were identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to the Initial Lenders on or prior to July 9, 2019 (or, (x) after July 9, 2019 and prior to the Closing Date, that are identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to, and with the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of, the Initial Lenders holding a majority of the aggregate Commitments on July 9, 2019 and (y) if after the Closing Date, that are identified in writing by the Borrower or the Investor to, and with the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of, the Administrative Agent), (2) any competitor of the Borrower or its Affiliates that is identified in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor to (a) the Initial Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date and (b) the Administrative Agent from time to time on or after the Closing Date, (3) any competitor of the Investor, and any Affiliate of such competitor, that (a) is identified in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor to the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date, (b) has a debt platform (or an affiliated debt platform) that the Investor reasonably believes does not have sufficient customary barriers in place regarding not sharing information with Affiliates that are competitors of the Investor as of such date of designation pursuant to clause (3)(a) above and (c) does not have a debt platform (or affiliated debt platform) which would satisfy the criteria in clause (3)(b) above if applied as of July 9, 2019 (including, for each of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (3), their respective Affiliates that are reasonably identifiable as such on the basis of their name) and (4) any Affiliate (other than Affiliates that constitute bona fide diversified debt funds primarily investing in loans) of the Persons described in the preceding clauses (1) or (2) that are either (i) reasonably identifiable as such on the basis of their name or (ii) are identified as such in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Investor as set forth hereinabove (including, in the case of this clause (ii), within the time periods set forth in clauses (1) or (2) above for the identification of the related Affiliate Disqualified Institution); provided that any Person that is a Lender or Participant and subsequently becomes a Disqualified Institution (but was not a Disqualified Institution at the time it became a Lender or a Participant, as applicable) shall be deemed to not be a Disqualified Institution hereunder (in the case of any such Participant that is not a Lender, solely with respect to the participations held by such Participant). The identity of Disqualified Institutions may be communicated by the Administrative Agent to a Lender upon request, but will not be otherwise posted or distributed to any Person.

 

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Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is redeemable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than (1) for any Qualified Equity Interests or (2) solely as a result of a change of control, asset sale, casualty, condemnation or eminent domain) pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than (1) for any Qualified Equity Interests or (2) solely as a result of a change of control, asset sale, casualty, condemnation or eminent domain), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the then Latest Maturity Date or the date the Loans are no longer outstanding and the Commitments have been terminated; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of future, current or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company or by any such plan to such employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof), such Capital Stock will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s, director’s, officer’s, management member’s, consultant’s or independent contractor’s termination, death or disability; provided further any Capital Stock held by any future, current or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Parent Company, or any other Person in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has an Investment and is designated in good faith as an “affiliate” by the Board of Directors (or the compensation committee thereof), in each case pursuant to any equity subscription or equity holders’ agreement, management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s, director’s, officer’s, management member’s, consultant’s or independent contractor’s termination, death or disability. For the purposes hereof, the aggregate principal amount of Disqualified Stock will be deemed to be equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and maximum fixed repurchase price, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, and the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price will be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were purchased on any date on which the Consolidated Total Debt, Consolidated Secured Debt or Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt, as applicable, will be required to be determined pursuant to this Agreement, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Stock, such fair market value shall be determined in good faith by the Borrower.

 

Distressed Agent ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Agent-Related Distress Event.”

 

Distressed Person” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Lender-Related Distress Event .”

 

Divided LLC” means any LLC formed upon the consummation of an LLC Division.

 

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

ECF Payment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(a).

 

ECF Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(a).

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EEA Financial Institution” means (1) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (2) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (1) of this definition or (3) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (1) or (2) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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

 

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

 

Eligible Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(1).

 

EMU” means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

 

Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and sub-surface strata, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

 

Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws relating to pollution or the protection of the Environment or, to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, worker health.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (1) violation of any Environmental Law, (2) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (3) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (4) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (5) any contract or other written agreement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

EP ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.”

 

Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement” means, to the extent executed in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral which are intended to rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies), at the option of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent acting together in good faith, either (1) an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1, together with any changes thereto which are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or (2) a customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (but which agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, shall in any event contain provisions substantially similar to Sections 2.01(b), 2.01(f), 2.03(c), 2.10(a)(y), 5.02(d), 5.15 and 5.16 of Exhibit G-1 (the “EP ICA Applicable Provisions”)), which agreement shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies), in each case with such modifications thereto as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree.

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Equity Contribution” means, collectively, the direct or indirect contribution to the Borrower or any Parent Company, by the Investor, members of management of the Company and the Co-Investors of an aggregate amount of cash and rollover equity (which shall be in the form of common equity or (on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Lenders) other equity) that represents not less than 35% of the Funded Capitalization; provided that, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Investor shall control, directly or indirectly, beneficially not less than a majority of the Voting Stock of Holdings on the Closing Date.

 

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, the Capital Stock of such Person and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock of such Person, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock of such Person.

 

Equity Offering” means any public or private sale of common equity or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Company (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than:

 

(1)          public offerings with respect to the Borrower’s or any Parent Company’s common equity registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8;

 

(2)          issuances to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; and

 

(3)          any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.

 

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

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that together with any Loan Party is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

 

ERISA Event” means (1) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (2) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (3) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan, written notification of any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability or written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or has been determined to be in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (4) the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement in writing of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (5) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, other than for the payment of PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates; (6) an 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 or Multiemployer Plan; (7) a failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) with respect to a Pension Plan, whether or not waived; (8) the application for a minimum funding waiver under Section 302(c) of ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan; (9) the imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA or Section 430(k) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan; (10) a determination that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA or Section 430 of the Code); or (11) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction with respect to any Pension Plan maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which could result in liability to any Loan Party.

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Escrow” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Indebtedness.”

 

Escrowed Proceeds” means the proceeds from the offering of any debt securities or other Indebtedness paid into an escrow account with an independent escrow agent on the date of the applicable offering or incurrence pursuant to escrow arrangements that permit the release of amounts on deposit in such escrow account upon satisfaction of certain conditions or the occurrence of certain events. The term “Escrowed Proceeds” shall include any interest earned on the amounts held in escrow.

 

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

 

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

 

Eurodollar Rate” means:

 

(1)          for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) from time to time) (in such case, the “LIBOR Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

 

(2)          for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits with a term of one (1) month commencing that day;

 

provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further, that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in consultation with the Borrower; provided, further, that if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBOR Rate” for such Interest Period shall be (a) a successor or alternative index rate as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Lender) and the Borrower may reasonably determine or (b) absent such mutual selection by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), a comparable successor or alternative interbank rate for deposits in Dollars that is, at such time, broadly accepted as the prevailing market practice for leveraged loans of this type in lieu of the “LIBOR Rate” as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), in each case of clauses (a) or (b) above, subject to Section 1.12; provided, further, that in no event shall the Eurodollar Rate for Closing Date Term Loans, 2020 Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility that bear interest at a rate based on clauses (1) and (2) of this definition be less than 1.00%.

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Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (1) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

 

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:

 

(1)          the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(a)          Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower for such period,

 

(b)          an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) for such period to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, but excluding any such non-cash charges representing an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period,

 

(c)          decreases in Consolidated Working Capital (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa) and, without duplication, decreases in long-term accounts receivable and increases in the long-term portion of deferred revenue (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa), in each case, for such period (other than any such decreases or increases, as applicable, arising from acquisitions or Asset Sales outside the ordinary course of assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period or the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting),

 

(d)          the amount deducted as tax expense in determining Consolidated Net Income to the extent in excess of cash Taxes paid in such period and

 

(e)           cash receipts in respect of Hedge Agreements during such fiscal year to the extent not otherwise included in such Consolidated Net Income; over

 

(2)          the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(a)          an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits (including, to the extent constituting non-cash credits, amortization of deferred revenue acquired as a result of the Acquisition or any Permitted Acquisition, investment permitted hereunder or any similar transaction) included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (but excluding any non-cash credit to the extent representing the reversal of an accrual or reserve described in clause (1)(b) above) and cash losses, charges (including any reserves or accruals for potential cash charges in any future period), expenses, costs and fees excluded by virtue of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income,” 

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(b)          payments in respect of indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnouts, other contingent consideration obligations and other deferred purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary (including the HealthScape Earn-Out Payment and the Pareto Earn-Out Payment), in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(c)          the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (ii) all scheduled principal repayments of Loans, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 7.02 (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof), in each case to the extent such payments are permitted hereunder and actually made and (iii) the amount of any scheduled repayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07 or any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b) (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and any mandatory Discharge of (I) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) and (II) any other Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 7.02 (or any Indebtedness representing Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof) pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the governing documentation thereof, in each case, to the extent required due to an Asset Sale or Casualty Event that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income for such period and not in excess of the amount of such increase, but excluding (A) all other prepayments of Term Loans, (B) all prepayments of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and all prepayments in respect of any other revolving credit facility, except to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder and (C) payments on any Junior Indebtedness, except in each case to the extent permitted to be paid pursuant to Section 7.05) made during such period, in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(d)          an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Asset Sales outside the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and the net cash loss on Asset Sales to the extent otherwise added to arrive at Consolidated Net Income,

 

(e)          increases in Consolidated Working Capital (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa) and, without duplication, increases in long-term accounts receivable and decreases in the long-term portion of deferred revenue (except as a result of the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa), in each case, for such period (other than any such increases or decreases, as applicable, arising from acquisitions or Asset Sales outside the ordinary course by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period or the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting),

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(f)          cash payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the 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,

 

(g)          the amount of Restricted Payments paid in cash during such period, except to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (unless such Indebtedness has been repaid),

 

(h)          the aggregate amount of expenditures (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) paid in cash during such period to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, except to the extent such expenditures (other than expenditures that correspond to a charge added to Excess Cash Flow under clause (1)(b) above with respect to a prior period) were financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(i)          the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment or redemption of Indebtedness to the extent (i) such premium, make-whole or penalty payments were not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and (ii) such prepayments or redemptions reduced Excess Cash Flow pursuant to clause (2)(c) above or reduced the mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.05(2)(a),

 

(j)          without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in other periods, and at the option of the Borrower, (i) the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period and (ii) any planned cash expenditures by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (the “Planned Expenditures”), in the case of each of the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), relating to Permitted Acquisitions or other investments, Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, acquisitions of intellectual property, any scheduled payment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness that was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred and paid, repurchased or redeemed or permitted tax distributions, in each case, to be consummated or made, as applicable, during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period (except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)); provided that to the extent that the aggregate amount (excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of such Permitted Acquisitions or other investments, Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, acquisitions of intellectual property, permitted scheduled payments, repurchases or redemptions of Indebtedness that were permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred and paid, repurchased or redeemed or permitted tax distributions during such following period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration and Planned Expenditures (excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters,

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(k)          the amount of cash Taxes (including penalties and interest) paid or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period plus the amount of distributions made in such period under Section 7.05(2)(n), to the extent they exceed the amount of expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,

 

(l)           cash expenditures in respect of Hedging Obligations during such fiscal year to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

(m)         any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period (including the Transaction Expenses), or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, investment, disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and related documents with respect to any other Indebtedness) and including, in each case, any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful, in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(n)          at the option of the Borrower, any amounts in respect of investments (including Permitted Acquisitions, Investments constituting Permitted Investments and Investments made pursuant to Section 7.05) and Restricted Payments (including related earnouts and similar payments) which could have been deducted pursuant to clause (2)(g) above if made in such period, but which are made after the end of such period and prior to the date upon which a mandatory prepayment for such period would be required under Section 2.05(2)(a) (which amounts, if so deducted in accordance with this clause (n), shall not affect the calculation of Excess Cash Flow in any future period), and

 

(o)          the aggregate amount of Catch-Up Management Fees paid in cash during such period to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income.

 

Notwithstanding anything else provided in this Agreement, (x) the amounts deducted under clause (2) above shall in no event be duplicative of amounts deducted under clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a) and (y) to the extent an amount is eligible to be deducted under either clause (2) above or clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a), such amounts shall be deemed to have been deducted under clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(2)(a) (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, clause (2) above). 

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

 

Excluded Assets” means (1) (a) any fee-owned real property and (b) any leasehold interest in real property, (2) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement, (3) all commercial tort claims that are not expected to result in a judgment or settlement payment in excess of $5.0 million (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (4) any governmental or regulatory licenses, authorizations, certificates, charters, franchises, approvals and consents (whether Federal, State, or otherwise) to the extent a security interest therein is prohibited or restricted thereby or requires any consent, acknowledgment or authorization from a Governmental Authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such consent, acknowledgment or authorization) other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition, (5) assets to the extent the pledge thereof or grant of security interests therein (a) is prohibited or restricted by any applicable Law, rule or regulation or would require any consent, approval or authorization of any governmental or regulatory authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such any consent, approval or authorization) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC and other applicable Law (other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition), (b) would cause the destruction, invalidation or abandonment of such asset under applicable Law (solely with respect to any intellectual property) or (c) is prohibited by any contract or would require any consent, approval, license or other authorization of any third party (other than Holdings or its Subsidiaries) (provided that such requirement existed on the Closing Date or at the time of the acquisition of such asset, as applicable, and was not incurred in contemplation thereof (other than in the case of capital leases and purchase money financings)) or governmental or regulatory authority not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such consent, approval, license or other authorization), other than to the extent such prohibition or restriction is ineffective under the UCC and other applicable Law, (6) margin stock and Equity Interests in any Person that is not the Borrower or a wholly owned Material Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Restricted Subsidiary, (7) Equity Interests in Immaterial Subsidiaries and Excluded Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are (x) Excluded Subsidiaries solely pursuant to clause (2) or (3) of the definition of “Excluded Subsidiaries” and (y) directly owned by a Loan Party (provided that if a pledge of the Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary Holdco is required pursuant to this Agreement, the pledge of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary shall be limited to no more than 65% of the total issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary Holdco, as applicable), (8) any lease, license, sublicense or agreement (not otherwise subject to clause (5) above) or any property that is subject to a capital lease, purchase money security interest or similar arrangement, in each case permitted by this Agreement, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein (a) would violate or invalidate such lease, license, sublicense or agreement or purchase money security interest or similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC and other applicable Law (other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition) or (b) would require governmental or regulatory approval, consent or authorization not obtained (without any requirement to obtain such approval, consent or authorization), other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition, (9) (x) cash and Cash Equivalents, deposit, securities, commodities and other accounts, securities entitlements and related assets, except, in each case, to the extent constituting identifiable proceeds of Collateral a security interest in which is perfected by the filing of an “all assets” UCC financing statement by the Administrative Agent or automatically without any further action or filing by the Administrative Agent and (y) any deposit account maintained and used exclusively as a payroll account, withholding tax account, or fiduciary or escrow account that holds funds solely for the benefit of third parties (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that is a Guarantor), (10) letter of credit rights, except to the extent perfection of the security interest therein is accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement, (11) any intent-to-use trademark applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1051, prior to the accepted filing of a “Statement of Use” and issuance of a “Certificate of Registration” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an accepted filing of an “Amendment to Allege Use” whereby such intent-to-use trademark application is converted to a “use in commerce” application pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act, (12) assets where the burden or cost (including any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary) of obtaining a security interest therein or perfection thereof exceeds the practical benefit to the Lenders afforded thereby as reasonably determined between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (13) any assets to the extent a security interest in such assets or perfection thereof would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary as determined by the Borrower in good faith, in consultation with the Administrative Agent and (14) any assets located in or governed by any non-U.S. jurisdiction law or regulation (other than (a) Equity Interests and intercompany debt of Foreign Subsidiaries otherwise required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (b) assets that can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement), including any intellectual property located in a non-U.S. jurisdiction, in each case of the foregoing clauses (1) through (14), subject to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception.

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Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds or the fair market value of marketable securities or the fair market value of Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrower from:

 

(1)          contributions to its common equity capital;

 

(2)          dividends, distributions, fees and other payments from any joint ventures that are not Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(3)          the sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Borrower) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Borrower;

 

in each case, designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate and that are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (b) of Section 7.05(1); provided that Excluded Contributions shall not include Cure Amounts or the Equity Contribution.

 

Excluded Information” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Big Boy Letter.”

 

Excluded Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale or Casualty Event, the sum of, (1) any Net Proceeds therefrom that constitute Declined Proceeds and (2) any Net Proceeds therefrom that otherwise are waived by the Required Facility Lenders from the requirement to be applied to prepay the applicable Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b).

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Excluded Subsidiaries” means all of the following and “Excluded Subsidiary” means any of them (in each case, subject to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception):

 

(1)          any Subsidiary that is not a direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor,

 

(2)          any Foreign Subsidiary,

 

(3)          any Foreign Subsidiary Holdco,

 

(4)          any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of any (a) Foreign Subsidiary or (b) Foreign Subsidiary Holdco,

 

(5)          any Subsidiary (including any regulated entity that is subject to net worth or net capital or similar capital and surplus restrictions) that is prohibited or restricted by applicable Law or by Contractual Obligation (including in respect of assumed Indebtedness permitted hereunder and not created in contemplation of the applicable investment or acquisition) existing on the Closing Date (or, with respect to any Subsidiary acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (and so long as such Contractual Obligation was not incurred in contemplation of such investment or acquisition), on the date such Subsidiary is so acquired) from providing a Guaranty (including any Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary) or if such Guaranty would require governmental (including regulatory) or third party (other than any Loan Party or their respective Subsidiaries) consent, approval, license or authorization not obtained,

 

(6)          any special purpose vehicle (or similar entity), receivables subsidiary or any Securitization Subsidiary,

 

(7)          any Captive Insurance Subsidiary or not-for-profit Subsidiary,

 

(8)          any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary,

 

(9)          any Subsidiary where the Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably determine that the burden or cost (including any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company) of providing the Guaranty will outweigh the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom,

 

(10)        any Unrestricted Subsidiary,

 

(11)        any Broker-Dealer Regulated Subsidiary, and

 

(12)        any other Subsidiaries as mutually agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (1) 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 (each such obligation, a “Swap Obligation”), if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee 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) (a) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to Section 3.02 of the Guaranty and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act) at the time the guarantee of such Loan Party, or a grant by such Loan Party of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Loan Party is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Loan Party becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (2) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Loan Party as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and hedge counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligations. 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 guarantee or security interest becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

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Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to each Agent and each Lender,

 

(1)          any Tax imposed on (or measured by) such Agent or Lender’s net income or profits (or net worth Tax in lieu of such Tax on net income or profits), or franchise Taxes, imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such Agent or Lender being organized under the laws of or having its principal office or applicable Lending Office located in such jurisdiction or as a result of any other present or former connection between such Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction (including as a result of such Agent or Lender carrying on a trade or business, having a permanent establishment or being a resident for Tax purposes in such jurisdiction), other than a connection arising solely from such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered, enforced, 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 sold or assigned an interest in, any Loan or Loan Document,

 

(2)          any branch profits Tax under Section 884(a) of the Code, or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (1) above,

 

(3)          other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 3.07, any U.S. federal Tax that is withheld or required to be withheld on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date such Lender (a) acquires such interest in the applicable Commitment or, if such Lender did not fund the applicable Loan pursuant to a prior Commitment, on the date such Lender acquires the applicable interest in such Loan (or where the Lender is a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, pursuant to a Law in effect on the later of the date on which such Lender acquires such interest or the date on which the affected partner becomes a partner of such Lender) or (b) designates a new Lending Office except, in the case of a Lender that designates a new Lending Office or is an assignee, to the extent that such Lender or partner (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from a Loan Party with respect to such U.S. federal Tax pursuant to Section 3.01,

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(4)          any Tax attributable to such Lender’s or Agent’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(3) or Section 3.01(7), respectively,

 

(5)          any Tax imposed under FATCA,

 

(6)          any U.S. federal backup withholding under Section 3406 of the Code, and

 

(7)          any interest, additions to taxes and penalties with respect to any taxes described in clauses (1) through (6) of this definition.

 

Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2018, by and among, inter alios, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and Churchill Agency Services LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time on or prior to the date hereof.

 

Existing Letters of Credit” means each of the letters of credit described on Schedule 1.01(3) hereto.

 

Existing Revolving Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(2).

 

Existing Term Loan Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(1).

 

Expiring Credit Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(7).

 

Extended Revolving Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(2).

 

Extended Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(1).

 

Extending Lender” means an Extending Revolving Lender or an Extending Term Lender, as the case may be.

 

Extending Revolving Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).

 

Extending Term Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).

 

Extension” means the establishment of an Extension Series by amending a Loan pursuant to Section 2.16 and the applicable Extension Amendment.

 

Extension Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(4).

 

Extension Election” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(3).

 

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 Classes be submitted for Extension.

 

Extension Request” means any Term Loan Extension Request or any Revolving Extension Request, as the case may be.

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Extension Series” means any Term Loan Extension Series or a Revolving Extension Series, as the case may be.

 

Facilities” means the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, the Revolving Facility, the Closing Date Revolving Facility, the Closing Date Term Loan Facility, the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility, the Non-Priority Facility, the Priority Revolving Facility, a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Commitments, a given Class of Other Term Loans, a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Term Loans, a given Class of Incremental Revolving Commitments, any Other Revolving Loan (or Commitment) or a given Class of Replacement Loans, as the context may require, and “Facility” means any of them.

 

Facilities Fees” has the meaning specified in the Fee Letter.

 

fair market value” means, with respect to any asset or liability, the fair market value of such asset or liability as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as in effect on the date hereof or any amended or successor version thereof that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with (and, in each case, any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof), any applicable intergovernmental agreement entered into in respect thereof, and any provision of law or administrative guidance implementing or interpreting such provisions, including any agreements entered into pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement or Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date hereof (or any amended or successor version described above).

 

FCPA” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01.

 

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (1) 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 (2) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) from three depository institutions of recognized standing selected by it. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Fee Letter” means that certain Fee Letter, dated July 9, 2019, among Cannes Parent, Inc. and the Initial Lenders.

 

Financial Covenant” means the covenant specified in Section 7.10(1).

 

Financial Covenant Cross Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(2).

 

Financial Covenant Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(2).

 

Financial Incurrence” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).

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Financial Officer” means, with respect to a Person, the chief financial officer, accounting officer, treasurer, controller or other senior financial or accounting officer of such Person, as appropriate.

 

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period, minus the Unrestricted Cash Amount on such last day to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.

 

First Lien Obligations” means the Obligations, the Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, in each case, that are, or are purported to be, secured by the Collateral on an equal priority basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with Liens on the Collateral securing the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, “First Lien Obligations” shall include the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans.

 

First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means any of (1) an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2, together with any changes thereto which are reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or (2) a customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (but which agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, shall in any event contain provisions substantially similar to Sections 3.01(a)(2), 4.02(d), 4.02(e), 5.03(a), the second proviso of 5.03(d), 8.18 and 8.19 of Exhibit G-2 (the “FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions”, and together with the EP ICA Applicable Provisions, the “ICA Applicable Provisions”)), which agreement shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations under this Agreement, in each case with such modifications thereto as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may agree.

 

Fixed Basket” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).

 

floor” means, with respect to any reference rate of interest, any fixed minimum amount specified for such rate.

 

FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.”

 

Foreign Asset Sale” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).

 

Foreign Casualty Event” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).

 

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

Foreign Plan” means any employee benefit plan, program or agreement maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower with respect to employees employed outside the United States (other than benefit plans, programs or agreements that are mandated by applicable Laws).

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Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

Foreign Subsidiary Holdco” means a Subsidiary substantially all of whose assets consists (directly or indirectly) of the Capital Stock and/or indebtedness of one or more (1) Foreign Subsidiaries or (2) Foreign Subsidiary Holdcos.

 

Free and Clear Incremental Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4)(c)(i).

 

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (1) with respect to an Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage 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 (2) with respect to any Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage 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.

 

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is primarily engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

 

Funded Capitalization” means the sum of (1) the aggregate gross proceeds of the Closing Date Term Loans funded on the Closing Date and any Closing Date Revolving Borrowings (excluding, in each case, any Closing Date Term Loan funded on the Closing Date and Closing Date Revolving Borrowing drawn for working capital and/or purchase price adjustments under the Acquisition Agreement and/or for working capital purposes (including to repay amounts outstanding under any existing revolving credit facility, including under the Existing Credit Agreement)), plus (2) the Equity Contribution, minus (3) the aggregate amount of cash on hand at the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.

 

Funded Debt” means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, as in effect from time to time. At any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may elect to apply IFRS accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP will thereafter be construed to mean IFRS (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement); provided, however, that any such election, once made, will be irrevocable; provided, further that any calculation or determination in this Agreement that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Borrower’s election to apply IFRS will remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP. The Borrower will give notice of any such election made in accordance with this definition to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (1) the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations and Attributable Indebtedness shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.03 and (2) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or the Loan Parties at “fair value”, as defined therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time any change occurs after the Closing Date in GAAP (or IFRS) or in the application thereof that, in each case, would affect the computation of any financial ratio or financial requirement, or compliance with any covenant, set forth in any Loan Document (including, but not limited to, the impact of Accounting Standards Update 2016-2, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) or similar revenue recognition policies promulgated after the Closing Date), and the Borrower shall so request (regardless of whether any such request is given before or after such change), the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower will negotiate in good faith to amend (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders) such ratio, requirement or covenant to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (or IFRS); provided that until so amended, (a) such ratio, requirement or covenant shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP (or IFRS) without giving effect to such change therein and (b) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to periods ending prior to the date that is one year after the effectiveness of such change, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders), together with any financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, a summary reconciliation between calculations of any such ratios or requirements required to be included in the corresponding Compliance Certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(4) made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP (or IFRS). For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the requirements of the foregoing clause (b), the operation of this paragraph shall otherwise have no effect with respect to any financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 unless the Borrower otherwise elects.

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Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state, local or otherwise, 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).

 

Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(7).

 

guarantee” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice), direct or indirect, in any manner (including letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.

 

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (1) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or (d) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (2) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

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Guarantors” has the meaning specified in clause (2) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.” For avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, cause any Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary that is not required to be a Guarantor to Guarantee the Obligations by causing such Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary to execute a joinder to the Guaranty (substantially in the form provided therein or as the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and such Guarantor may otherwise agree), and any such Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor hereunder for all purposes; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such joinder (or such later date as reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent) all documentation and other information in respect of such Guarantor required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

Guaranty” means (1) the First Lien Guaranty substantially in the form of Exhibit E made by Holdings and each Subsidiary Guarantor, (2) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.11 and (3) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered by any Parent Company or Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the second sentence of the definition of “Guarantor.”

 

Guarantor Release Election” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, and all other substances, wastes, pollutants and contaminants and chemicals in any form, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and infectious or medical wastes, to the extent any of the foregoing are regulated pursuant to, or can form the basis for liability under, any Environmental Law.

 

HealthScape Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning specified in the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date).

 

Hedge Agreement” means (1) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (2) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

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Hedge Bank” means (1) any Person set forth on Schedule 1.01(4), (2) any Person party to a Secured Hedge Agreement that is an Agent, a Lender, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing on the Closing Date or at the time it enters into such Secured Hedge Agreement, in its capacity as a party thereto, whether or not such Person subsequently ceases to be an Agent, a Lender, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing or (3) any Person from time to time approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and specifically designated in writing as a “Hedge Bank” by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

 

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction will not constitute Hedging Obligations.

 

Holdings” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(3)(a).

 

“ICA Applicable Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.”

 

Identified Participating Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(3).

 

Identified Qualifying Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

IFRS” means international financial reporting standards and interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto (or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or any successor to either such Board, or the SEC, as the case may be), as in effect from time to time.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Material Subsidiary.

 

Immediate Family Members” means with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including, in each case, adoptive relationships) and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.

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Incremental Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(6).

 

Incremental Amounts” has the meaning specified in clause (a) of the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

Incremental Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(4).

 

Incremental Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).

 

Incremental Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).

 

Incremental Loan Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Revolving Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Revolving Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Revolving Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).

 

Incremental Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).

 

Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Incremental Term Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(3).

 

Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(2).

 

incur” and “incurrence” have the meanings specified in Section 7.02(1)(x).

 

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

 

(1)          any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent:

 

(a)          in respect of borrowed money;

 

(b)          evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without duplication, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

 

(c)          representing the deferred and unpaid balance of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) or any service (except (i) any such balance that constitutes an obligation in respect of a commercial letter of credit, a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, (ii) any earnout obligations until such obligation is reflected as a liability on the balance sheet (excluding any footnotes thereto) of such Person in accordance with GAAP and is not paid within 60 days after becoming due and payable or, if applicable, following expiration of any dispute resolution mechanics set forth in the applicable agreement governing the applicable transaction, (iii) any such obligations incurred under ERISA or under any employee consulting agreements, (iv) accruals for payroll and other liabilities and expenses accrued in the ordinary course of business (including on an intercompany basis) or consistent with industry practice and (v) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits) which purchase price is due more than twelve months after such property is acquired or service is obtained; or

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(d)          representing the net obligations under any Hedging Obligations;

 

if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than obligations in respect of letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that Indebtedness of any Parent Company appearing upon the balance sheet of Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP will be excluded;

 

(2)          to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of this definition of a third Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice; and

 

(3)          to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of this definition of a third Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such first Person; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of (a) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness will be deemed not to include:

 

(i)          Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice,

 

(ii)        reimbursement obligations under commercial letters of credit (provided that unreimbursed amounts under commercial letters of credit will be counted as Indebtedness three (3) Business Days after such amount is drawn),

 

(iii)       obligations under or in respect of Qualified Securitization Facilities,

 

(iv)       accrued expenses,

 

(v)       deferred or prepaid revenues,

 

(vi)      [reserved],

 

(vii)     amounts owed to dissenting stockholders in connection with, or as a result of, their exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto (including any accrued interest), with respect to any permitted Investments to the extent paid when due (unless being properly contested), and

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(viii)     asset retirement obligations and obligations in respect of reclamation and workers compensation (including pensions and retiree medical care);

 

provided further that Indebtedness will be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Agreement as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness will be deemed to not include obligations incurred in advance of, and the proceeds of which are to be applied in connection with, the consummation of a transaction solely to the extent that the proceeds thereof are and continue to be held in an escrow, trust, collateral or similar account or arrangement (collectively, an “Escrow”) and are not otherwise made available for any other purpose and are used for such purpose (it being understood that in any event, any such proceeds held in such Escrow shall be deemed not to constitute part of the Unrestricted Cash Amount).

 

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

 

Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

 

Independent Assets or Operations” means, with respect to any Parent Company, that the Parent Company’s total assets, revenues, income from continuing operations before income taxes and cash flows from operating activities (excluding in each case amounts related to its investment in the Borrower and the Subsidiaries), determined in accordance with GAAP and as shown on the most recent balance sheet of such Parent Company, is more than 3.0% of such Parent Company’s corresponding consolidated amount.

 

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, is qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

 

Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.

 

Initial Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

Initial Default” has the meaning specified in Section 1.02(9).

 

Initial Lenders” means Ares and PSP.

 

Intellectual Property Security Agreements” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

 

Intercompany Note” means the Intercompany Note, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit Q executed by the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower party thereto.

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Intercreditor Agreement” means, as applicable, any First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period to (2) the sum of Consolidated Interest Expense and Consolidated Disqualified Stock Dividend Expenditure of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.

 

Interest Payment Date” means, (1) as to any Loan of any Class other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date of the Loans of such Class; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (2) as to any Base Rate Loan of any Class, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the applicable Maturity Date of the Loans of such Class.

 

Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, or to the extent consented to by each applicable Lender, twelve months (or such period of less than one month as may be consented to by each applicable Lender), as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

 

(1)          any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

 

(2)          any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period having a duration of less than one month) that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

 

(3)          no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date for the Class of Loans of which such Eurodollar Rate Loan is a part.

 

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency selected by the Borrower.

 

Investment Grade Securities” means:

 

(1)          securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents);

 

(2)          debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or debt instruments constituting loans or advances among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

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(3)          investments in any fund that invests substantially all of its assets in investments of the type described in clauses (1) and (2) of this definition which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution; and

 

(4)          corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high quality investments.

 

Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, credit card and debit card receivables, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel and similar advances to employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants and independent contractors, in each case made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person. For purposes of the definitions of “Permitted Investments” and “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 7.05,

 

(1)          “Investments” will include the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the fair market value of the net assets of any other Subsidiary of such Subsidiary being designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary that was previously designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and which used capacity under Section 7.05 to make such Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at such previous time); provided that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower will be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to:

 

(a)          the Borrower’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; minus

 

(b)          the portion (proportionate to the Borrower’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

 

(2)          any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its fair market value at the time of such transfer.

 

The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time will be the original cost of such Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment.

 

Investor” means TPG Global, LLC, TPG GenPar VIII, L.P., TPG Healthcare Partners GenPar, L.P. and any of their respective Affiliates, limited partners and funds or partnerships managed or advised by them or any of their respective Affiliates or limited partners, including, without limitation, TPG Partners VIII, L.P. and TPG Healthcare Partners, L.P. and their respective successor funds and controlled Affiliates, but not including, however, any portfolio company of any of the foregoing.

 

IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.15.

 

IRS” means Internal Revenue Service of the United States.

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ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the International Chamber of Commerce publication no. 950 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

Issuing Bank” means SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder and solely with respect to its L/C Commitment, together with its permitted successors and assigns and any other Revolving Lender that becomes an Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 2.03(11). Any Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by any Affiliate of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate (it being agreed that such Issuing Bank shall, or shall cause such Affiliate to, comply with the requirements of Section 2.03 with respect to such Letters of Credit).

 

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

 

Junior Indebtedness” means any (x) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations of such Loan Party arising under the Loans or the Guaranty, (y) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of lien priority to the Lien on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations and (z) Indebtedness of any Loan Party that is not secured; provided that for the avoidance of doubt no Non-Priority Facility (or any other Indebtedness that by its terms is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Priority Revolving Facility to the same extent as the Closing Date Term Loan Facility and the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility) shall be deemed Junior Indebtedness hereunder due to the provisions of Section 8.03 or any payment “waterfall” in any Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Junior Lien Debt” has the meaning specified in clause (39) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”

 

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 Applicable Percentage.

 

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

 

L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed prior to the Honor Date or refinanced as a Revolving Borrowing.

 

L/C Commitment” means, with respect to any Person, the amount set forth opposite the name of such Person on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “L/C Commitment.”

 

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

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L/C Expiration Date” means the day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Revolving Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

 

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 the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (not to exceed the stated amount thereof in effect at such time, or, with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any L/C Application related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, 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). 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 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP, article 29 of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce publication no. 600, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. From and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “L/C Obligations” shall be deemed to solely refer to L/C Obligations issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

L/C Sublimit” means an amount equal to the sum of (1) the lesser of (a) $10.0 million, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 2.14 and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments, less (2) the principal amount of Indebtedness in connection with commercial letters of credit incurred and outstanding under Section 7.02(2)(b) at such time. The L/C Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.

 

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 Loan, any Incremental Revolving Commitment, any Other Loan, any Other Revolving Commitments, any Replacement Loan, any Extended Term Loan or any Extended Revolving Commitment, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

 

LCT Election” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(11).

 

LCT Test Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(11).

 

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local laws (including common law), statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities and executive orders, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

 

Legal Holiday” means Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York or at the place of payment.

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Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as context requires (including for purposes of the definition of “Secured Parties” and for purposes of Sections 3.01 and 3.04), includes any Issuing Bank, Swing Line Lender and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender.” For the avoidance of doubt, each Additional Lender is a Lender to the extent any such Person has executed and delivered a Refinancing Amendment, an Incremental Amendment or an amendment in respect of Replacement Loans, as the case may be, and to the extent such Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans shall have become effective in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and each Extending Lender shall continue to be a Lender. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 2.01 sets forth the name of each Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Disqualified Institution that purports to become a Lender hereunder (notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement that prohibit Disqualified Institutions from becoming Lenders) without the Borrower’s written consent shall be entitled to any of the rights or privileges enjoyed by the other Lenders with respect to voting, information and lender meetings; provided that the Loans of any such Disqualified Institution shall not be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders if the action in question affects such Disqualified Institution in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders; provided, further, that if any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Institution without the Borrower’s prior written consent in violation of clause (e) of Section 10.07(2) the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Institution and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), (1) terminate any Revolving Commitment of such Disqualified Institution and repay all obligations of the Borrower owing to such Disqualified Institution in connection with such Revolving Commitment, (2) in the case of outstanding Term Loans held by Disqualified Institutions, purchase or prepay such Term Loan by paying the lesser of (a) the principal amount thereof and (b) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such Term Loans, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and/or (3) require such Disqualified Institution to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.07), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees at the lesser of (a) the principal amount thereof and (b) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder.

 

Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender or any direct or indirect parent company of such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), (1) that such Distressed Person is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Law, (2) a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, (3) such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt or (4) that such Distressed Person becomes the subject of a Bail-in Action or other similar proceeding (including a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime); provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in any Lender or any direct or indirect parent company of a Lender by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.

 

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent). 

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Letter of Credit” means (1) each Existing Letter of Credit and (2) any letter of credit, letter of guarantee or bankers acceptance issued hereunder; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Letter of Credit” shall be deemed to solely refer to Letters of Credit issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

LIBOR Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event will an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

Limited Condition Transactions” means (1) any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or similar transaction (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of Capital Stock or otherwise) permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (2) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof (which notice, for the avoidance of doubt, may be conditioned upon the occurrence of refinancing or any other transaction),(3)any Restricted Payment requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof and (4) any Asset Sale or other disposition permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

LLC” means any limited liability company.

 

LLC Division” means the statutory division of any LLC into two or more LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or a comparable provision of any other applicable Law.

 

Loan” means an extension of credit under Article II by a Lender (1) to the Borrower in the form of a Term Loan, (2) to the Borrower in the form of a Revolving Loan or (3) to the Borrower in the form of a Swing Line Loan.

 

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (1) this Agreement, (2) the Notes, (3) any Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Amendment (including Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2), Extension Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans, (4) the Guaranty, (5) the Collateral Documents and (6) the Intercreditor Agreements.

 

Loan Increase” means a Term Loan Increase or Revolving Commitment Increase.

 

Loan Parties” means, collectively, (1) Holdings, (2) the Borrower and (3) each Subsidiary Guarantor.

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Management Services Agreement” means the management services agreement or similar agreements among the Investor or certain of the management companies associated with it or their advisors, if applicable, and the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company.

 

Management Stockholders” means the members of management (and their Controlled Investment Affiliates and Immediate Family Members and any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower (or a Parent Company) who are holders of Equity Interests of any Parent Company on the Closing Date or will become holders of such Equity Interests in connection with the Transactions.

 

Margin Stock” has the meaning set forth in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto.

 

Market Capitalization” means an amount equal to (1) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common Equity Interests of the Borrower or the applicable Parent Company, as applicable, on the date of the declaration of a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(h) multiplied by (2) the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share of such common Equity Interests on the principal securities exchange on which such common Equity Interests are traded for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment.

 

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Hedge Agreement.”

 

Material Acquisition” means any Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment (including any Investment in a Similar Business) that involves total consideration for such Permitted Acquisition and Investment payable by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000,000.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means (1) on the Closing Date (and with respect to any determinations of Material Adverse Effect made as of the Closing Date), a Closing Date Material Adverse Effect and (2) after the Closing Date, any event, circumstance or condition that has had a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

  

Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary.

 

Material Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary.

 

Material Subsidiary” means, as of the Closing Date and thereafter at any date of determination, each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (1) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period (when taken together with the total assets of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary at the last day of the most recent Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of Total Assets at such date or (2) whose gross revenues for such Test Period (when taken together with the gross revenues of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary for such Test Period) were equal to or greater than 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if at any time and from time to time after the date which is 30 days after the Closing Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), all Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors solely because they do not meet the thresholds set forth in the preceding clause (1) or (2) comprise in the aggregate more than (when taken together with the total assets of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiaries at the last day of the most recent Test Period) 7.5% of Total Assets as of the last day of the most recent Test Period or more than (when taken together with the gross revenues of the Restricted Subsidiaries of such Subsidiaries for such Test Period) 7.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, then the Borrower shall, not later than sixty (60) days after the date by which financial statements for such Test Period were required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), (a) designate in writing to the Administrative Agent one or more Restricted Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (b) comply with the provisions of Section 6.11 with respect to any such Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent applicable), in each case, other than any Restricted Subsidiaries that otherwise constitute Excluded Subsidiaries. At all times prior to the delivery of the aforementioned financial statements, such determinations shall be made based on the Pro Forma Financial Statements and the latest Quarterly Financial Statements (as adjusted by the Borrower (in its good faith judgment) on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred at the beginning of such period).

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Maturity Date” means (1) with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans that have not been extended pursuant to Section 2.16, September 4, 2026 (the “Original Term Loan Maturity Date”), (2) with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Facility, to the extent not extended pursuant to Section 2.16, September 4, 2024 (the “Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date”), (3) with respect to any Class of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment, (4) with respect to any Other Term Loans or Other Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, (5) with respect to any Class of Replacement Loans, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable amendment to this Agreement in respect of such Replacement Loans and (6) with respect to any Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment; provided, in each case, that if such day is not a Business Day, the applicable Maturity Date shall be the Business Day immediately succeeding such day.

 

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.11.

 

Maximum Priority Revolving Amount” means an aggregate amount of Revolving Exposures of the Revolving Lenders, not to exceed $50 million.

  

Merger Sub” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

MFN Provision” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(5)(c).

  

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

 

Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

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Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

 

Net Proceeds” means:

 

(1)           with respect to any Asset Sale or any Casualty Event, the aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event, including any cash and Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in any Asset Sale, net of the costs relating to such Asset Sale or Casualty Event and the sale or disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, payments made in order to obtain a necessary consent or required by applicable Law, brokerage and sales commissions, title insurance premiums, related search and recording charges, survey costs and mortgage recording tax paid in connection therewith, all dividends, distributions or other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of any such Asset Sale or Casualty Event by a Restricted Subsidiary, the amount of any purchase price or similar adjustment claimed by any Person to be owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, until such time as such claim will have been settled or otherwise finally resolved, or paid or payable by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in either case in respect of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event, any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, costs and expenses in connection with unwinding any Hedging Obligation in connection therewith, other fees and expenses, including title and recordation expenses, Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable (including any additional distributions with respect to Taxes pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n) to be made as a result of the transactions giving rise to such cash and Cash Equivalents received) as a result thereof or any transactions occurring or deemed to occur to effectuate a payment under this Agreement, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on Indebtedness (other than the First Lien Obligations and Indebtedness secured by Liens that are expressly subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations) secured by a Lien on such assets and required to be paid as a result of such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction; provided that (a) no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed the greater of (I) $7.5 million and (II) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) and (b) no net cash proceeds with respect to any other Asset Sale or Casualty Event not excluded from the requirements of this clause (1) pursuant to subclause (a) shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (1) in any fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed the greater of (I) $10.0 million and (II) 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Proceeds under this clause (1)); and

 

(2)           (a) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, any Permitted Equity Issuance by the Borrower or any Parent Company or any contribution to the common equity capital of the Borrower, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such incurrence or issuance over (ii) all Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable (including any additional distributions with respect to Taxes pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n) to be made), and all fees (including investment banking fees, attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting fees and discounts), commissions, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses incurred, in each case by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance and (b) with respect to any Permitted Equity Issuance by any Parent Company, the amount of cash from such Permitted Equity Issuance contributed to the capital of the Borrower.

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Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.

 

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

 

Non-Excluded Taxes” means all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

 

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(2)(c).

 

Non-Fixed Basket” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07(8).

 

Non-Priority Facility” means the collective reference to any Loans, Commitments and L/C Obligations not comprising the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Non-Priority Lenders” means the Lenders under any Non-Priority Facility, in their capacity as such.

 

Non-Priority Protection Provisions” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Priority Revolving Facility.”

 

Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that is non-recourse to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

  

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

 

Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(1).

 

Obligations” means all:

 

(1)          advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, fees and other amounts that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, fees and other amounts are allowed claims in such proceeding;

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(2)          obligations (other than Excluded Swap Obligations) of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement; and

 

(3)           Cash Management Obligations under each Secured Cash Management Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and any of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees (including Letter of Credit fees), Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrower and any applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank, the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement and under any Secured Cash Management Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranty only to the extent that, and only for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed and (b) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement and any other Loan Document shall not require the consent of the holders of Hedging Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements or of the holders of Cash Management Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements.

 

OFAC” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.

 

Offered Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

 

Offered Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

 

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Borrower or any other Person, as the case may be.

 

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of a Person by an Officer of such Person.

 

OID” means original issue discount.

 

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.

 

ordinary course of business” means activity conducted in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Organizational Documents” means:

 

(1)           with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); 

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(2)           with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and

 

(3)           with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

 

Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Maturity Date.”

 

Original Term Loan Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Maturity Date.”

 

Other Applicable ECF” means Excess Cash Flow or a comparable measure as determined in accordance with the documentation governing Other Applicable Indebtedness.

 

Other Applicable Indebtedness” means Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or any other Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, together with Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (in each case without regard to the control of remedies).

 

Other Applicable Net Proceeds” means Net Proceeds or a comparable measure as determined in accordance with the documentation governing Other Applicable Indebtedness.

  

Other Commitments” means Other Revolving Commitments and/or Other Term Loan Commitments.

 

Other Loans” means one or more Classes of Other Revolving Loans and/or Other Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Other Revolving Commitments” means one or more Classes of Revolving Commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Other Revolving Loans” means one or more Classes of Revolving Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes, intangible, recording, filing, property or similar Taxes arising from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are imposed with respect to an assignment, grant of participation, designation of a new office for receiving payments by or on account of the Borrower or other transfer (other than an assignment, designation or other transfer at the request of the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.07) as a result of any connection between the assignee or assignor and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections resulting solely from such assignee or assignor having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to any Loan or Loan Document).

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Other Term Loan Commitments” means one or more Classes of Term Loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Other Term Loans” means one or more Classes of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

 

Outstanding Amount” means (1) with respect to the Term Loans, Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Borrowing) and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (2) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the outstanding principal amount thereof (or in the case any undrawn Letter of Credit, the maximum amount available for drawing thereunder) on such date after giving effect to any related L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes thereto as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit or related L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under related Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

 

Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (1) the Federal Funds Rate and (2) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), an Issuing Bank or a Swing Line Lender, as applicable, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

Parent Company” means any Person that is a direct or indirect parent (which may be organized as, among other things, a partnership) of Holdings and/or the Borrower (for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of the Borrower, including Holdings), as applicable.

 

Pareto Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning specified in the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date).

 

Pari Passu Lien Debt” has the meaning specified in clause (39) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”

 

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(4).

 

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(5).

 

Participating Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(2).

 

Payment Block” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(g).

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

 

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates or to which any Loan Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time in the preceding five plan years. 

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Perfection Certificate” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

 

Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning specified in clause (3) of the definition of “Permitted Investments.”

 

Permitted Acquisition Debt” has the meaning specified in Section7.02(2)(n)(z).

 

Permitted Asset Swap” means the substantially concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and another Person; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a Permitted Asset Swap that constitutes an Asset Sale must be applied in accordance with Section 2.05(2)(b)(i).

 

Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on the Borrower’s common equity purchased by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of any Convertible Indebtedness; provided that the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of such Convertible Indebtedness issued in connection with the Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.

 

Permitted Convertible Indebtedness Call Transaction” means any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and any Permitted Warrant Transaction.

 

Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or any Guarantor in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes, bonds or debentures or first lien secured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (1) such Indebtedness is secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a basis that is equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (2) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos to the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness,” (3) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and (4) the applicable Loan Parties, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their Debt Representative) and the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be party to an Intercreditor Agreement providing that the Liens on the Collateral securing such obligations shall rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies).

 

Permitted Equity Issuance” means any sale or issuance of any Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company.

 

Permitted Holder” means (1) any of the Investor, Co-Investors and Management Stockholders and any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, such Investor, Co-Investors and Management Stockholders, collectively, have, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Borrower or any Permitted Parent held by such group and (2) any Person acting in the capacity of an underwriter (solely to the extent that and for so long as such Person is acting in such capacity) in connection with a public or private offering of Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Parent Company.

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Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt” means Indebtedness issued, incurred or otherwise obtained by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of one or more series of senior unsecured notes, senior secured first lien or junior lien notes or subordinated notes (in each case in respect of the issuance of notes, whether issued in a public offering, Rule 144A or other private placement or otherwise), first lien or junior lien loans, unsecured or subordinated loans or any bridge financing in lieu of the foregoing (and any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor) or secured or unsecured mezzanine Indebtedness; provided that:

 

(1)          [reserved];

 

(2)          the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not exceed the Available Incremental Amount at the time of incurrence (it being understood that for purposes of this clause (2), (a) references in Section 2.14(4)(c)(ii) and Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii) (other than the first proviso thereto) to Incremental Loans, Incremental Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to be references to Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and (b) for purposes of determining the Available Incremental Amount under Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii), any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured by assets that do not constitute Collateral shall be subject to Section 2.14(4)(c)(iii)(III));

 

(3)           if such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt is secured in whole or in part by the Collateral, such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(4)          such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, (a) shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and (b) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than an earlier maturity date and/or shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity (i) for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing that does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date or the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, as applicable or (ii) pursuant to an escrow or similar arrangement with respect to the proceeds of such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, to the extent such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, upon release of such proceeds from such escrow or similar arrangement (other than a release effectuated in order to repay such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt) does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date or the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, as applicable;

 

(5)          Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) shall be subject to the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt were Incremental Term Loans; and

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(6)          no Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute a Loan Party may incur Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (in each case, other than Incremental Amounts) of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties would exceed the greater of (x) $21.5 million and (y) 45.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

provided, further, that “Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt” may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (4) above following such rollover or upon the release of such debt from such escrow arrangements), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (4) of the first proviso in this definition shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

 

Permitted Indebtedness” means Indebtedness permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 7.02.

 

Permitted Investments” means:

 

(1)          any Investment in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments by Loan Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (other than Investments in connection with transfer pricing activities (A) in the ordinary course of business or (B) consistent with past practice) outstanding at any time under this clause (1) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $14.0 million and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of making of such Investment;

 

(2)          any Investment(s) in Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and Investments that were Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities when made;

 

(3)          (a) any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Person that is engaged (directly or through entities that will be Restricted Subsidiaries) in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment (i) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is amalgamated, merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets or substantially all of its customer lists or assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or a division of such Person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, “tuck in” acquisitions), to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (a “Permitted Acquisition”); provided that immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such Investment, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing (this proviso to be tested (if applicable) solely on the applicable LCT Test Date as selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 1.07(11)); provided, further, that the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding at any time under this clause (3)(a) made by Loan Parties in Persons that are not (or do not become) Loan Parties and assets that are not (or do not become) owned by Loan Parties, in each case made with the proceeds of consideration provided by a Loan Party shall, to the extent of such consideration, not exceed the greater of (x) $14.0 million and (y) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) determined at the time of making of such Investment (it being understood and agreed that the cap described in clauses (x) and (y) of this clause (3) above shall not apply to any Permitted Acquisition to the extent (A) the Person so acquired (or the Person owning the assets so acquired) becomes a Loan Party even though such Person owns Equity Interests in Persons that are not otherwise required to become Loan Parties or in Persons that would otherwise constitute Excluded Subsidiaries, if, in the case of this clause (A), not less than 80.0% (the “Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold”) of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Person(s) acquired in such Permitted Acquisition (for this purpose and for the component definitions used therein, determined on a consolidated basis for such Persons and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries) (or, if less than the Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold, the percentage of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower attributable to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors immediately prior to giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition) on either (at the Borrower’s election) the date of consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or the date the definitive agreement for such Permitted Acquisition is entered into is generated by Person(s) that will become Loan Parties or (B) to the extent such consideration is not used pursuant to clause (36) below, of any consideration provided by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, including through cash flow, asset sale proceeds (to the extent such asset sale proceeds are not required (subject to the reinvestment rights set forth in this Agreement) to be used for prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b)) and Indebtedness proceeds (to the extent such Indebtedness proceeds are not required to be used for prepayments pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(c)), in each case of such Restricted Subsidiaries); it being understood that any such consideration so provided by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall either not have been furnished to such Restricted Subsidiary by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor or, if so furnished by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, shall have been otherwise permitted to have been so furnished under Section 7.05; provided further that in the event the amount available under this proviso is reduced as a result of any acquisition or other Investment made by Loan Parties in Persons that are not (or do not become) Loan Parties or assets that are not (or do not become) owned by Loan Parties and such Restricted Subsidiary subsequently becomes a Loan Party (or such assets are subsequently transferred to a Loan Party), the amount available under such limit shall be proportionately increased as a result thereof (up to the original amount of such cap); and

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(b)        any Investment held by such Person described in the preceding clause (a); provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, transfer or conveyance;

 

(4)          any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities and received in connection with an Asset Sale made in accordance with Section 7.04 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

 

(5)          any Investment existing on the Closing Date or made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the Closing Date, in each of the foregoing cases with respect to any such Investment or binding commitment in effect on the Closing Date in excess of $5.0 million, as set forth on Schedule 7.05, or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification, replacement, renewal or reinvestment of any Investment or binding commitment existing on the Closing Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment or binding commitment may be increased only (a) as required by the terms of such Investment or binding commitment as in existence on the Closing Date (including as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities) or (b) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

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(6)        any Investment acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:

 

(a)          in exchange for any other Investment, accounts receivable or indorsements for collection or deposit held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against, the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable (including any trade creditor or customer);

 

(b)          in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons;

 

(c)          as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default; or

 

(d)          as a result of the settlement, compromise or resolution of (i) litigation, arbitration or other disputes or (ii) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer;

 

(7)          Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 7.02(2)(j);

 

(8)          any Investment in a Similar Business taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (8) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $14.0 million and (b) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making of such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(9)          Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any Parent Company; provided that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (b) of Section 7.05(1);

 

(10)        (a) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02 (in the case of any guarantee by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness incurred by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, to the extent such guarantee would be permitted by another clause of this definition of Permitted Investments), performance guarantees and Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (b) the creation of Liens on the assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 7.01;

 

(11)        any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted by and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.15(2) (except transactions described in clause (a), (b), (e), (i), (o) or (v) of such Section);

 

(12)        Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material, services, equipment or similar assets or the licensing, sublicensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

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(13)       Investments, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $14.0 million and (b) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(14)        Investments in or relating to a Securitization Subsidiary that, in the good faith determination of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect any Qualified Securitization Facility (including distributions or payments of Securitization Fees) or any repurchase obligation in connection therewith (including the contribution or lending of Cash Equivalents to Subsidiaries to finance the purchase of such assets from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or to otherwise fund required reserves);

 

(15)        loans and advances to, or guarantees of Indebtedness of, officers, directors, employees, consultants, independent contractors and members of management in an aggregate outstanding amount not in excess of $5.0 million;

 

(16)        loans and advances to employees, directors, officers, members of management, independent contractors and consultants for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses, payroll advances and other similar expenses or payroll expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or consistent with industry practice or to future, present and former employees, directors, officers, members of management, independent contractors and consultants (and their Controlled Investment Affiliates and Immediate Family Members) to fund such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company;

 

(17)        advances, loans or extensions of trade credit or prepayments to suppliers or loans or advances made to distributors, in each case, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or consistent with industry practice by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(18)        any Investment in any Subsidiary or any joint venture in connection with intercompany cash management arrangements or related activities arising in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(19)        Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of assets or services in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(20)        Investments made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in connection with obtaining, maintaining or renewing client contracts and loans or advances made to distributors;

 

(21)        Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and similar deposits entered into as a result of the operations of the business in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(22)        the purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not otherwise permitted hereunder;

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(23)       Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (23) that are at that time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or joint venture to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of, or have not been subsequently sold or transferred for, Cash Equivalents or marketable securities, not to exceed (as of the date such Investment is made) the greater of (a) $12.0 million and (b) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of making of such Investment for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(24)        Investments in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice consisting of Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers;

 

(25)        any Investment by any Captive Insurance Subsidiary in connection with its provision of insurance to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which Investment is made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of such Captive Insurance Subsidiary, or by reason of applicable Law, rule, regulation or order, or that is required or approved by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Captive Insurance Subsidiary or its business, as applicable;

 

(26)        Investments made as part of, to effect or resulting from the Transactions (including the Acquisition);

 

(27)        Investments of assets relating to non-qualified deferred payment plans in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(28)        intercompany current liabilities owed to Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in connection with the cash management operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

 

(29)        acquisitions of obligations of one or more directors, officers or other employees or consultants or independent contractors of any Parent Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with such director’s, officer’s, employee’s consultant’s or independent contractor’s acquisition of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, to the extent no cash is actually advanced by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to such directors, officers, employees, consultants or independent contractors in connection with the acquisition of any such obligations;

 

(30)        Investments constituting promissory notes or other non-cash proceeds of dispositions of assets to the extent permitted under Section 7.04;

 

(31)        Investments resulting from pledges and deposits permitted pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Liens”;

 

(32)        loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in lieu of and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof) Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made in cash to such parent in accordance with Section 7.05 at such time, such Investment being treated for purposes of the applicable clause of Section 7.05, including any limitations, as if a Restricted Payment were made pursuant to such applicable clause;

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(33)       any Investments if on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Investment, the Total Net Leverage Ratio would be equal to or less than 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended; provided that no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

 

(34)        Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions;

 

(35)        Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries assigned to, or repurchased or redeemed by, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent not otherwise prohibited hereunder; and

 

(36)        to the extent such proceeds have not been applied pursuant to clause (B) of clause (3) above, Investments made by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent such Investments are financed with the proceeds received by such Restricted Subsidiary from an Investment in such Restricted Subsidiary by a Loan Party otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that no Investment may be made in any Unrestricted Subsidiary in reliance on this clause (36); provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining availability under this Agreement for making Restricted Payments and Investments, in the event any Restricted Subsidiary makes a Permitted Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a manner in which such Investment was first made by a Loan Party in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and such Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party thereafter, directly or indirectly, uses the proceeds of such Investment to make a further Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a manner otherwise permitted under this Agreement, such Investment will be deemed to have been made only by the applicable Loan Party into such Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt” means secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or any Guarantor in the form of one or more series of junior lien secured notes, bonds or debentures or junior lien secured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on all or a portion of the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the Liens on Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness,” (iii) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their Debt Representative) and the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall be party to an Intercreditor Agreement providing that the Liens on Collateral securing such obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and (iv) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.

 

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

 

(1)          Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document;

 

(2)          Liens, pledges or deposits made in connection with:

 

(a)          workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance, health, disability or employee benefits or other social security laws or similar legislation or regulations,

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(b)        insurance-related obligations (including in respect of deductibles, self- insured retention amounts and premiums and adjustments thereto) or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar documents or instruments for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance or otherwise supporting the payment of items set forth in the foregoing clause (a), or

 

(c)          bids, tenders, contracts, statutory obligations, surety, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds, or with regard to other regulatory requirements, completion guarantees, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers’ acceptance facilities, and other obligations of like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash, Cash Equivalents or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for the payment of rent, contested Taxes or import duties and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments that have been posted to support the same, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(3)          Liens imposed by law, such as landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, construction, mechanics’ or other similar Liens, or landlord Liens specifically created by contract (a) for sums not yet overdue for a period of more than sixty (60) days or, if more than sixty (60) days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens, (b) being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or other Liens arising out of or securing judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person will then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review if such Liens are adequately bonded or adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (c) where the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(4)          Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges (i) that are not yet overdue for more than thirty (30) days or not yet payable or not subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (ii) where the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(5)          Liens in favor of issuers of performance, surety, bid, indemnity, warranty, release, appeal or similar bonds, instruments or obligations or with respect to regulatory requirements or letters of credit or banker’s acceptance issued, and completion guarantees provided, in each case, pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business or consistent with past practice or industry practice;

 

(6)          survey exceptions, encumbrances, ground leases, easements, restrictions, protrusions, encroachments or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, servitudes, sewers, electric lines, drains, telegraph, telephone and cable television lines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

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(7)        Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to clauses (a), (b) or (c)(ii) of the definition of “Permitted Ratio Debt”, clauses (d), (l), (m), (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)), (o), (w), (ee), (ff) or (gg) of Section 7.02(2) or, with respect to assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition, clause (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)) of Section 7.02(2); provided that:

 

(a)          Liens securing obligations relating to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (m) relate only to obligations relating to Refinancing Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on the same assets as the assets securing the Refinanced Debt (as defined in the definition of Refinancing Indebtedness), plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property, or serves to refund, refinance, extend, replace, renew or defease Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred under clause (d), (l) or (m) of Section 7.02(2);

 

(b)          Liens securing obligations relating to Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (w), (ee) or (ff) extend only to the assets of Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors;

 

(c)          Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to such clause (d) extend only to the assets so purchased, replaced, leased, expanded, constructed, installed, repaired or improved and proceeds and products thereof; provided further that individual financings of assets provided by a counterparty may be cross-collateralized to other financings of assets provided by such counterparty;

 

(d)          If any such Liens secure Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of the definition of “Permitted Ratio Debt” or clauses (l), (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any Indebtedness that is not secured by Collateral or is unsecured under clauses (n)(2)(z)(ii) or (n)(2)(z)(iii), as applicable) of Section 7.02(2) or clause (m) of Section 7.02(2) (with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing provisions), at the election of the Borrower, such Liens shall be subject to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s) (except to the extent any such Liens are on property that does not constitute Collateral);

 

(e)          Liens securing obligations in respect of assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition permitted to be assumed pursuant to such clause (n) are solely on acquired property or the assets of the acquired entity (other than after- acquired property that is (i) affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, (ii) after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing such Indebtedness, the terms of which Indebtedness require or include a pledge of after-acquired property (it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the proceeds and products thereof); and

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(f)        Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (l)(i) of Section 7.02(2) shall be junior in right of security with any First Lien Obligations under this Agreement;

 

(8)          (a) Liens existing, or provided for under binding contracts existing, on the Closing Date (provided that any such Lien securing obligations in an aggregate amount on the Closing Date in excess of $5.0 million shall be set forth on Schedule 7.01) and (b) Liens permitted to be incurred and/or remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement;

 

(9)          Liens on property or shares of stock or other assets of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary;

 

(10)        Liens on property or other assets at the time the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property or such other assets, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition, amalgamation, merger or consolidation) and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien (to the extent the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Liens are permitted by this Agreement); provided that such replacement, extension or renewal Liens do not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Liens prior to such replacement, extension or renewal (plus after-acquired property that is (i) affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien, (ii) after- acquired property subject to a Lien securing such Indebtedness, the terms of which Indebtedness require or include a pledge of after-acquired property (it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the proceeds and products thereof);

 

(11)        Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 7.02;

 

(12)        Liens securing (a) Hedging Obligations and (b) obligations in respect of Cash Management Services;

 

(13)        Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s accounts payable or similar obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

(14)        leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (or other agreement under which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has granted rights to end users to access and use the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s products, technologies or services) (a) that do not either (i) materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) secure any Indebtedness and (b) licenses or sublicenses granted by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to customers in the ordinary course of business;

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(15)       Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) financing statement filings regarding operating leases, consignments or accounts entered into by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) financing statements or similar public filings;

 

(16)        Liens in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor;

 

(17)        Liens on equipment or vehicles of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(18)        Liens on accounts receivable, Securitization Assets and related assets incurred in connection with a Qualified Securitization Facility and Liens on any receivables transferred in connection with a Receivables Financing Transaction, including Liens on such receivables resulting from precautionary UCC filings or from re-characterization of any such sale as a financing or a loan;

 

(19)        Liens to secure any modification, refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive modification, refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) or this clause (19) of this definition; provided that: (a) such new Lien will be limited to all or part of the same property that was subject to the original Lien (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property), (b) the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock described under such clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) or this clause (19) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien hereunder, plus (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased, plus (iii) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees, underwriting, arrangement and similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and (c) to the extent required by the terms hereof in connection with the original incurrence of Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, extended, renewed or replaced, to the extent such Indebtedness as modified, refinanced, refunded, extended, renewed or replaced is secured by Liens on the Collateral, such Liens shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(20)        deposits made or other security provided to secure liability to insurance brokers, carriers, underwriters or self-insurance arrangements, including Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

 

(21)        Liens securing obligations in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed (as of the date any such Lien is incurred) the greater of (a) $15.0 million and (b) 32.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined at the time of incurrence of such Lien for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), which, at the election of the Borrower, shall be subject to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s);

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(22)       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;

 

(23)        (a) the prior rights of consignees and their lenders under consignment arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, (b) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention or similar arrangements for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (c) Liens arising by operation of law under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

(24)        Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(7);

 

(25)        Liens (a) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 or 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (b) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and (c) in favor of banking or other institutions or other electronic payment service providers arising as a matter of law or under general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or margin deposits or other funds maintained with such institution (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

 

(26)        Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under this Agreement; provided that such Liens do not extend to assets other than those that are subject to such repurchase agreements;

 

(27)        Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (a) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other deposit-taking financial institutions or other electronic payment service providers and not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (b) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (c) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(28)        Liens on cash proceeds (as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) of assets sold that were subject to a Lien permitted hereunder;

 

(29)        any encumbrance or restriction (including put, call arrangements, tag, drag, right of first refusal and similar rights) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

 

(30)        Liens (a) on cash advances or cash earnest money deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted under this Agreement to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (b) consisting of a letter of intent or an agreement to sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any property in a transaction permitted under Section 7.04;

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(31)       ground leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;

 

(32)        Liens in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction(s);

 

(33)        Liens on Capital Stock or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(34)        any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s, sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases, licenses or sublicenses entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(35)        deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of the Borrower and such Subsidiary to secure the performance of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

 

(36)        rights of set-off, banker’s liens, netting arrangements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance or administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts, cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments;

 

(37)        Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to satisfy or discharge Indebtedness; 

provided that such satisfaction or discharge is permitted under this Agreement;

 

(38)        receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof and Liens on property or assets under construction arising from progress or partial payments by a third party relating to such property or assets;

 

(39)        Liens to secure obligations in respect of (a) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.02 (other than with respect to assumed or acquired Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock not incurred in contemplation of the relevant investment or acquisition under clauses (n) (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any unsecured Indebtedness under clause (n)(2)(z)(iii)) of Section 7.02(2)); provided that after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of the then-proposed Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (and without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such proposed Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock), (i) (I) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral that secure the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) (“Pari Passu Lien Debt”), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 4.80 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement); provided that Pari Passu Lien Debt in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies) shall trigger the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Pari Passu Lien Debt were Incremental Term Loans, (II) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations and, for the avoidance of doubt, that has not been secured pursuant to the succeeding clause (III) (“Junior Lien Debt”), in each case, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 5.75 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) or (III) if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is secured by Liens on property not constituting Collateral, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 6.00 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement), or to the extent such Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and (ii) such Liens, to the extent on the Collateral, are in each case subject the applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s)) and (b) and Refinancing Indebtedness thereof;

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(40)       agreements to subordinate any interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any accounts receivable or other proceeds arising from inventory consigned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(41)        Liens arising pursuant to Section 107(l) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act or similar provision of any Environmental Law;

 

(42)        Liens disclosed by any title insurance reports or policies delivered on or prior to the Closing Date and any replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien (to the extent the Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement, extension or renewal Liens are permitted by this Agreement); provided that such replacement, extension or renewal Liens do not cover any property other than the property that was subject to such Liens prior to such replacement, extension or renewal;

 

(43)        rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license, sublicense, franchise, grant or permit held by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, sublicense, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

 

(44)        restrictive covenants affecting the use to which real property may be put; provided that the covenants are complied with;

 

(45)        security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of that Person in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(46)        zoning, building and other similar land use restrictions, including site plan agreements, development agreements and contract zoning agreements;

 

(47)        cash collateral securing obligations in respect of commercial letters of credit issued under clause (b) or letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments issued under clause (gg) of Section 7.02(2) (it being understood that any cash collateral subject to a Lien incurred pursuant to this clause (47) shall not be deemed “restricted” on account of such Lien for purposes of determining whether such cash collateral constitutes part of the Unrestricted Cash Amount);

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(48)       Liens on all or any portion of the Collateral (but no other assets, except with respect to Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt which may be secured by Liens on assets that do not constitute Collateral to the extent permitted by clause (2)(b) of the definition of “Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt”) securing (a) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, (b) Permitted Equal Priority Refinancing Debt or (c) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, and, in each case, Liens securing any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

(49)        (a) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties securing Indebtedness or other obligations of such Restricted Subsidiaries or any other Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties that is permitted by (x) Section 7.02 or (y) otherwise not prohibited by this Agreement, (b) Liens on Equity Interests in joint ventures (i) securing obligations of such joint venture or (ii) pursuant to the relevant joint venture agreement or arrangement and (c) Liens on the assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties securing Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries;

 

(50)        Liens on assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries (a) securing Indebtedness and other obligations of such Foreign Subsidiaries or (b) to the extent arising mandatorily under applicable Law; and

 

(51)        Liens on Escrowed Proceeds for the benefit of the related holders of debt securities or other Indebtedness (or the underwriters, trustee, escrow agent or arrangers thereof) or on cash set aside at the time of the incurrence of any Indebtedness or government securities purchased with such cash, in either case to the extent such cash or government securities prefund the payment of interest on such Indebtedness and are held in an escrow account or similar arrangement to be applied for such purpose.

 

For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” will be deemed to include interest and other obligations payable on or with respect to such Indebtedness.

 

Any Liens incurred to refinance Liens incurred pursuant to clauses (8), (21) and (39) above will be permitted to secure additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred to pay (1) any accrued and unpaid interest on the associated Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the associated Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the associated Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased and (2) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such associated refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such associated refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (and with respect to associated Indebtedness under Designated Revolving Commitments, including an amount equal to any unutilized Designated Revolving Commitments being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased to the extent permanently terminated at the time of incurrence of such Liens in connection with such Refinancing Indebtedness).

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Permitted Parent” means any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that at the time it became a parent of the Borrower was a Permitted Holder pursuant to clause (1) of the definition thereof.

 

Permitted Ratio Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(1).

 

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and/or the Guarantors in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes, bonds or debentures or unsecured loans (and, if applicable, any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor); provided that (1) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” and (2) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.

 

Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on the Borrower’s or a Parent Company’s common equity sold by the Borrower or a Parent Company substantially concurrently with a related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

 

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), other than a Foreign Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, established or maintained by any Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.

 

Plan Assets” means “plan assets” within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.

 

“Planned Expenditures” has the meaning specified in the definition of Excess Cash Flow.

 

Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Pledged Collateral” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

 

Preferred Stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

 

Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant” means, at any time, (1) any financial maintenance covenant that is not contained in this Agreement at such time and (2) any financial maintenance covenant, a corresponding version of which is already contained in this Agreement at such time but with covenant levels and component definitions (to the extent relating to such corresponding version) that are less restrictive as to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries than those in the applicable Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans or any documents relating to Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt or Refinancing Indebtedness.

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primary obligations” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Contingent Obligations.

 

primary obligor” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Contingent Obligations.”

 

Priority Facilities” means any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent as “Priority Facilities” pursuant to and in accordance with the last sentence of the definition of “Priority Revolving Facility”.

 

Priority Revolving Agent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

 

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

 

Priority Revolving Facility” means the collective reference to Revolving Facilities, as designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount (for purposes of this definition, the aggregate amount of any Revolving Facility shall be equal to the Outstanding Amount of Loans and L/C Obligations thereunder plus, to the extent not then represented by an Outstanding Amount, Revolving Commitments thereunder); provided that once Borrower has designated a Revolving Facility the Borrower may not rescind such designation other than with the consent of each Lender under such Revolving Facility. Without derogation of any of the provisions of any Loan Document (including without limitation Section 10.01(g)), the portion of the Closing Date Revolving Facility which does not exceed the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount shall be a Priority Revolving Facility. For the avoidance of doubt, the Priority Revolving Facility shall at all times constitute one Class hereunder and shall be on uniform terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition of Priority Revolving Facility, if the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount exceeds the Commitments and (without duplication) Revolving Exposure in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, elect to incur Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and designated by Borrower from time to time in a written notice to the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent as “Priority Facilities” in an aggregate amount up to such excess and may document any such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Pari Passu Lien Debt, Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Acquisition Debt, in each case secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) under other documentation, so long as (i) the commitments and (without duplication) exposures under such other documentation, when combined with the Commitments and (without duplication) Revolving Exposures under the Priority Revolving Facility hereunder, shall not exceed $50 million, (ii) such other documentation shall contain (either directly in such documentation or in the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement) provisions in favor of the Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility and Closing Date Term Loan Facility no less favorable to Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility and the Closing Date Term Loan Facility as those under Sections 2.05(1)(f), 8.03(b), Section 10.01(g) and (h), 10.07(15) and 10.28 (such provisions, the “Non-Priority Protection Provisions”) (and such other documentation shall, to the extent such provisions are contained directly therein and not in the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement, provide that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility and Closing Date Term Loan Facility shall be third party beneficiaries of the Non-Priority Protection Provisions) and (iii) the agent or representative under such documentation shall become party to the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement in the capacity of a “Priority Agent” thereunder.

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Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date” means the date that is one year after the date of delivery by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice (unless such day is not a Business Day, in which case the Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day); provided that the Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has not been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event” means (a) any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing for not less than 30 days and such Event of Default has not been cured or waived pursuant to the terms hereof or (b) any Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing.

 

Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice” means a written notice delivered by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (i) stating that a Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing and identifying such Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event and (ii) stating the Priority Revolving Agent’s desire to apply payments in accordance with Section 8.03(b).

 

Priority Revolving Lenders” means the Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, in their capacity as such.

 

Priority Revolving Loans” means any Loans issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Private-Side Information” means any information with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries that is not Public-Side Information.

 

Pro Forma Financial Statements” means the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statement of income of the Borrower as of and for the twelve- month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period ended at least sixty (60) days prior to the Closing Date, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such other financial statements), provided that the Pro Forma Financial Statements need not be prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X of the SEC or include adjustments for purchase accounting.

 

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated in full, Revolving Exposure) and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated in full, Revolving Exposure) and, if applicable and without duplication, Term Loans at such time; provided that when used with respect to (1) Commitments, Loans, interest and fees under a Revolving Facility (including without limitation the Priority Revolving Facility), “Pro Rata Share,” shall mean with respect to any Lender such Lender’s Applicable Percentage and (2) Commitments, Loans and interest under any Term Facility, “Pro Rata Share,” shall mean, with respect to each Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Term Commitments and Term Loans of such Lender under such Term Facility at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the aggregate Term Commitments and Term Loans under such Term Facility at such time.

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PSP” means PSP Investments Credit USA LLC (acting through itself and/or any of its Debt Fund Affiliates).

 

PSP Lender” means each Lender that is (i) PSP Investments Credit USA LLC, (ii) an Affiliate of PSP Investments Credit USA LLC or (iii) an Approved Fund of a Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition.

 

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

 

Public Company Costs” means the initial costs relating to establishing compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and other expenses arising out of or incidental to the Borrower’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ initial establishment of compliance with the obligations of a reporting company, including costs, fees and expenses (including legal, accounting and other professional fees) relating to compliance with provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Public-Side Information” means (1) at any time prior to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries becoming the issuer of any Traded Securities, information that is (a) of a type that would be required by applicable Law to be publicly disclosed in connection with an issuance by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of its debt or equity securities pursuant to a registered public offering made at such time or (b) not material to make an investment decision with respect to securities of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws) and (2) at any time on and after Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries becoming the issuer of any Traded Securities, information that does not constitute material non-public information (within the meaning of United States federal and state securities laws) with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities.

 

Purchase Money Obligations” means any Indebtedness incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets (other than Capital Stock), and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets, or otherwise.

 

Purchase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 10.28(1).

 

Purchase Option Trigger Event” means (i) any Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, (ii) any Event of Default under Section 8.01(2) with respect to Sections 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) or Article VII or (iii) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (which shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, give effect to any Cure Amount) as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as specified in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(1) exceeds 6.00:1.00.

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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).

 

QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

 

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10.0 million at the time the relevant guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other Person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Stock.

 

Qualified Proceeds” means the fair market value of assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business.

 

Qualified Securitization Facility” means any Securitization Facility (1) constituting a securitization financing facility that meets the following conditions: (a) the Board of Directors have determined in good faith that such Securitization Facility (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and the applicable Restricted Subsidiary or Securitization Subsidiary and (b) all sales or contributions of Securitization Assets and related assets to the applicable Person or Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (2) constituting a receivables financing facility.

 

Qualifying IPO” means the issuance by the Borrower or any Parent Company of its common Equity Interests that are listed on a national exchange or publicly offered (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) (including pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering)).

 

Qualifying Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

Quarterly Financial Statements” means the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries or Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2019, consisting of the consolidated balance sheet as of such date and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month period then ended (provided such financial statements need not contain footnotes and shall be subject to year-end adjustments).

 

Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P, or if Moody’s or S&P (or both) does not make a rating on the relevant obligations publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Borrower that will be substituted for Moody’s or S&P (or both), as the case may be.

 

Receivables Financing Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which such party consummates a “true sale” of its receivables to a non-related third party on market terms as determined in good faith by the Borrower; provided that such Receivables Financing Transaction is (1) non-recourse to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their assets, other than any recourse solely attributable to a breach by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of representations and warranties that are customarily made by a seller in connection with a “true sale” of receivables on a non- recourse basis and (2) consummated pursuant to customary contracts, arrangements or agreements entered into with respect to the “true sale” of receivables on market terms for similar transactions.

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Reference Rate” means (1) with respect to the calculation of the All-In Yield in the case of Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Eurodollar Rate floor, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day for Dollar deposits with a term of three months, or if such rate is not available at such time for any reason any comparable or successor rate, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date and (2) with respect to the calculation of the All-In Yield in the case of Loans of an applicable Class that includes a Base Rate floor, the interest rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (b) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent) and (c) the Eurodollar Rate on such day for an Interest Period of one (1) month plus 1.00% (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).

 

Refinance” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness” and “Refinancing” and “Refinanced” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Refinanced Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower executed by each of (1) the Borrower, (2) the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and (3) each Additional Lender and Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Other Loans or Other Commitments being incurred or provided pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15.

 

Refinancing Indebtedness” means (1) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (2) Disqualified Stock issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (3) Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary which, in each case, serves to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease (“Refinance”) any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case of the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), including any Refinancing Indebtedness, so long as:

 

(a)       the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such new Indebtedness, the amount of such new Preferred Stock or the liquidation preference of such new Disqualified Stock does not exceed (i) the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable) Indebtedness, the amount of Preferred Stock or the liquidation preference of Disqualified Stock being so extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased (such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, the “Refinanced Debt”), plus (ii) any accrued and unpaid interest on, or any accrued and unpaid dividends on, such Refinanced Debt, plus (iii) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such Refinanced Debt and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees, underwriting, arrangement and similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or to Refinance such Refinanced Debt (such amounts in clause (ii) and (iii) above the “Incremental Amounts”);

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(b)       such Refinancing Indebtedness (other than in the case of the Refinancing of any Indebtedness assumed or acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, investment or similar transaction so long as not created in contemplation thereof), has a:

 

(I)       Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred that is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Refinanced Debt (or, if earlier, not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Class of Loans with the longest Weighted Average Life to Maturity); and

 

(II)      final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Refinanced Debt (or, if earlier, the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date of the Loans);

 

(c)       to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness Refinances (i) Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (other than such Indebtedness assumed or acquired in an acquisition and not created in contemplation thereof), unless such Refinancing constitutes a Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.05, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to the Loans or the Guaranty thereof at least to the same extent as the applicable Refinanced Debt, (ii) Junior Lien Debt, such Refinancing Indebtedness is (I) unsecured or (II) secured by Liens that are subordinated to the Liens that secure the Loans or the Guaranty thereof, in each case at least to the same extent as the applicable Refinanced Debt or pursuant to an Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, unless such Refinancing Indebtedness is secured by a Lien that is not so subordinated that is permitted by Section 7.01, or (iii) Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness must be Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, respectively;

 

(d)       such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed or borrowed by any Person other than a Person that is so obligated in respect of the Refinanced Debt being Refinanced; and

 

(e)       such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by any assets or property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that does not secure the Refinanced Debt being Refinanced unless such assets or property constitute Collateral (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and after-acquired property) (other than with respect to proceeds of such Refinancing Indebtedness that are subject to an escrow or other similar arrangement and any related deposit of cash or Cash Equivalents to cover interest and premium in respect of such Refinancing Indebtedness);

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provided that Refinancing Indebtedness will not include:

 

(f)        Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower;

 

(g)       Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Guarantor; or

 

(h)       Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

provided further that (i) clause (b) of this definition will not apply to any Refinancing of any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness incurred under clause (dd) of Section 7.02(2) (including any successive Refinancings thereof incurred under clause (m) of Section 7.02(2)) and any Junior Indebtedness (other than Junior Indebtedness assumed or acquired in an investment or acquisition and not created in contemplation thereof), Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock and (ii) Refinancing Indebtedness may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be Refinanced with long-term indebtedness (and such bridge or other interim credit facility shall be deemed to satisfy clause (b) of this definition so long as (I) such credit facility includes customary “rollover” provisions and (II) assuming such credit facility were to be extended pursuant to such “rollover” provisions, such extended credit facility would comply with clause (b) of this definition).

 

Refunding Capital Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(2)(b)(i).

 

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(3).

 

Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in a Rule 144A or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same Guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

 

Rejection Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(2)(f).

 

Related Business Assets” means assets (other than Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business; provided that any assets received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary will not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person is or would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Related Indemnified Person” of an Indemnitee means (1) any controlling Person or controlled Affiliate of such Indemnitee, (2) the respective directors, officers, partners, employees, advisors, other representatives or successors or permitted assigns of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates and (3) the respective agents, trustees and other representatives of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (3), acting at the instructions of such Indemnitee, controlling Person or such controlled Affiliate; provided that each reference to a controlled Affiliate or controlling Person in this definition pertains to a controlled Affiliate or controlling Person involved in the negotiation of this Agreement. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

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Related Person” means, with respect to any Person, (1) any Affiliate of such Person, (2) the respective directors, officers, partners, employees, advisors, agents, trustees and other representatives of such Person or any of its Affiliates and (3) the successors and permitted assigns of such Person or any of its Affiliates.

 

Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into or migration through the Environment.

 

Released Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

Reorganization” has the meaning specified in the preliminary statements of this Agreement.

 

Replaced Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).

 

Replacement Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).

 

Replacement Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(2).

 

Reportable Event” means, with respect to any Pension Plan, any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

 

Repricing Transaction” means (1) the prepayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement, exchange or conversion of all or a portion of any Closing Date Term Loans substantially concurrently with the incurrence by a Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of any loans or floating rate notes secured on a pari passu basis with the Closing Date Term Loans under any credit facilities having an All-In Yield that is less than the All-In Yield applicable to the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid; provided that the primary purpose (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of such prepayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement, exchange or conversion is to reduce the All-In Yield of the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid, refinanced, substituted, replaced, exchanged or converted or (2) any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification to this Agreement that would have the effect of reducing the All-In Yield applicable to the Closing Date Term Loans; provided that the primary purpose (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of such amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification is to reduce the All-In Yield applicable to the Closing Date Term Loans; provided, further, that in no event shall any such prepayment, refinancing, substitution, replacement, exchange, conversion, amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification in connection with a Change of Control, Qualifying IPO or Material Acquisition constitute a Repricing Transaction. 

 

Request for Credit Extension” means (1) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (2) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, an L/C Application and (3) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

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Required Facility Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to one or more Facilities: (A) Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities, (B) the Ares Lenders if as of such date the Ares Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities and (C) the PSP Lenders if as of such date the PSP Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of (1) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (2) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities; provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Required Facility Lenders; provided, further, that, to the same extent specified in Section 10.07(9) with respect to determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Facility Lenders unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders.

 

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination: (A) Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments, (B) the Ares Lenders if as of such date the Ares Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments and (C) the PSP Lenders if as of such date the PSP Lenders collectively have at least 37.5% of the sum of the (1) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (2) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (3) aggregate unused Revolving Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitment and unused Revolving Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided, further, that the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders.

 

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority. 

 

Responsible Officer” means, with respect to a Person, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, president, executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer or other similar officer or Person performing similar functions, of such Person and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. With respect to any document delivered by a Loan Party on the Closing Date, Responsible Officer includes any secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Responsible Officer” shall refer to a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

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Restricted Investment” means any Investment other than any Permitted Investment(s).

 

Restricted Payments” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

 

Restricted Subsidiary” means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any Foreign Subsidiary) that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will any Securitization Subsidiary be considered a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of Section 8.01(5), (6) or (7); provided further that upon the occurrence of an Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary will be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary.” Wherever the term “Restricted Subsidiary” is used herein with respect to any Subsidiary of a referenced Person that is not the Borrower, then it will be construed to mean a Person that would be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower on a pro forma basis following consummation of one or a series of related transactions involving such referenced Person and the Borrower (unless such transaction would include a designation of a Subsidiary of such Person as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on a pro forma basis in accordance with this Agreement).

 

Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by each of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(2).

 

Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (1) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(2) and (2) purchase participations in L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and purchase participations in Swing Line Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount specified opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Revolving Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption 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 Commitments of all Revolving Lenders as of the Closing Date is $40.0 million, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Revolving Exposure” means, as to each Revolving Lender, the sum of the amount of the Outstanding Amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans and its Applicable Percentage of the amount of the L/C Obligations and Swing Line Obligations at such time.

 

Revolving Extension Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(2).

 

Revolving Extension Series” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(2).

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Revolving Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments at such time; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the Revolving Facility shall include the Extended Revolving Commitments and the Incremental Revolving Facilities and the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings made in respect thereof.

 

Revolving Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment at such time or, if Revolving Commitments have terminated, Revolving Exposure; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Revolving Lenders” shall be deemed to solely refer to Revolving Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(2) and includes Revolving Loans under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans and Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments; provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Revolving Loans” shall be deemed to solely refer to Revolving Loans under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Revolving Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Lender resulting from the Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender.

 

S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement providing for the leasing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any real or tangible personal property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to a third Person in contemplation of such leasing.

 

Same Day Funds” means disbursements and payments in immediately available funds.

 

Sanctions” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.

 

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

 

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is (1) entered into by and between Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and a Cash Management Bank and (2) designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement.”

 

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement with respect to Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 7.02 that is (1) entered into by and between any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank and (2) designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as a “Secured Hedge Agreement.”

 

Secured Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary secured by a Lien.

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Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Secured Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period, minus the Unrestricted Cash Amount on such last day to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07.

 

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, each Issuing Bank, each Hedge Bank, each Cash Management Bank, each Supplemental Administrative Agent and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.01(2) or 9.07. For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrower and any applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank, such Hedge Bank or such Cash Management Bank shall be a Secured Party only to the extent that, and only for so long as, the Obligations (other than the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement and under any Secured Cash Management Agreement) are secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Guaranty.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Securitization Assets” means (1) the accounts receivable, royalty or other revenue streams and other rights to payment and other assets related thereto subject to a Qualified Securitization Facility and the proceeds thereof and (2) contract rights, lockbox accounts and records with respect to such accounts receivable and any other assets customarily transferred together with accounts receivable in a securitization financing.

 

Securitization Facility” means any transaction or series of securitization financings that may be entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or may grant a security interest in, Securitization Assets to either (1) a Person that is not the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or (2) a Securitization Subsidiary that in turn sells such Securitization Assets to a Person that is not the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or may grant a security interest in any Securitization Assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Securitization Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) paid to a Person that is not a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with, any Qualified Securitization Facility.

 

Securitization Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary formed for the purpose of, and that solely engages only in, one or more Qualified Securitization Facilities and other activities reasonably related thereto.

 

Security Agreement” means, collectively, the First Lien Pledge and Security Agreement executed by the Loan Parties and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, together with supplements or joinders thereto executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.

 

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the SEC, as such regulation is in effect on the Closing Date.

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Similar Business” means (1) any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Closing Date or (2) any business or other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to (including non-core incidental businesses acquired in connection with any Permitted Investment), or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries conduct or propose to conduct on the Closing Date.

 

Solicited Discount Proration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(3).

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit L.

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer” means the written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit O, submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)(1).

 

Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date:

 

(1)       the fair value of the assets of such Person exceeds its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise,

 

(2)       the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured,

 

(3)       such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured, and

 

(4)       such Person is not engaged in, and is not about to engage in, business for which it has unreasonably small capital.

 

The amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.

 

SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(7).

 

Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Buyer (or its applicable Affiliates) has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its (or such Affiliates’) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement, or decline to consummate the Acquisition (in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof), as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.

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Specified Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of the Borrower’s Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit N.

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Response” means the written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit P, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(1).

 

Specified Discount Proration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)(3).

 

Specified Intellectual Property” means the intellectual property existing in the Miramar software platform (or any trademarked successor thereto) and related modules.

 

Specified Loan Party Acquisition Threshold” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Investments.”

 

Specified Representations” means those representations and warranties made in Sections 5.01(1) (with respect to the organizational existence of the Loan Parties only), 5.01(2)(b), 5.01(4) (solely that the use of proceeds of the Closing Date Loans on the Closing Date will not violate the FCPA or the USA PATRIOT Act), 5.02(1), 5.02(2)(a), 5.04, 5.13, 5.16, the last sentence of Section 5.17 (solely that the use of proceeds of the Closing Date Loans on the Closing Date will not violate the USA PATRIOT Act or OFAC), and Section 5.18.

 

Specified Transaction” means:

 

(1)       solely for the purposes of determining the applicable cash balance, any contribution of capital, including as a result of an Equity Offering, to the Borrower, in each case, in connection with an acquisition or Investment,

 

(2)       any designation of operations or assets of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as discontinued operations (as defined under GAAP) (provided that operations or assets of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that are held for sale or are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations or assets may, at the Borrower’s election (in its sole discretion), be designated as discontinued operations under this clause (2) only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of),

 

(3)       any Permitted Acquisition, investment or other similar transaction, in each case, that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary,

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(4)       any designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with this Agreement,

 

(5)       any purchase or other acquisition of a business of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of any Person,

 

(6)       any Asset Sale (without regard to any de minimis thresholds set forth therein) (a) that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower or (b) of a business, business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise,

 

(7)       any operational changes identified by the Borrower that have been made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the Test Period,

 

(8)       any borrowing of Incremental Loans or Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (or establishment of Incremental Commitments), or

 

(9)       any Restricted Payment or other transaction that by the terms of this Agreement requires a financial ratio to be calculated on a pro forma basis.

 

Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

 

Subject Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 10.28(1).

 

Submitted Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Submitted Discount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)(1).

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person:

 

(1)       any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar Person) of which more than 50.0% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, members of management or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; and

 

(2)       any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar Person of which:

 

   (a)       more than 50.0% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise; and

 

   (b)       such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such Person.

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Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Guarantor other than Holdings.

 

Successor Borrower” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(4).

 

Successor Holdings” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(5).

 

Supplemental Administrative Agent” and “Supplemental Administrative Agents” have the meanings specified in Section 9.14(1).

 

Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

 

Swap Obligation” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Excluded Swap Obligation.” 

 

Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04

 

Swing Line Facility” means the swing line facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04.

 

Swing Line Lender” means SunTrust Bank and/or (as the context requires) any other Lender that becomes a Swing Line Lender in accordance with Section 2.04(8), or any successor Swing Line Lender hereunder.

 

Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(1); provided that from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the time that there shall exist a Revolving Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility, the term “Swing Line Loans” shall be deemed to solely refer to Swing Line Loans under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(2), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2, or such other form as approved by the Priority Revolving Agent and the Borrower (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Priority Revolving Agent and the Borrower), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

Swing Line Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Swing Line Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-3, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Swing Line Lender resulting from the Swing Line Loans.

 

Swing Line Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans outstanding.

 

Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (1) $10.0 million, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 2.14 and (2) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

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Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, assessment, charge, fee, deduction or withholding (including backup withholding) of any nature and whatever called, imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax and penalties applicable thereto.

 

Tax Group” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(2)(n)(ii).

 

Tax Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(5).

 

Term Borrowing” means a Borrowing of any Term Loans.

 

Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make a Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Term Loan to be made by such Term Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be (1) reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement and (2) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (a) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (b) an Incremental Amendment, (c) a Refinancing Amendment, (d) an Extension Amendment or (e) an amendment in respect of Replacement Loans. The Term Commitments shall include the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments (including the 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitments) and the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitments and may otherwise be specified in the Assignment and Assumption (or Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption), Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or amendment in respect of Replacement Loans pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as the case may be. 

 

Term Facility” means any Facility consisting of Term Loans of a single Class and/or Term Commitments with respect to such Class of Term Loans.

 

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

 

Term Loan” means any Closing Date Term Loan (including any 2021 Incremental Term Loan), 2020 Incremental Term Loan, Incremental Term Loan, Other Term Loan, Extended Term Loan or Replacement Loan, as the context may require.

 

Term Loan Extension Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(1).

 

Term Loan Extension Series” has the meaning provided in Section 2.16(1).

 

Term Loan Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(1).

 

Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term Lender resulting from the Term Loans made by such Term Lender.

 

Termination Conditions” means, collectively, (1) the payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other than (a) contingent indemnification obligations not then due and (b) Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) and (2) the termination of the Commitments and the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit under this Agreement (unless the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations related thereto has been Cash Collateralized on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank).

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Test Period” in effect at any time means (1) for purposes of (a) the definition of “Applicable Rate,” (b) Section 2.05(2)(a) and (c) the Financial Covenant (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant in connection with any Basket), the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in respect of which, subject to Section 1.07(1), financial statements for each quarter or fiscal year in such period have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(1) or (2), as applicable and (2) for all other purposes in this Agreement, the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in respect of which financial statements for each such quarter or fiscal year in such period are internally available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) (it being understood that for purposes of determining pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant in connection with any Basket, if no Test Period with an applicable level cited in the Financial Covenant has passed, the applicable level shall be the level for the first Test Period cited in the Financial Covenant with an indicated level); provided that, prior to the first date that financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(1) or (2), the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive full fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or about June 30, 2019.

 

Threshold Amount” means the greater of (1) $10.0 million and (2) 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis).

 

Total Assets” means, at any time, the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the then most recent balance sheet of the Borrower or such other Person as may be available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) (and, in the case of any determination relating to any Specified Transaction, on a pro forma basis including any property or assets being acquired in connection therewith).

 

Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Total Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period, minus the Unrestricted Cash Amount on such last day to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case on a pro forma basis with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with Section 1.07

 

Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and L/C Obligations. 

 

Traded Securities” means any debt or equity securities issued pursuant to a public offering or Rule 144A offering.

 

Transaction Consideration” means an amount equal to the total funds required to consummate the Acquisition as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Transaction Expenses” means any fees, expenses, costs or charges incurred or paid by the Investor, any Parent Company, Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions, including any expenses in connection with hedging transactions, payments to officers, employees and directors as change of control payments, severance payments, special or retention bonuses and charges for repurchase or rollover of, or modifications to, stock options or restricted stock.

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Transactions” means, collectively, the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement (as amended through the Closing Date) and transactions related or incidental to, or in connection with, such transactions (including the Reorganization), the funding of the Closing Date Loans, the consummation of the Equity Contribution, the Closing Date Refinancing and the Acquisition and the payment of Transaction Expenses.

 

Treasury Capital Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(2)(b)(i).

 

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

 

U.S. Lender” means any Lender that is not a Foreign Lender.

 

U.S. Special Resolution Regimeshas the meaning specified in Section 10.27.

 

UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

 

UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

 

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to the perfection or priority of any Lien on or otherwise with regard to any item or items of Collateral.

 

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

 

United States Tax Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1, H-2, H-3 or H-4, as applicable.

 

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(3)(a).

 

Unrestricted Cash Amount” means, on any date of determination, the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that (1) would not appear as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (2) are restricted in favor of the Facilities (which may also secure other Indebtedness secured by a pari passu or junior Lien basis with the Facilities); provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, until such time that (x) all amounts that have or may become due and payable during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 under the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment have been paid and (y) no disputes are outstanding pursuant to the dispute resolution mechanics set forth in the applicable agreement governing the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, the proceeds of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall not (other than for purposes of determining actual compliance with the Financial Covenant) constitute any portion of the Unrestricted Cash Amount.

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Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

 

(1)       any Subsidiary of the Borrower which at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Borrower, as provided below); and 

 

(2)       any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may designate:

 

(a)      any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that no Unrestricted Subsidiary shall directly or indirectly own any Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary (unless such Restricted Subsidiary is also designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary simultaneously with the aforementioned designation in accordance with the terms hereof) or hold any Indebtedness of or any Lien on any property of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than solely any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated); provided further that (i) such designation shall be deemed an Investment, (ii) each of (I) the Subsidiary to be so designated and (II) its Subsidiaries has not, at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Equity Interests in an Unrestricted Subsidiary) and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may transfer legal title to, or license on an exclusive basis (excluding exclusive licenses (x) limited by territory or field of use or (y) granted in the ordinary course of business), any Specified Intellectual Property to any Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

 

(b)      any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Any such designation by the Borrower will be notified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (in the case of clause (a) above, by promptly filing with the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with clause (a) above). The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness and Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time. 

 

USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Public Law No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time. 

 

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

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Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing:

 

(1)       the sum of the products of the number of years (calculated to the nearest one- twenty-fifth) from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, multiplied by the amount of such payment, by

 

(2)       the sum of all such payments;

 

provided that for purposes of determining the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Indebtedness (the “Applicable Indebtedness”), the effects of any amortization or prepayments made on such Applicable Indebtedness prior to the date of such determination will be disregarded.

 

wholly owned” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of any Person, a Subsidiary of such Person one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (1) directors’ qualifying shares and (2) shares of Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable Law) is at the time owned by such Person or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

Withdrawal Liability” means the liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

Withholding U.S. Branch” means a U.S. branch of a non-U.S. bank treated as a U.S. person for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1 and described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv) that agrees, on IRS Form W-8IMY or such other form prescribed by the Treasury or the IRS, to accept responsibility for all U.S. federal income tax withholding and information reporting with respect to payments made to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for the account of Lenders by or on behalf of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents.

 

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) 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 and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

 

Yen” means the lawful currency of Japan.

 

SECTION 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

 

(1)       The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

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(2)       The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

 

(3)       References in this Agreement to an Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section, Annex, clause or subclause refer (a) to the appropriate Exhibit or Schedule to, or Article, Section, clause or subclause in, this Agreement or (b) to the extent such references are not present in this Agreement, to the Loan Document in which such reference appears, in each case as such Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section, Annex, clause or subclause may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

(4)       The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

 

(5)       The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

 

(6)       In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”; and the word “through” means “to and including.”

 

(7)       Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

(8)       The word “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise.

 

(9)       With respect to any Default or Event of Default, the words “exists,” “is continuing” or similar expressions with respect thereto shall mean that the Default or Event of Default has occurred and has not yet been cured or waived. If any Default or Event of Default occurs due to (a) the failure by any Loan Party to take any action by a specified time, such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have been cured at the time, if any, that the applicable Loan Party takes such action or (b) the taking of any action by any Loan Party that is not then permitted by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to be cured on the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which such action would be permitted at such time to be taken under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) the date on which such action is unwound or otherwise modified to the extent necessary for such revised action to be permitted at such time by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If any Default or Event of Default occurs that is subsequently cured (a “Cured Default”), any other Default or Event of Default resulting from the making or deemed making of any representation or warranty by any Loan Party or the taking of any action by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, in each case which subsequent Default or Event of Default would not have arisen had the Cured Default not occurred, shall be deemed to be cured automatically upon, and simultaneous with, the cure of the Cured Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.02(9), (x) no Event of Default pursuant to clause (6) of Section 8.01 with respect to the Borrower may be cured pursuant to this Section 1.02(9) and (y) any other Event of Default (the “Initial Default”) may not be cured pursuant to this Section 1.02(9):

 

(a) if the taking of any action by any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is not permitted during, and as a result of, the continuance of such Initial Default directly results in the cure of such Initial Default and the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary had actual knowledge at the time of taking any such action that the Initial Default had occurred and was continuing,

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(b) in the case of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(9) or (10) that directly results in material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Lenders, Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and that is incapable of being cured, or

 

(c) in the case of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(3) arising due to the failure to perform or observe Section 6.07 that directly results in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their respective payment obligations under any Loan Document to which the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties is a party.

 

(10)     For purposes hereof, 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.

 

(11)     Each reference in the Loan Documents with respect to the priority of Liens shall be determined without regard to the control of applicable remedies, in each case, unless otherwise expressly stated in the Loan Documents in respect thereof.

 

SECTION 1.03 Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (1) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at “fair value,” as defined therein and (2) unless the Borrower has requested an amendment pursuant to the second paragraph of the definition of “GAAP” with respect to the treatment of operating leases and Capitalized Lease Obligations under GAAP (or IFRS) and until such amendment has become effective, all obligations of any Person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the issuance by the Financial Accounting Standards Board on February 25, 2016 of an Accounting Standards Update (the “ASU”) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases for purposes of all financial definitions and calculations for purpose of this Agreement (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such obligations are required in accordance with the ASU (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as Capitalized Lease Obligations in the financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01.

 

SECTION 1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 

SECTION 1.05 References to Agreements, Laws, etc. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (1) references to Organizational Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (2) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

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SECTION 1.06 Times of Day and Timing of Payment and Performance. Unless otherwise specified, (1) all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York time (daylight or standard, as applicable) and (2) 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 described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

SECTION 1.07 Pro Forma and Other Calculations.

 

(1)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, financial ratios and tests, including the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.07; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (2), (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 1.07, when calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of (a) the definition of “Applicable Rate,” (b) Section 2.05(2)(a) and (c) the Financial Covenant (other than for the purpose of determining pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant), the events described in this Section 1.07 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect; provided, however, that voluntary prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.05(1) during any fiscal year (without duplication of any prepayments in such fiscal year that reduced the amount of Excess Cash Flow required to be repaid pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(a) for any prior fiscal year) shall be given pro forma effect after such fiscal year-end and prior to the time any mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(a) is due for purposes of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the ECF Percentage for such mandatory prepayment, if any.

 

(2)       For purposes of calculating any financial ratio or test (or Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets), Specified Transactions (and, subject to clause (4) below, the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith) that have been made (a) during the applicable Test Period or (b) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period (or, in the case of Total Assets, on the last day of the applicable Test Period). If since the beginning of any applicable Test Period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.07, then such financial ratio or test (or Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets) shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.07; provided that with respect to any pro forma calculations to be made in connection with any acquisition or investment in respect of which financial statements for the relevant target are not available for the same Test Period for which internal financial statements of the Borrower are available, the Borrower shall determine such pro forma calculations on the basis of the available financial statements (even if for differing periods) or such other basis as determined on a commercially reasonable basis by the Borrower.

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(3)       Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a Specified Transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower and may include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from, or relating to, any Specified Transaction (including the Transactions and, for the avoidance of doubt, acquisitions and investments occurring prior to the Closing Date) which is being given pro forma effect that have been realized or are expected to be realized and for which the actions necessary to realize such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies are taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized in full on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized in full during the entirety of such period and “run-rate” means the full recurring benefit for a period that is associated with any action taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (including any savings expected to result from the elimination of a public target’s compliance costs with public company requirements), whether prior to or following the Closing Date, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions, and any such adjustments shall be included in the initial pro forma calculations of such financial ratios or tests and during any subsequent Test Period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized) relating to such Specified Transaction; provided that (a) such amounts are reasonably identifiable, (b) such actions are taken, committed to be taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) no later than twenty-four (24) months after the date of such Specified Transaction (or actions undertaken or implemented prior to the consummation of such Specified Transaction), (c) no amounts shall be added to the extent duplicative of any amounts that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA (or any other components thereof), whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, with respect to such period and (d) any “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this Section 1.07(3), when aggregated with the “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies in any Test Period added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (l)(ii) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA in any Test Period and adjustments, exclusions and add-backs pursuant to clause (q)(B) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA in any Test Period (in each case, excluding any such “run-rate” cost savings, synergies and operating expense reductions related to the Transactions) shall not in the aggregate exceed 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower (calculated after giving effect to any such add-back and all other permitted add-backs and adjustments) for such Test Period on a pro forma basis.

 

(4)       In the event that (a) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs (including by assumption or guarantees), issues or repays (including by redemption, repurchase, repayment, retirement, discharge, defeasance or extinguishment) any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility or line of credit unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and not replaced), (b) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary issues, repurchases or redeems Disqualified Stock, (c) any Restricted Subsidiary issues, repurchases or redeems Preferred Stock or (d) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary establishes or eliminates any Designated Revolving Commitments, in each case included in the calculations of any financial ratio or test (and, in each case of the foregoing clauses (a) and (d), any Lien incurred in connection therewith), (i) during the applicable Test Period or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then such financial ratio or test shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, issuance, repayment or redemption of Indebtedness, issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, or establishment or elimination of any Designated Revolving Commitments, in each case to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on the last day of the applicable Test Period (except in the case of the Interest Coverage Ratio (or similar ratio), in which case such incurrence, issuance, repayment or redemption of Indebtedness, issuance, repurchase or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, or establishment or elimination of any Designated Revolving Commitments, in each case will be given effect, as if the same had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period) and, in the case of Indebtedness for all purposes as if such Indebtedness in the full amount of any undrawn Designated Revolving Commitments had been incurred thereunder throughout such period.

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(5)       If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of the event for which the calculation of the Interest Coverage Ratio is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any interest hedging arrangements applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a Financial Officer of the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized 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, 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 applicable Restricted Subsidiary may designate.

 

(6)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.07 or in any classification under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive agreement for the disposition thereof has been entered into, at the election of the Borrower, no pro forma effect shall be given to any discontinued operations (and the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to any such Person, business, assets or operations shall not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such disposition shall have been consummated.

 

(7)       Any determination of Total Assets shall be made by reference to the last day of the Test Period most recently ended for which internal financial statements of the Borrower are available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) on or prior to the relevant date of determination.

 

(8)       Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, in the event any Lien, Indebtedness (including any Incremental Loans, Incremental Commitments, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Other Loans or Other Commitments), Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, or other transaction, action, judgment or amount incurred under any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or any of the foregoing in concurrent transactions, a single transaction or a series of related transactions) meets the criteria of one or more than one of the categories of Baskets under this Agreement (including within any defined terms), including any Fixed Basket or Non-Fixed Basket, as applicable, the Borrower shall be permitted, in its sole discretion, to divide and classify and to later, at any time and from time to time, re-divide and re-classify (including to re-classify utilization of any Fixed Basket as being incurred under any Non-Fixed Basket or other Fixed Basket or utilization of any Non-Fixed Basket as being incurred under any Fixed Basket or other Non-Fixed Basket) on one or more occasions (based on circumstances existing on the date of any such re-division and re-classification) any such Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment (except with respect to Restricted Payments in respect of Equity Interests of the Loan Parties), or other transaction, action, judgment or amount, in whole or in part, among one or more than one applicable Baskets under this Agreement (in the case of re-classification or re-division, so long as the amount so re- classified or re-divided is permitted at the time of such re-classification or re-division to be incurred pursuant to the applicable Basket into which such amount is re-classified or re-divided at such time). For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of any Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment or other transaction, action, judgment or amount that shall be allocated to each such Basket shall be determined by the Borrower at the time of such division, classification, re-division or re-classification, as applicable. If any Lien, Indebtedness (including any Incremental Loans, Incremental Commitments, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Other Loans or Other Commitments), Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment (except with respect to Restricted Payments in respect of Equity Interests of the Loan Parties), or other transaction, action, judgment or amount incurred under any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or any portion of the foregoing) previously divided and classified (or re-divided and re- classified) as set forth above under any Fixed Basket, could subsequently be re-divided and re-classified under a Non-Fixed Basket, such re-division and re-classification shall be deemed to occur automatically, in each case, unless otherwise elected by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement (including on the Closing Date) will, at all times, be classified as being incurred under Section 7.02(2)(a) and may not be re-classified. For all purposes hereunder, (x) “Fixed Basket” shall mean any Basket that is subject to a fixed-dollar limit (including Baskets based on a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Total Assets) and (y) “Non-Fixed Basket” shall mean any Basket that is subject to compliance with a financial ratio or test (including the Interest Coverage Ratio, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio or the Total Net Leverage Ratio) (any such ratio or test, a “Financial Incurrence Test”).

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(9)       Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, in calculating any Non-Fixed Basket (a) [reserved], (b) any Indebtedness concurrently incurred to fund original issue discount or upfront fees and (c) any amounts incurred, or transactions entered into or consummated, in reliance on a Fixed Basket (including the Free and Clear Incremental Amount) in a concurrent transaction, a single transaction or a series of related transactions with the amount incurred, or transaction entered into or consummated, under an applicable Non-Fixed Basket, in each case of the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), shall be disregarded in the calculation of such Non-Fixed Basket; provided that full pro forma effect shall be given to all applicable and related transactions (including the use of proceeds of all applicable Indebtedness incurred and any repayments, repurchases and redemptions of Indebtedness) and all other adjustments as to which pro forma effect may be given under this Section 1.07.

 

(10)     If any Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, or other transaction, action, judgment or amount (any of the foregoing in concurrent transactions, a single transaction or a series of related transactions) is incurred, issued, taken or consummated in reliance on categories of Baskets measured by reference to a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA, and any Lien, Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock, Preferred Stock, Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment, or other transaction, action, judgment or amount (including in connection with refinancing thereof) would subsequently exceed the applicable percentage of Consolidated EBITDA if calculated based on the Consolidated EBITDA on a later date (including the date of any refinancing or re-classification), such percentage of Consolidated EBITDA will be deemed not to be exceeded (so long as, in the case of refinancing any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (and any related Lien), the principal amount or the liquidation preference of such newly incurred or issued Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock does not exceed the maximum principal amount, liquidation preference or amount of Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased).

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(11)     Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when (a) calculating any applicable Financial Incurrence Test, or availability under any Basket, in connection with the incurrence of any Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or any other transaction in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including for all purposes under this clause (11), the making of acquisitions and investments, Asset Sales or other dispositions, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments of Indebtedness, the making of Restricted Payments and/or the designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary), (b) determining (i) compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires compliance with any representations and warranties set forth or referenced herein or (iii) the satisfaction of any other conditions, in each case under this clause (b), in connection with the incurrence of any Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or any other transaction in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto, in each case under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the date of determination of such Financial Incurrence Test, availability under any Basket or other provisions, determination of whether any Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom, determination of compliance with any representations or warranties or the satisfaction of any other conditions shall, at the option of the Borrower (in its sole discretion) (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election,” which LCT Election may be in respect of one or more of clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) above), be deemed to be (I) any of the date the definitive agreements (or other relevant definitive documentation) for such Limited Condition Transaction, Indebtedness or other transaction in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction or action or transaction related thereto, as applicable, are entered into (or, (A) in the case of any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, the date on which notice with respect to such Limited Condition Transactions is sent, (B) in the case of any Restricted Payment, the date of declaration thereof and (C) in the case of any other action or transaction, any similar event) or (II) the time of funding of any of the applicable Indebtedness or consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction or other transaction in connection therewith or action or transaction related thereto (provided that, notwithstanding the LCT Election made under the foregoing clauses (I) and (II), the Borrower may elect (in its sole discretion) to re-determine one or more of clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) above at the time of funding of any of the applicable Indebtedness or consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction or other transaction in connection therewith or action or transaction related thereto) (such date in clause (I) or (II), the “LCT Test Date”) and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 1.07(11), if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or other transaction in connection therewith and any actions or transactions related thereto and any related pro forma adjustments, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such Basket (and any related requirements and conditions), such Basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes; provided, that (x) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine availability under Baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such Basket and (y) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (x), compliance with such Baskets (and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction, any Indebtedness or other transaction incurred in connection therewith and any actions or transactions related thereto.

 

(12)     For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election, (a) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such Financial Incurrence Test or Basket, including due to fluctuations in EBITDA or total assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests or ratios will be deemed not to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations, (b) other than as expressly set forth in clause (11), if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any (or any type of) continuing Default or Event of Default and satisfaction of any representations and warranties) for which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of any Default or Event of Default or failure to satisfy any representations and warranties), such requirements and conditions will be deemed not to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing and such representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been satisfied) and (c) in calculating the availability under any Financial Incurrence Test or Basket in connection with any action or transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in an irrevocable notice or declaration for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such Financial Incurrence Test or Basket shall be determined or tested giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto.

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(13)     For purposes of determining the permissibility of any action, change, transaction or event that requires a calculation of any financial ratio or financial test (including Section 7.10 hereof, any First Lien Net Leverage Ratio test, any Secured Net Leverage Ratio test, any Total Net Leverage Ratio test and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) and/or the amount of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income, such financial ratio, financial test or amount shall, subject to this Section 1.07, be calculated at the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be, and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in such financial ratio, financial test or amount occurring after the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 1.08 Available Amount Transaction. If more than one action occurs on any given date the permissibility of the taking of which is determined hereunder by reference to the amount specified in clause (b) of Section 7.05(1) immediately prior to the taking of such action, the permissibility of the taking of each such action shall be determined independently and in no event may any two or more such actions be treated as occurring simultaneously, i.e., each transaction must be permitted under clause (b) of Section 7.05(1) as so calculated.

 

SECTION 1.09 Guaranties of Hedging Obligations. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in any Loan Document, no non-Qualified ECP Guarantor shall be required to guarantee or provide security for Excluded Swap Obligations, and any reference in any Loan Document with respect to such non-Qualified ECP Guarantor guaranteeing or providing security for the Obligations shall be deemed to be all Obligations other than the Excluded Swap Obligations.

 

SECTION 1.10 Currency Generally.

 

(1)       The Borrower shall determine in good faith the Dollar equivalent amount of any utilization or other measurement denominated in a currency other than Dollars for purposes of compliance with any Basket. For purposes of determining compliance with any Basket under Article VII or VIII with respect to any amount expressed in a currency other than Dollars, no Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of currency exchange occurring after the time such Basket utilization occurs or other Basket measurement is made (so long as such Basket utilization or other measurement, at the time incurred, made or acquired, was permitted hereunder). Except with respect to any ratio calculated under any Basket, any subsequent change in rates of currency exchange with respect to any prior utilization or other measurement of a Basket previously made in reliance on such Basket (as the same may have been reallocated in accordance with this Agreement) shall be disregarded for purposes of determining any unutilized portion under such Basket.

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(2)       For purposes of determining the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio and the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the amount of Indebtedness and cash and Cash Equivalents shall reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedging Obligations permitted hereunder for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar equivalent of such Indebtedness.

 

SECTION 1.11 Letters of Credit. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit in effect at such time (not to exceed the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time after giving effect to any automatic reductions or increases, as applicable, to such stated amount pursuant to the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit after the occurrence of any applicable condition (including the expiration of any applicable period); provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any L/C Application related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the stated 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).

 

SECTION 1.12 LIBOR Discontinuation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended to replace LIBOR with (1) a successor or alternative index rate as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Lender) and the Borrower may reasonably determine that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market practice for determining a rate of interest for syndicated leveraged loans of this type in the United States at such time or (2) absent such mutual selection by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), a comparable successor or alternative interbank rate for deposits in Dollars that is, at such time, broadly accepted as the prevailing market practice for syndicated leveraged loans of this type in the United States in lieu of the “LIBOR Rate” as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent); provided that (a) any such successor or alternative rate shall be applied by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in a manner consistent with market practice and (b) to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), such successor or alternative rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in consultation with the Borrower.

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Article II

 

The Commitments and Borrowings

 

SECTION 2.01 The Loans.

 

(1)       Term Borrowings.

 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 4.01 hereof, each Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date one or more Closing Date Term Loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Term Lender’s Closing Date Term Loan Commitment on the Closing Date. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(1)(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. The Closing Date Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Amendment No. 1, each 2020 Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date one or more 2020 Incremental Term Loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate principal amount equal to such 2020 Incremental Term Lender’s 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(1)(b) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. The 2020 Incremental Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Amendment No. 2, each 2021 Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date one or more 2021 Incremental Term Loans denominated in Dollars in an aggregate principal amount equal to such 2021 Incremental Term Lender’s 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(1)(c) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. The 2021 Incremental Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

(2)       Revolving Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make loans denominated in Dollars from its applicable Lending Office (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus, in the case of each Lender other than the Swing Line Lender (in its capacity as such), such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(2), prepay under Section 2.05 and reborrow under this Section 2.01(2). Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

SECTION 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

 

(1)       Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice, on behalf of the Borrower, to the Administrative Agent (in the case of Term Loans) or the Priority Revolving Agent (in the case of Revolving Loans) (provided that the notice in respect of the initial Credit Extension, or in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other transaction permitted under this Agreement, may be conditioned on the closing of the Acquisition or such Permitted Acquisition or other transaction, as applicable), which may be given by: (a) telephone or (b) a Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice by the Borrower must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of a Committed Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (in the case of Term Loans) or the Priority Revolving Agent (in the case of Revolving Loans) not later than (i) 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) noon, New York time, on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans; provided that in the case of the Closing Date Term Loans being borrowed on the Closing Date, such notice must be received no later than 1:00 p.m. two Business Days prior to the date of such Borrowing; provided further that in the case of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans being borrowed on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, such notice must be received no later than (i) in the case of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans, 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, 1:00 p.m., New York time, two Business Days prior to the date of such Borrowing; and provided further that in the case of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans being borrowed on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, such notice must be received no later than (i) in the case of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans, 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, 1:00 p.m., New York time, two Business Days prior to the date of such Borrowing. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(1) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Except as provided in Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16, each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1.0 million or a whole multiple amount of $250,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(3), 2.04(3), 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16, each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple amount of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify:

 

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(a)       whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing, a Revolving Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Loans from one Type to the other or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans,

 

(b)       the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day),

 

(c)       the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued,

 

(d)       the Class and Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving Loans are to be converted,

 

(e)       if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto, and

 

(f)        wire instructions of the account(s) to which funds are to be disbursed.

 

If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan to be made in a Committed Loan Notice, then the applicable Loans shall be made as Eurodollar Rate Loans with an Interest Period of one (1) month. If the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made or continued as the same Type of Loan, which if a Eurodollar Rate Loan, shall have a one-month Interest Period. Any such automatic continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month.

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(2)          Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of the applicable Class of Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or continuation of Loans described in Section 2.02(1). In the case of each Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office or the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office not later than, in the case of Borrowing on the Closing Date, 10:00 a.m., New York time, and otherwise 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV for any Borrowing, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, either by (a) crediting the account(s) of the Borrower on the books of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, with the amount of such funds or (b) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided by the Borrower to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable; provided that if on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to a Borrowing under a Revolving Facility is given by the Borrower (other than with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Borrowing), there are Swing Line Loans or L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowing and second, to the payment in full of any such Swing Line Loans, and third, to the Borrower as provided above.

 

(3)          Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due, if any, under Section 3.05 in connection therewith. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Facility may require by notice to the Borrower that no Loans under such Facility may be converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

(4)          The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time when Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in the prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

 

(5)          After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent; provided that after the establishment of any new Class of Loans pursuant to an Incremental Amendment, a Refinancing Amendment, an Extension Amendment or an amendment in respect of Replacement Loans, the number of Interest Periods otherwise permitted by this Section 2.02(5) shall increase by three (3) Interest Periods for each applicable Class so established.

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(6)          The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

 

(7)          Unless the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing, or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 1:30 p.m., New York time, on the date of such Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share or other applicable share provided for under this Agreement of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may assume that such Lender has made such Pro Rata Share and such other applicable share available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with paragraph (2) above, and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), each of such Lender and the Borrower severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) at (a) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (b) in the case of such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in accordance with the foregoing. A certificate of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.02(7) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If the Borrower and such Lender shall both pay all or any portion of the principal amount in respect of such Borrowing or interest to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such Borrowing or interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent).

 

SECTION 2.03 Letters of Credit.

 

(1)          The Letter of Credit Commitments.

 

(a)  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) each Issuing Bank agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (A) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the L/C Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for the account of Holdings (to the extent not prohibited under Section 7.09), the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries (so long as the Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) (provided that any such Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of Holdings or any Subsidiary of the Borrower) and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(2), and (B) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit and (ii) the Revolving Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that no Issuing Bank shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Exposure of any Revolving Lender would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Sublimit. The Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be “Letters of Credit” issued on the Closing Date for all purposes of the Loan Documents. 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.

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(b)  An Issuing Bank shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Existing Letters of Credit) if:

 

(i)          any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or direct that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder);

 

(ii)        subject to Section 2.03(2)(c), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless (A) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank prior to the date that is twelve months after the date of issuance thereof;

 

(iii)       subject to Section 2.03(2)(c), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the L/C Expiration Date, unless (I) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (II) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank prior to the L/C Expiration Date;

 

(iv)        the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any policies of such Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally; provided that no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue either (A) letters of guarantee or bankers’ acceptances or (B) commercial letters of credit, in each case without its consent; or

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(v)          any Revolving Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such Issuing Bank (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such Issuing Bank’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)) 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 Issuing Bank has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.

 

(c) An Issuing Bank shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (i) such Issuing Bank would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or (ii) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

 

(2)          Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.

 

(a) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to an Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Priority Revolving Agent) in the form of a L/C Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such L/C Application must be received by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Priority Revolving Agent not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be, or, in each case, such later date and time as the relevant Issuing Bank may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion; provided that no L/C Application shall be required in respect of the Existing Letters of Credit, which shall be deemed to have been issued hereunder on the Closing Date. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such L/C Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank:

 

(i)         the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day);

 

(ii)        the amount thereof;

 

(iii)       the expiry date thereof;

 

(iv)       the name and address of the beneficiary thereof;

 

(v)         the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder;

 

(vi)        the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and

 

(vii)       such other matters as the relevant Issuing Bank may reasonably request.

 

In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such L/C Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank:

 

(i)         the Letter of Credit to be amended;

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(ii)        the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day);

 

(iii)       the nature of the proposed amendment; and

 

(iv)       such other matters as the relevant Issuing Bank may reasonably request.

 

(b)   Promptly after receipt of any L/C Application, the relevant Issuing Bank will confirm with the Priority Revolving Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Priority Revolving Agent has received a copy of such L/C Application from the Borrower and, if not, such Issuing Bank will provide the Priority Revolving Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the relevant Issuing Bank of confirmation from the Priority Revolving Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or, if applicable, for the benefit of Holdings or a Subsidiary of the Borrower) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit (and with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit, on the Closing Date), each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the relevant Issuing Bank a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of such Letter of Credit.

 

(c)   If the Borrower so requests in any applicable L/C Application, the relevant Issuing Bank shall 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 may permit the relevant Issuing Bank 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 (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Borrower at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise agreed in such Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the relevant Issuing Bank for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the applicable Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the relevant Issuing Bank to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the applicable L/C Expiration Date, unless the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit will be Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank prior to the applicable L/C Expiration Date; provided that the relevant Issuing Bank shall not be required to allow such extension if (i) the relevant Issuing Bank has determined that it would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(1)(b) or otherwise) or (ii) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Priority Revolving Agent, any Revolving Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 will not be satisfied on the applicable date of the Credit Extension.

 

(d)   Promptly after issuance of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank will also deliver to the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

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(3)          Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

 

(a)          Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of a compliant drawing under such Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent thereof (including the date on which such payment is to be made). Not later than noon New York time on the first Business Day immediately following any payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit with notice to the Borrower (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse, or cause to be reimbursed, such Issuing Bank, in each case, through the Priority Revolving Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing; provided that, if such reimbursement is not made on the date of payment by the Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall pay interest to the relevant Issuing Bank on such amount at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans (without duplication of interest payable on L/C Borrowings). The relevant Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse, or cause to be reimbursed, such Issuing Bank by such time, the Priority Revolving Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Appropriate Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, in the case of an Unreimbursed Amount under a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans 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 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans but subject to the requirements for the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments under the applicable Revolving Facility of the Appropriate Lenders and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an Issuing Bank or the Priority Revolving Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(3)(a) 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.

 

(b)          Each Appropriate Lender (including any Lender acting as an Issuing Bank) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(3)(a) make funds available to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank in Dollars at the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office for payments in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Priority Revolving Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(3)(c), each Appropriate 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 and, for the avoidance of doubt, the making of such Base Rate Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such Unreimbursed Amount shall satisfy the Borrower’s reimbursement obligations with respect thereof. The Priority Revolving Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant Issuing Bank.

 

(c)          With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the relevant Issuing Bank an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Appropriate Lender’s payment to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(3)(b) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

 

(d)          Until each Appropriate Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(3) to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank.

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(e)          Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse an Issuing Bank for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(3), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including:

 

(i)         any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the relevant Issuing Bank, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever;

 

(ii)        the occurrence or continuance of a Default; or

 

(iii)       any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;

 

provided that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(3) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for the amount of any payment made by such Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(f)          If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(3) by the time specified in Section 2.03(3)(b), such Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Priority Revolving 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 Issuing Bank at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the relevant Issuing Bank submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Priority Revolving Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(3)(f) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(g)          The Borrower’s reimbursement obligations in respect of each Existing Letter of Credit, and each Lender’s participation obligations in connection therewith, shall be governed by the terms of this Agreement.

 

(4)          Repayment of Participations.

 

(a)          If, at any time after an Issuing Bank has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(3), the Priority Revolving Agent receives for the account of such Issuing Bank 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 Priority Revolving Agent), the Priority Revolving Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the amount received by the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

(b)          If any payment received by the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of an Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(3)(a) or Section 2.03(3)(b) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Issuing Bank in its discretion), each Appropriate Lender shall pay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Priority Revolving 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 Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The Obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this Section 2.03(4)(b) shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

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(5)          Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for each drawing under each Letter of Credit issued by it and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

 

(a)          any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

 

(b)          the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any Loan Party 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), the relevant Issuing Bank or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

 

(c)          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;

 

(d)          any payment by the relevant Issuing Bank 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 relevant Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

 

(e)          any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guaranty or any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of any Loan Party in respect of such Letter of Credit; or

 

(f)          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, any Loan Party;

 

provided that the foregoing shall not excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by acts or omissions by such Issuing Bank constituting gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuing Bank as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction.

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(6)          Role of Issuing Banks. Each Issuing Bank shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate or facsimile message, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by any Person that such Issuing Bank reasonably believed to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and any other Loan Document and its duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by such Issuing Bank (which may include, at the Issuing Bank’s option, counsel of the Priority Revolving Agent or the Borrower). Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any 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 Issuing Banks, any Related Person of such Issuing Banks, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any Issuing Bank shall be liable to any Lender for

 

(a)          any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders, the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Revolving Commitments, as applicable;

 

(b)          any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction; or

 

(c)          the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or L/C Application.

 

The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower from pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the Issuing Banks, any Related Persons of such Issuing Banks, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any Issuing Bank, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (a) through (f) of Section 2.03(5); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an Issuing Bank, and such Issuing Bank may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such Issuing Bank’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or such Issuing Bank’s willful or grossly negligent, or bad faith, failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of document(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit in each case as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Issuing Bank 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 no Issuing Bank shall 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.

 

Each Revolving Lender shall, ratably in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, indemnify each Issuing Bank, its Related Persons and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitees’ willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or such Issuing Bank’s willful or grossly negligent, or bad faith, failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of documents(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit in each case as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with this Section 2.03 or any action taken or omitted to be taken by such indemnitees hereunder.

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(7)          Cash Collateral. Subject to Section 2.17(1)(d), if,

 

(a)          as of any L/C Expiration Date, any applicable Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn,

 

(b)          any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Priority Revolving Agent, upon the direction of the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Revolving Facility, requires the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02, or

 

(c)          an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(6) occurs and is continuing, the Borrower will Cash Collateralize, or cause to be Cash Collateralized, the then Outstanding Amount of all relevant L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such Outstanding Amount determined as of the date of such Event of Default or the applicable L/C Expiration Date, as the case may be), and shall do so not later than 2:00 p.m. on (i) in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (a) or (b), (x) the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice thereof, if such notice is received on such day prior to noon or (y) if clause (x) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice and (ii) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (c), the Business Day on which an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(6) occurs or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding such day. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the request of the Priority Revolving Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower will Cash Collateralize all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). The Borrower hereby grants to the Priority Revolving Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Banks and the Revolving Lenders, a security interest in all such Cash Collateral. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked accounts at the Priority Revolving Agent and may be invested in readily available Cash Equivalents selected by the Priority Revolving Agent in its sole discretion. If at any time the Priority Revolving Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are expressly subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Loan Parties or the Priority Revolving Agent (in its capacity as the depository bank and on behalf of the Secured Parties) or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all relevant L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, forthwith upon demand by the Priority Revolving Agent, pay, or cause to be paid, to the Priority Revolving Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the deposit accounts at the Priority Revolving Agent as aforesaid, an amount equal to the excess of (a) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Priority Revolving Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank. To the extent the amount of any Cash Collateral exceeds the then Outstanding Amount of such relevant L/C Obligations and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the excess shall promptly be refunded to the Borrower. To the extent any Event of Default giving rise to the requirement to Cash Collateralize any Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section 2.03(7) is cured or otherwise waived, then so long as no other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the amount of any Cash Collateral pledged to Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit shall promptly be refunded to the Borrower.

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(8)          Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Priority Revolving Agent, for the account of each Revolving Lender for the applicable Revolving Facility in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a Letter of Credit fee for each Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Applicable Rate set forth in the “Eurodollar Rate and Letter of Credit Fees” column of the chart in the definition of “Applicable Rate” times the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount decreases or increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided, however, that 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 Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, to the other Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Applicable Percentages allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.17(1)(d), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to the applicable Issuing Bank for its own account. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Such Letter of Credit fees shall be 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 L/C Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate set forth in the “Eurodollar Rate and Letter of Credit Fees” column of the chart in the definition of “Applicable Rate” during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

 

(9)          Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to Issuing Banks. The Borrower shall pay directly to each Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank equal to 0.125% per annum (or such other lower amount as may be mutually agreed by the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Bank) of the maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases or decreases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit) or such lesser fee as may be agreed with such Issuing Bank. Such fronting fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears on the basis of a 360- day year and actual days elapsed. Such fronting fees shall be 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 L/C Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. In addition, the Borrower shall pay, or cause to be paid, directly to each Issuing Bank for its own account with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such Issuing Bank relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable within ten (10) Business Days of demand and are nonrefundable.

 

(10)        Conflict with L/C Application. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement or any L/C Application, in the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any L/C Application, the terms hereof shall control.

 

(11)        Addition of an Issuing Bank. There may be one or more Issuing Banks under this Agreement from time to time. After the Closing Date, a Revolving Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent may become an additional Issuing Bank hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and such Revolving Lender. The Priority Revolving Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such additional Issuing Bank.

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(12)        Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the L/C Expiration Date in respect of any Class of Revolving Commitments occurs prior to the expiry date of any Letter of Credit, then (a) if consented to by the Issuing Bank which issued such Letter of Credit, if one or more other Classes of Revolving Commitments in respect of which the L/C Expiration Date shall not have so occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit for which consent 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 2.03(3) and (4)) 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 (b) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (a) and unless provisions reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank 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 Issuing Bank 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 backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.03(7).

 

(13)        Letter of Credit Reports. For so long as any Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Bank that is not the Priority Revolving Agent is outstanding, such Issuing Bank shall deliver to the Priority Revolving Agent on the last Business Day of each calendar month, and on each date that an L/C Credit Extension occurs with respect to any such Letter of Credit, a report substantially in the form of Exhibit R-1, appropriately completed with the information for every outstanding Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.

 

(14)        Letters of Credit Issued for Holdings and Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, Holdings or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse, or cause to be reimbursed, the applicable Issuing Bank 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 Holdings or any Subsidiary inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s businesses derives substantial benefits from the businesses of Holdings and each Subsidiary.

 

(15)        Applicability of ISP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit.

 

SECTION 2.04 Swing Line Loans.

 

(1)          The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees to make revolving credit loans in Dollars to the Borrower (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”), from time to time on any Business Day during the period beginning on the Business Day after the Closing Date and until the Maturity Date of the Revolving Facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Swing Line Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided that, after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, the aggregate Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan will be obtained or maintained as a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

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(2)          Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender, which may be given by a Swing Line Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender not later than 2:30 p.m., New York time, on the requested Borrowing date and shall specify (a) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000 and (b) the requested Borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (in writing) from the Priority Revolving Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Lender) prior to 3:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (i) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(1) or (ii) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:30 p.m., New York time, on the Borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.04 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Swing Line Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swing Line Loan at a time when a Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender unless the Swing Line Lender has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and the Borrower to eliminate the Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ participation in such Swing Line Loans, including by Cash Collateralizing, or obtaining a backstop letter of credit from an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the Swing Line Lender to support, such Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ Applicable Percentage of the outstanding Swing Line Loans.

 

(3)          Repayment or Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

 

(a)          The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, by written notice to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Revolving Lenders, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans of the Borrower then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but not in excess of the unutilized portion of the aggregate Revolving Commitments and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Priority Revolving Agent. Each Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Priority Revolving Agent in Same Day Funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the date specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(3)(b), each Revolving 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 Priority Revolving Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

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(b)          If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(3)(a) (including as a result of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the relevant Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by such Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(3)(a) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

 

(c)          If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(3) by the time specified in Section 2.04(3)(a), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Priority Revolving Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. If such Revolving Lender pays such amount, the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Priority Revolving Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (c) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(d)          Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(3) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (iii) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(3) (but not to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay the applicable Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(e)          Swing Line Reports. For so long as there is any Swing Line Lender other than the Priority Revolving Agent, such Swing Line Lender shall deliver to the Priority Revolving Agent on the last Business Day of each calendar month, and on each date that the funding or repayment of a Swing Line Loan by such Swing Line Lender occurs with respect to any such Swing Line Loan, a report in the form of Exhibit R-2, appropriately completed with the information for every Swing Line Loan made by such Swing Line Lender.

 

(f)          At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the request of the relevant Swing Line Lender, the Borrower will prepay Swing Line Loans in amount equal to the relevant Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)).

 

(4)          Repayment of Participations.

 

(a)          At any time after any Revolving Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the relevant Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, such Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by such Swing Line Lender. 

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(b)   If any payment received by the relevant Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by such Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to such Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Priority Revolving Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate. The Priority Revolving Agent will make such demand upon the request of a Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this clause (4)(b) shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(5)            Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

 

(6)            Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender with notice to the Priority Revolving Agent; provided that no such notice shall be required in the event that the Swing Line Lender is also the Priority Revolving Agent.

 

(7)            Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the Maturity Date shall have occurred in respect of any Class of Revolving Commitments (the “Expiring Credit Commitment”) at a time when another Class or Classes of Revolving Commitments is or are in effect with a later Maturity Date (each a “Non-Expiring Credit Commitment” and collectively, the “Non-Expiring Credit Commitments”), then with respect to each outstanding Swing Line Loan, if consented to by the applicable Swing Line Lender, on the earliest occurring Maturity Date such Swing Line Loan shall be deemed reallocated to the Class or Classes of the Non-Expiring Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis; provided that (a) to the extent that the amount of such reallocation would cause the aggregate credit exposure to exceed the aggregate amount of such Non-Expiring Credit Commitments, immediately prior to such reallocation (after giving effect to any repayments of Revolving Loans and any reallocation of Letter of Credit participations as contemplated in Section 2.03(12)) the amount of Swing Line Loans to be reallocated equal to such excess shall be repaid and (b) notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall still be obligated to pay Swing Line Loans allocated to the Revolving Lenders holding the Expiring Credit Commitments at the Maturity Date of the Expiring Credit Commitment or if the Loans have been accelerated prior to the Maturity Date of the Expiring Credit Commitment.

 

(8)            Addition of a Swing Line Lender. A Revolving Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Priority Revolving Agent may become an additional Swing Line Lender hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and such Revolving Lender (which agreement shall include the Swing Line Sublimit for such additional Swing Line Lender). The Priority Revolving Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such additional Swing Line Lender.

 

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SECTION 2.05 Prepayments.

 

(1)           Optional.

 

(a)   The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) by the Borrower, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay any Class or Classes of Term Loans and any Class or Classes of Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium (except as set forth in Section 2.18) or penalty; provided that

 

(i)       such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) not later than (I) 1:00 p.m., New York time, three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (II) noon, New York time, on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans;

 

(ii)       any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding; and

 

(iii)       any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding.

 

Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. In the case of each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(1), the Borrower may in its sole discretion select the Borrowing or Borrowings (and the order of maturity of principal payments) to be repaid, and such payment shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

 

(b)   The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Priority Revolving Agent) at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Priority Revolving Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of the prepayment and (2) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple amount of $10,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

 

(c)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may rescind (or delay the date of prepayment identified in) any notice of prepayment under Section 2.05(1)(a) or Section 2.05(1)(b) by written notice to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (with a copy to the Swing Line Lender in the case of a prepayment of Swing Line Loans) not later than noon, New York time, on such prepayment date if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or a portion of the applicable Facility or other transaction or conditional event, which refinancing or other transaction or conditional event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed.

 

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(d)   Voluntary prepayments of any Class of Term Loans permitted hereunder shall be applied to the remaining scheduled installments of principal thereof in a manner determined at the discretion of the Borrower and specified in the notice of prepayment (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity). Each prepayment in respect of any Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 may be applied to any Class of Term Loans as directed by the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may (i) prepay Term Loans of an Existing Term Loan Class pursuant to this Section 2.05 without any requirement to prepay Extended Term Loans that were converted or exchanged from such Existing Term Loan Class and (ii) prepay Extended Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05 without any requirement to prepay Term Loans of an Existing Term Loan Class that were converted or exchanged for such Extended 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 proceeds be applied to reduce the scheduled installments of principal in direct order of maturity on a pro rata basis among Term Loan Classes.

 

(e)   Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, so long as (i) no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower has occurred and is continuing and (ii) no proceeds of Revolving Loans are used for this purpose, any Borrower Party may (I) purchase outstanding Term Loans on a non-pro rata basis through open market purchases or (II) prepay the outstanding Term Loans (which Term Loans shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be automatically and permanently canceled immediately upon such purchase or prepayment), which in the case of clause (II) above only shall be prepaid without premium or penalty on the following basis:

 

(A)       Any Borrower Party shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Loans at a discount to par pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers (any such prepayment, the “Discounted Term Loan Prepayment”), in each case made in accordance with this Section 2.05(1)(e) and without premium or penalty.

 

(B)       (1)Any Borrower Party may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent) in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice; provided that (a) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the applicable Borrower Party, to (i) each Term Lender or (ii) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual Class basis, (b) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”) with respect to each applicable Class, the Class or Classes of Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par (the “Specified Discount”) of such Term Loans to be prepaid (it being understood that different Specified Discounts or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different Classes of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(1)(e)(B)), (c) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (d) each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date”).

 

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(2)        Each Term Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its applicable then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a “Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender”), the amount and the Classes of such Lender’s Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Term Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept the applicable Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

 

(3)        If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the relevant Borrower Party will make a prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this paragraph (B) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and Classes of Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to subsection (2) above; provided that if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Specified Discount Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three (3) Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (1) the relevant Borrower Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Classes to be prepaid, (2) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the Classes of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (3) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, Class and Type of Term Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the applicable Borrower Party and such Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the applicable Borrower Party shall be due and payable by such Borrower Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

 

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(C)        (1) Any Borrower Party may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice (or such shorter period as agreed by the Auction Agent) in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice; provided that (a) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Borrower Party, to (i) each Term Lender or (ii) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual Class basis, (b) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the “Discount Range Prepayment Amount”), the Class or Classes of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “Discount Range”) of the principal amount of such Term Loans with respect to each relevant Class of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by such Borrower Party (it being understood that different Discount Ranges or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different Classes of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(1)(e)(C)), (c) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (d) unless rescinded, each such solicitation by the applicable Borrower Party shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date (as defined below). The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (the “Discount Range Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “Submitted Discount”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable Class or Classes and the maximum aggregate principal amount and Classes of such Lender’s Term Loans (the “Submitted Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Term Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

 

(2)          The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this subsection (C). The relevant Borrower Party agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range being referred to as the “Applicable Discount”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (a) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (b) the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following subsection (3)) at the Applicable Discount (each such Term Lender, a “Participating Lender”).

 

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(3)          If there is at least one Participating Lender, the relevant Borrower Party will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the Classes specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the relevant Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par equal to the Applicable Discount (the “Identified Participating Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Discount Range Proration”). All Discount Range Prepayment Offers including a Submitted Discount at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount shall be repaid, and will not be subject to pro-ration. The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five (5) Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (a) the relevant Borrower Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Classes to be prepaid, (b) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount and the aggregate principal amount and Classes of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (c) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and Classes of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date and (d) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the relevant Borrower Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the applicable Borrower Party shall be due and payable by such Borrower Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

 

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(D)       (1) Any Borrower Party may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five (5) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice (or such later notice specified therein); provided that (a) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of such Borrower Party, to (i) each Term Lender or (ii) each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual Class basis, (b) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate amount of the Term Loans (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”) and the Class or Classes of Term Loans the applicable Borrower Party is willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different Classes of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(1)(e)(D)), (c) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (d) unless rescinded, each such solicitation by the applicable Borrower Party shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Term Lenders (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (i) be irrevocable, (ii) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date and (iii) specify both a discount to par (the “Offered Discount”) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and Classes of such Term Loans (the “Offered Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount. Any Term Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount.

 

(2)         The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the relevant Borrower Party with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. Such Borrower Party shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the smallest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the applicable Borrower Party (the “Acceptable Discount”), if any. If the applicable Borrower Party elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the third Business Day after the date of receipt by such Borrower Party from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this subsection (2) (the “Acceptance Date”), the applicable Borrower Party shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the applicable Borrower Party by the Acceptance Date, such Borrower Party shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

 

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(3)          Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within three (3) Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “Discounted Prepayment Determination Date”), the Auction Agent will determine (with the consent of such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the Classes of Term Loans (the “Acceptable Prepayment Amount”) to be prepaid by the relevant Borrower Party at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(1)(e)(D). If the applicable Borrower Party elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then such Borrower Party agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro-rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “Qualifying Lender”). The applicable Borrower Party will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (D) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the Classes specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “Identified Qualifying Lenders”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Borrower Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Solicited Discount Proration”). All Offered Amounts including an Offered Discount at a discount to par greater than the Acceptable Discount shall be prepaid, and will not be subject to proration. On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (a) the relevant Borrower Party of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Classes to be prepaid, (b) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the Classes to be prepaid to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (c) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the Classes of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date and (d) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Borrower Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Borrower Party shall be due and payable by such Borrower Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

 

(E)        In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Borrower Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require, as a condition to the applicable Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from a Borrower Party to such Auction Agent for its own account in connection therewith. In addition, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall not be required to represent or warrant that it is not in possession of material non-public information with respect to Holdings, the Borrower and/or its subsidiaries.

 

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(F)        If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with subsections (B) through (D) above, a Borrower Party shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The relevant Borrower Party shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds not later than 12:00 p.m., New York time, on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the relevant Class(es) of Term Loans and Lenders as specified by the applicable Borrower Party in the applicable offer. The Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(1)(e) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, and shall be applied to the relevant Term Loans of such Lenders in accordance with their respective applicable share as calculated by the Auction Agent in accordance with this Section 2.05(1)(e) and, if the Administrative Agent is not the Auction Agent, the Administrative Agent shall be fully protected in relying on such calculations of the Auction Agent. The aggregate principal amount of the Classes and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Classes of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment.

 

(G)       To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this Section 2.05(1)(e), established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the applicable Borrower Party.

 

(H)       Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 2.05(1)(e), each notice or other communication required to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) shall be deemed to have been given upon Auction Agent’s (or its delegate’s) actual receipt during normal business hours of such notice or communication; provided that any notice or communication actually received outside of normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given as of the opening of business on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(I)         Each of the Borrower Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Section 2.05(1)(e) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Section 2.05(1)(e) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

 

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(J)        Each Borrower Party shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Borrower Party to make any prepayment to a Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 2.05(1)(e) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01 or otherwise).

 

(K)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree to modifications of the procedures above from time to time, without the need for notice to or consent of any Person; provided that such revised procedures shall be incorporated as part of the notice provided in any offer undertaken pursuant to this Section 2.05(1)(e). Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 2.05(1)(e) shall permit any transaction permitted by such Section to be conducted on a Class by Class basis and on a non-pro rata basis across Classes, in each case, as selected by the Borrower.

 

(f)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.05(1), following delivery of a Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice and for so long as such Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has not been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent, until the aggregate Revolving Exposure under the Priority Revolving Facility has been reduced to zero (other than with respect to the Outstanding Amount of any L/C Obligations then outstanding that has been Cash Collateralized on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank or backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank), no voluntary prepayments shall be made with respect to any Loans under any Non-Priority Facility without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

(2)           Mandatory.

 

(a)   Within five (5) Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(1) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(1), commencing with the delivery of financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the Borrower shall, subject to clauses (f) and (g) of this Section 2.05(2), prepay, or cause to be prepaid, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (the “ECF Payment Amount”) equal to 50% (such percentage as it may be reduced as described below, the “ECF Percentage”) of Excess Cash Flow, if any, for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements minus the sum of:

 

(i)       without duplication of the amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(c) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow,” all voluntary prepayments, repurchases or redemptions (including loan buybacks (including pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(e)) permitted under the applicable Indebtedness in an amount equal to the cash amount actually paid in respect of the principal amount of such purchased Indebtedness and only to the extent that such Indebtedness has been cancelled) and prepayments in connection with lender replacement provisions (including pursuant to Section 3.07) of:

 

(I)        Term Loans that are secured, in whole or in part, by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans,

 

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(II)       Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt and any other Indebtedness in the form of notes or term loans, in each case to the extent secured by the Collateral, in whole or in part, on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies),

 

(III)     Revolving Loans (in each case of this clause (III), to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in the corresponding Revolving Commitments or other revolving commitments),

 

(IV)     revolving loans under any revolving facility (other than under the Revolving Facility or any Incremental Revolving Facility) that is secured, in whole or in part, by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) (in each case of this clause (IV) (and with respect to any revolving facility under clause (II) above), to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in the corresponding revolving commitments),

 

(ii)       without duplication of the amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(g) of the definition of Excess Cash Flow, the amount of Restricted Payments paid in cash during such period (other than Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(o)),

 

(iii)       without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” in prior fiscal years, the amount of cash consideration paid by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) in connection with investments made during such period (including Permitted Acquisitions, investments constituting Permitted Investments and investments made pursuant to Section 7.05),

 

(iv)       without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” in prior fiscal years, the amount of Capital Expenditures, Capitalized Software Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property accrued or made in cash during such period, and

 

(v)        without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (2)(j) of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow,” the aggregate Contract Consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Planned Expenditures by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries relating to investments (including Permitted Acquisitions, investments constituting Permitted Investments and investments made pursuant to Section 7.05) or similar transactions, Capital Expenditures, Restricted Payments, acquisitions of intellectual property, any scheduled payment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness that was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred and paid, repurchased or redeemed or permitted tax distributions (including permitted tax distributions permitted pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n)(ii)), in each case, to be consummated or made, as applicable, during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period (except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)); provided that, to the extent that the aggregate amount (excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of such aforementioned items during such following period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the applicable Contract Consideration and Planned Expenditures(excluding in each case any amount financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)) deducted under this clause (v), the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of the applicable ECF Payment Amount at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters.

 

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in the case of each of the immediately preceding clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), made during such fiscal year (without duplication of any payments or prepayments, repurchases or redemptions in such fiscal year that reduced the amount of Excess Cash Flow required to be repaid pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) for any prior fiscal year) or, at the option of the Borrower, after the fiscal year-end but prior to the date a prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) is required to be made in respect of such fiscal year and in each case to the extent such amounts and/or payments are not funded with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness under a Revolving Facility or any other revolving credit facilities); provided that (w) a prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) in respect of any fiscal year shall only be required in the amount (if any) by which the ECF Payment Amount for such fiscal year exceeds $2.5 million, (x) the ECF Percentage shall be 25% if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of the fiscal year covered by such financial statements was less than or equal to 4.25 to 1.00 and greater than 3.75 to 1.00 (with the ECF Percentage being calculated after giving effect to such prepayment at a rate of 50%) and (y) the ECF Percentage shall be 0% if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of the fiscal year covered by such financial statements was less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00 (with the ECF Percentage being calculated after giving effect to such prepayment at a rate of 25%); provided further that:

 

(A)       if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) is required to Discharge Other Applicable Indebtedness with Other Applicable ECF pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness, then the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) may apply such portion of Excess Cash Flow otherwise required to repay the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness requiring such Discharge at such time) to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(a) shall be reduced accordingly (provided that the portion of such Excess Cash Flow allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Other Applicable ECF required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof and the remaining amount, if any, of such portion of Excess Cash Flow shall be allocated to the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(a)); and

 

(B)       to the extent the lenders or holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness repurchased or prepaid with such portion of Excess Cash Flow, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(a).

 

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(b)   (i) If (I) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary makes an Asset Sale or (II) any Casualty Event occurs, which results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of Net Proceeds, the Borrower shall prepay, or cause to be prepaid, on or prior to the date which is ten (10) Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds, subject to clause (ii) of this Section 2.05(2)(b) and clauses (2)(f) and (g) of this Section 2.05, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds realized or received; provided that no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) with respect to such portion of such Net Proceeds that the Borrower shall have, on or prior to such date, given written notice to the Administrative Agent of its intent to reinvest (or entered into a binding commitment or a binding letter of intent to reinvest) in accordance with Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii); provided further that

 

(A)      if at the time that any such prepayment would be required, the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) is required to Discharge any Other Applicable Indebtedness with Other Applicable Net Proceeds pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness, then the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) may apply such Net Proceeds otherwise required to repay the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and Other Applicable Indebtedness requiring such Discharge at such time), to the prepayment of the Term Loans and to the repurchase or prepayment of Other Applicable Indebtedness, and the amount of prepayment of the Term Loans that would have otherwise been required pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i) shall be reduced accordingly (provided that the portion of such Net Proceeds allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness shall not exceed the amount of such Other Applicable Net Proceeds required to be allocated to the Other Applicable Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof and the remaining amount, if any, of such portion of Net Proceeds shall be allocated to the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i)); and

 

(B)       to the extent the holders of Other Applicable Indebtedness decline to have such Indebtedness repurchased or prepaid with such portion of such Net Proceeds, the declined amount shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay the Term Loans to the extent required in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.05(2)(b)(i).

 

(ii)       With respect to any Net Proceeds realized or received with respect to any Asset Sale or any Casualty Event, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Proceeds in assets useful for their business within (I) eighteen (18) months following receipt of such Net Proceeds or (II) if the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into a legally binding commitment or a legally binding letter of intent to reinvest such Net Proceeds within eighteen (18) months following receipt thereof, within the later of (A) eighteen (18) months following receipt thereof and (B) one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of such legally binding commitment or legally binding letter of intent; provided that the Borrower may elect to deem expenditures that otherwise would be permissible reinvestments that occur prior to receipt of such Net Proceeds to have been reinvested in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii) (it being understood that such deemed expenditures shall have been made no earlier than the earliest of notice to the Administrative Agent, execution of a definitive agreement for such Asset Sale and consummation of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event); provided further that if any Net Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested at any time after such reinvestment election, and subject to clauses (f) and (g) of this Section 2.05(2), an amount equal to any such Net Proceeds shall be applied within five (5) Business Days after the Borrower reasonably determines that such Net Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested to the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05.

 

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(c)   If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness (i) not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.02 or (ii) that constitutes Other Loans or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, in each case, incurred or issued to refinance any Class (or Classes) of Term Loans resulting in Net Proceeds (as opposed to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Other Loans arising out of an exchange of existing Term Loans for such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Other Loans), the Borrower shall prepay, or cause to be prepaid, an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of any Class or Classes (in each case, as directed by the Borrower) equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Net Proceeds.

 

(d)   (i) Except as otherwise set forth in any Refinancing Amendment, Extension Amendment or Incremental Amendment, each prepayment of Term Loans required by Sections 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i) shall be allocated to any Class of Term Loans outstanding as directed by the Borrower, shall be applied pro rata to Term Lenders within such Class of Term Loans, based upon the outstanding principal amounts owing to each such Term Lender under such Class of Term Loans and shall be applied to reduce such remaining scheduled installments of principal within such Class of Term Loans as directed by the Borrower (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity); provided that

 

(I)        such prepayments may not be directed to a later maturing Class of Term Loans without at least a pro rata repayment of any earlier maturing Classes of Term Loans (except that any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Loans may specify that one or more other Classes of later maturing Term Loans may be prepaid prior to such Class of earlier maturing Term Loans), and

 

(II)       in the event that there are two or more outstanding Classes of Term Loans with the same Maturity Date, such prepayments may not be directed to any such Class of Term Loans without at least a pro rata repayment of any Classes of Term Loans maturing on the same date (except that any Class of Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Loans may specify that one or more other Classes of Term Loans with the same Maturity Date may be prepaid prior to such Class of Term Loans maturing on the same date), and

 

(ii)           each prepayment of Term Loans required by Section 2.05(2)(c)(ii) shall be allocated to any Class or Classes of Term Loans being refinanced as directed by the Borrower and shall be applied pro rata to Term Lenders within each such Class, based upon the outstanding principal amounts owing to each such Term Lender under each such Class of Term Loans.

 

(e)   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 prepay Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans 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 the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(2)(e) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans (as applicable) such aggregate Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect.

 

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(f)          The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 2.05(2) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment (provided that, in the case of clause (b) or (c) of this Section 2.05(2), the Borrower may rescind (or delay the date of prepayment identified in) such notice if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all or any portion of the applicable Facility or other conditional event, which refinancing or other conditional event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed). Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the aggregate amount of such prepayment to be made by the Borrower. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents of the Borrower’s prepayment notice and of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the prepayment. Each Term Lender may reject all or a portion of its Pro Rata Share of any mandatory prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”) of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.05(2) by providing written notice (each, a “Rejection Notice”) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, two (2) Business Days after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall specify the principal amount of the mandatory repayment of Term Loans to be rejected by such Lender. If a Term Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above or such Rejection Notice fails to specify the principal amount of the Term Loans to be rejected, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of Term Loans. Any Declined Proceeds shall be retained by the Borrower (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) and may be applied by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in any manner not prohibited by this Agreement.

 

(g)         Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05(2), (i) to the extent that any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale by a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.05(2)(b) (a “Foreign Asset Sale”), the Net Proceeds of any Casualty Event from a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Casualty Event”) or all or a portion of Excess Cash Flow are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, an amount equal to the portion of such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05(2) (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation) and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Asset Sale or Foreign Casualty Event or Excess Cash Flow would have a material adverse tax consequence for any Loan Party or any of such Loan Party’s Subsidiaries or any Parent Company (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation) with respect to such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, an amount equal to the Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05(2) (each, a “Payment Block”), provided that, the Borrower shall not be required to monitor any such Payment Block and/or to reserve cash for any future repatriation after the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent of the existence of such Payment Block.

 

(h)         All prepayments under this Section 2.05 (other than prepayments of Base Rate Revolving Loans that are not made in connection with the termination or permanent reduction of Revolving Commitments) shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurodollar Rate Loan pursuant to Section 3.05.

 

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 2.05, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.05 prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 2.05 in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its 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 Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.05. 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 Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Section 2.05. Such deposit shall be deemed to be a prepayment of such Loans by the Borrower for all purposes under this Agreement.

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SECTION 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

 

(1)          Optional. The Borrower may, upon written notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), terminate the unused Commitments of any Class, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused Commitments of any Class, in each case without premium or penalty; provided that

 

(a)  any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as the case may be, three (3) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction,

 

(b)  any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5.0 million or any whole multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof or, if less, the entire amount thereof, and

 

(c)  if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Commitments, the L/C Sublimit or Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Facility, the L/C Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

 

Except as provided above, the amount of any such Revolving Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the L/C Sublimit or Swing Line Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of any Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the applicable Facility or other conditional event, which refinancing or other conditional event shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed.

 

(2)         Mandatory. The Closing Date Term Loan Commitment of each Term Lender on the Closing Date was automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Lender’s Closing Date Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(a). The 2020 Incremental Term Loan Commitment of each 2020 Incremental Term Lender on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date shall bewas automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such 2020 Incremental Term Lender’s 2020 Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(b). The 2021 Incremental Term Loan Commitment of each 2021 Incremental Term Lender on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such 2021 Incremental Term Lender’s 2021 Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(c). The Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall automatically and permanently terminate on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Facility.

 

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(3)         Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Priority Revolving Agent will promptly notify the Appropriate Lenders of any termination or reduction of unused portions of the L/C Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit or the unused Commitments of any Class under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of unused Commitments of any Class, the Commitment of each Lender of such Class shall be reduced on a pro rata basis (determined on the basis of the aggregate Commitments under such Class) (other than the termination of the Commitment of any Lender as provided in Section 3.07). Any commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

 

SECTION 2.07 Repayment of Loans.

 

(1)         Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders (a) (x) with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans, (A) prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with December 31, 2019, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Closing Date Term Loans outstanding on the Closing Date and (B) after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (after giving effect to the borrowing of the 2021 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Amendment No. 2), on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with March 31, 2021, an aggregate principal amount equal to $759,968.35 and (y) with respect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with June 30, 2020, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all 2020 Incremental Term Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (after giving effect to the 2020 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Amendment No. 1) (which payments, in the case of each of clauses (x) and (y), shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05) and (b) on the Maturity Date for the Closing Date Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Closing Date Term Loans and 2020 Incremental Term Loans, respectively, outstanding on such date. In connection with any Incremental Term Loans that constitute part of the same Class as any existing Class of Term Loans, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to adjust the rate of prepayment in respect of such Class such that the Term Lenders holding Term Loans comprising part of such Class continue to receive a payment that is not less than the same Dollar amount that such Term Lenders would have received absent the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans; provided, that if such Incremental Term Loans are to be “fungible” with any existing Class of Term Loans, notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.07(1), the amortization schedule for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by Borrower and the Administrative Agent to provide that the Incremental Term Loans will be (or will be deemed to be) “fungible” with the applicable existing Class of Term Loans.

 

(2)         Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans under such Facility outstanding on such date.

 

(3)         Swing Line Loans. The Borrower shall repay the aggregate principal amount of each Swing Line Loan on the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Facility.

 

SECTION 2.08 Interest.

 

(1)         Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(2), (a) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, plus the Applicable Rate, (b) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable Borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate, plus the Applicable Rate and (c) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable Borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate, plus the Applicable Rate with respect to Revolving Loans.

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(2)         During the continuance of a Default under Section 8.01(1), the Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts 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 past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

 

(3)         Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

SECTION 2.09 Fees.

 

(1)         Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender under each Revolving Facility in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee equal to the applicable Commitment Fee Rate times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Commitments exceed the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Swing Line Loans) and (b) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations; provided that any commitment fee accrued with respect to any of the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender under such Revolving Facility 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 commitment fee shall accrue on any of the Commitments under any Revolving Facility of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. The commitment fee on each Revolving Commitment shall accrue at all times from the Closing Date (or date of initial effectiveness, as applicable) (and for the avoidance of doubt, the commitment fee on the Revolving Commitment under the Closing Date Revolving Facility shall accrue from the Closing Date) until the Maturity Date for the applicable Revolving Commitment, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each of March, June, September and December, commencing with December 31, 2019, and on the Maturity Date for such Revolving Facility. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Commitment Fee Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Commitment Fee Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Commitment Fee Rate was in effect.

 

(2)         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).

 

SECTION 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 days or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(1), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

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SECTION 2.11 Evidence of Indebtedness.

 

(1)         The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c), as agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and each Lender shall be prima facie evidence absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), as set forth in the Register, in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and record thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

 

(2)         In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(1), each Lender and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), entries in the Register, evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall control in the absence of manifest error.

 

(3)         Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(1) and (2), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Sections 2.11(1) and (2), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error.

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SECTION 2.12 Payments Generally.

 

(1)         All payments to be made by the Borrower hereunder shall be made in Dollars without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office) for payment and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will promptly distribute to each Appropriate Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. Any payments under this Agreement that are made later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day (but the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may extend such deadline for purposes of computing interest and fees (but not beyond the end of such day) in its sole discretion whether or not such payments are in process).

 

(2)         Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

 

(3)         Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), prior to the date, or in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of such Borrowing, any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) hereunder (in the case of the Borrower, for the account of any Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder or, in the case of the Lenders, for the account of any Issuing Bank, Swing Line Lender or the Borrower hereunder), that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in Same Day Funds, then:

 

(a) if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender or Issuing Bank shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender or Issuing Bank in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) to such Lender or Issuing Bank to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in Same Day Funds at the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect; and

 

(b) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) the amount thereof in Same Day Funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (the “Compensation Period”) at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. When such Lender makes payment to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (together with all accrued interest thereon), then such payment amount (excluding the amount of any interest which may have accrued and been paid in respect of such late payment) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent’s demand) therefor, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount, or cause such amount to be paid, to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder. A notice of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(3) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

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(c) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Section 4.02 are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

 

(d) The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or fund any participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or purchase its participation.

 

(e) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

 

(f)  Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and applied by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.03 (or otherwise expressly set forth herein). If the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

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SECTION 2.13 Sharing of Payments. Other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, if any Lender of any Class shall obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on account of the Loans of such Class made by it or the participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans held by it (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (1) notify the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) of such fact and (2) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans of such Class made by them or such sub-participations in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of any principal of or interest on such Loans of such Class or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (a) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (b) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall not be construed to apply to (i) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement as in effect from time to time (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (ii) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant permitted hereunder. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.13 may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.10) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section 2.13 and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased. For purposes of clause (3) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, any participation acquired by a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be treated as having been acquired on the earlier date(s) on which the applicable interest(s) in the Commitment(s) or Loan(s) to which such participation relates were acquired by such Lender.

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SECTION 2.14 Incremental Facilities.

 

(1)          Incremental Loan Request. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (an “Incremental Loan Request”), request (a) one or more new commitments which may be of the same Class as any outstanding Term Loans (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 (a “Revolving Commitment Increase”) or the establishment of one or more new revolving credit commitments (each an “Incremental Revolving Facility”; and, collectively with any Revolving Commitment Increases, the “Incremental Revolving Commitments” and any Incremental Revolving Commitments, collectively with any Incremental Term Commitments, the “Incremental Commitments”), whereupon the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders. Each Incremental Loan Request from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitments.

 

(2)          Incremental Loans. Any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments effected through the establishment of one or more new term loans or new revolving credit commitments, as applicable, made on an Incremental Facility Closing Date (other than a Loan Increase) shall be designated a separate Class of Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, as applicable, for all purposes of this Agreement. On any Incremental Facility 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 2.14, (a) each Incremental Term Lender of such Class shall make a Loan to the Borrower (an “Incremental Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Commitment of such Class and (b) 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 Facility Closing Date on which any Incremental Revolving Commitments of any Class are effected through the establishment of one or more new revolving credit commitments (including through any Revolving Commitment Increase), subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions in this Section 2.14, (a) each Incremental Revolving Lender of such Class shall make its Commitment available to the 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 (b) 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.

 

(3)          Incremental Lenders. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender as approved by the Borrower (but no existing Lender will have an obligation to make any Incremental Commitment (or Incremental Loan), nor will the Borrower have any obligation to approach any existing Lenders to provide any Incremental Commitment (or Incremental Loan)) or by any Additional Lender (each such existing Lender or Additional Lender providing such Loan or Commitment, an “Incremental Term Lender” or “Incremental Revolving Lender,” as applicable, and, collectively, the “Incremental Lenders”); provided that (i) the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments only, each Swing Line Lender and each Issuing Bank, shall have consented (in each case, not to be unreasonably 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 10.07(2) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, to such Additional Lender, (ii) with respect to Incremental Term Commitments, any Affiliated Lender providing an Incremental Term Commitment shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section 10.07(8) as they would otherwise be subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Term Loans and (iii) Affiliated Lenders may not provide Incremental Revolving Commitments.

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(4)          Effectiveness of Incremental Amendment. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment and the availability of any initial credit extensions thereunder shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (the “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) of each of the following conditions):

 

(a)     (i) no Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments (provided that, with respect to any Incremental Amendment the primary purpose of which is to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, the requirement pursuant to this clause (4)(a)(i) shall be that no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments) and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Incremental Amendment (provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates); provided that in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, (x) the conditions in clause (i) and in clause (ii) above shall be tested (if applicable) solely on the applicable LCT Test Date as selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 1.07(11) and (y) the conditions in clause (i) and in clause (ii) shall only be required to be satisfied to the extent requested by the Persons providing more than 50% of the applicable Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, as the case may be;

 

(b)          each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount to which the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) (provided that such amount may be less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount) if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (c) of this Section 2.14(4)) and each Incremental Revolving Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount to which the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, Priority Revolving Agent) may reasonably agree) (provided that such amount may be less than $5.0 million (or such lesser amount) if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in clause (c) of Section 2.14(4));

 

(c)          the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments shall not, together with the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, exceed the sum of (the amount available under clauses (i) through (iii) below, the “Available Incremental Amount”):

 

(i)           the sum of (I) the greater of (the “Free and Clear Incremental Amount”) (A) $46.9 million and (B) 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), plus (II) [reserved], less (III) [reserved], plus (IV) the aggregate principal amount, without duplication, of (A) voluntary prepayments, redemptions or repurchases of Closing Date Term Loans (including 2021 Incremental Term Loans), Incremental Term Loans and Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is a revolving credit facility) (including purchases of Closing Date Term Loans (including 2021 Incremental Term Loans), Incremental Term Loans or such Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at or below par) in each case secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies), (B) voluntary permanent commitment reductions in respect of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Revolving Commitments or Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit commitments, in each case secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies), (C) [reserved] and (D) voluntary prepayments, redemptions or repurchases of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Other Loans, Refinancing Indebtedness or other Indebtedness (or, in the case of any of the foregoing under this clause (D) that constitutes a revolving credit commitment, voluntary permanent commitment reductions in respect thereof), in each case secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies), previously applied to the (a) prepayment, redemption or repurchase of any Closing Date Term Loans (including 2021 Incremental Term Loans), Incremental Term Loans and Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than any Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is a revolving credit facility) or (b) voluntary permanent commitment reductions in respect of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, Incremental Revolving Commitments or Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit commitments (provided that the relevant prepayment, redemption, repurchase or commitment reduction under this clause (IV) shall not have been funded with proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)), plus

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(ii)          (I) in the case of any Incremental Loans or Incremental Commitments that effectively extend the Maturity Date of, or refinance, any Facility, an amount equal to the portion of the Facility to be replaced with (or refinanced by) such Incremental Loans or Incremental Commitments and (II) in the case of any Incremental Loans or Incremental Commitments that effectively replace any Commitment or Loan that is terminated or cancelled in accordance with Section 3.07, an amount equal to the portion of the relevant terminated or cancelled Commitment or Loan, plus

 

(iii)         an unlimited amount, so long as in the case of this clause (iii) only,

 

(I)       in the case of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments that are secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a basis that is equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 4.80 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) (provided that, in the case of an incurrence of Incremental Revolving Commitments, assuming such Incremental Revolving Commitments are fully drawn and calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio without netting the cash proceeds from such Incremental Loans then proposed to be incurred),

 

(II)       in the case of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments that are secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and for the avoidance of doubt is not incurred pursuant to clause (III) below, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 5.75 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) (provided that, in the case of an incurrence of Incremental Revolving Commitments, assuming such Incremental Revolving Commitments are fully drawn and calculating the Secured Net Leverage Ratio without netting the cash proceeds from such Incremental Loans then proposed to be incurred), or

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(III)       in the case of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments that are unsecured (or, solely for purposes of clause (2) under the definition of “Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt”, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured by assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that do not constitute Collateral), either (1) the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence does not exceed 6.00 to 1.00 (including in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement) or (2) to the extent such Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments are incurred in connection with an acquisition or other Investment permitted under this Agreement, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period most recently ended calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence is no greater than the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such incurrence or establishment of Incremental Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments (provided that, in each case under clauses (1) and (2) above, in the case of an incurrence of Incremental Revolving Commitments, assuming such Incremental Revolving Commitments are fully drawn and calculating the Total Net Leverage Ratio without netting the cash proceeds from such Incremental Loans then proposed to be incurred).

 

The Borrower may elect to use clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount regardless of whether the Borrower has capacity under clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount. Further, the Borrower may elect to use clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount prior to using clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount, and if both clause (iii) and clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount are available, unless otherwise elected by the Borrower, then the Borrower will be deemed to have elected to use clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount. In addition, any Indebtedness originally designated as incurred pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount shall be automatically reclassified as incurred under clause (iii) of the definition of Available Incremental Amount at such time as the Borrower would meet the applicable leverage-based incurrence test at such time on a pro forma basis, unless otherwise elected by the Borrower.

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(5)          Required Terms. The terms, provisions and documentation of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or the Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, of any Class and any Loan Increase shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders providing such Incremental Commitments, and except as otherwise set forth herein, to the extent not identical to the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date, shall either, at the option of the Borrower, (a) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (b) be not materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, except, in each case under this clause (b), with respect to (i) covenants (including any Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant) and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, in effect immediately prior to the incurrence of the Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Term Commitments or the Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, as the case may be or (ii) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, (I) to the extent that any such terms of any Incremental Revolving Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and (II) to the extent that any such terms of any Incremental Term Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable) or (c) contain such terms, provisions and documentation as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of (i) the Lenders of Incremental Term Loans or Lenders under Incremental Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable or (ii) the Lenders under Incremental Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility); provided that in the case of a Term Loan Increase or a Revolving Commitment Increase, the terms, provisions and documentation of such Term Loan Increase or a Revolving Commitment Increase shall be identical (other than with respect to upfront fees, OID or similar fees, it being understood that, if required to consummate such Loan Increase transaction, the interest rate margins and rate floors may be increased, any call protection provision may be made more favorable to the applicable existing Lenders and additional upfront or similar fees may be payable to the lenders providing the Loan Increase) to the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Commitments being increased, in each case, as existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date (provided that, if such Incremental Term Loans are intended to be “fungible” with any Class of Term Loans, notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.14(5), the amortization schedule for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by Borrower and the Administrative Agent to provide that such Incremental Term Loans will be (or will be deemed to be) “fungible” with the applicable existing Class of Term Loans). 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(a)         the Incremental Term Loans:

 

(i)           (I) shall rank equal in priority in right of payment with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and (II) shall either (A) rank equal (but without regard to the control of remedies) or junior in priority of right of security with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and shall be subject to a First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or (B) be unsecured, in each case as applicable pursuant to Section 2.14(4)(c) above,

 

(ii)         shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date,

 

(iii)        shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans,

 

(iv)        subject to clause (5)(a)(iii) above, shall have amortization and an Applicable Rate determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders (provided, that if such Incremental Term Loans are intended to be “fungible” with any existing Class of Term Loans notwithstanding any other conditions specified in this Section 2.14(5)(a), the amortization schedule for such “fungible” Incremental Term Loan may provide for amortization in such other percentage(s) to be agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to provide that the Incremental Term Loans will be (or will be deemed to be) “fungible” with the applicable existing Class of Term Loans),

 

(v)         to the extent secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the First Lien Obligations (but without regard to the control of remedies), may participate on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis in any mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder (except that, unless otherwise permitted under this Agreement, such Incremental Term Loans may not participate on a greater than a pro rata basis as compared to any earlier maturing Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations in any mandatory prepayments under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i)), as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment,

 

(vi)        shall be denominated in Dollars or, subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), another currency as determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders,

 

(vii)       shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and

 

(viii)      in the case of Incremental Term Loans that are secured, the obligations in respect thereof shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral;

 

provided that Incremental Term Loans may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term Indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clauses (ii) and (iii) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions;

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(b)          the Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans:

 

(i)           (I) shall rank equal in priority in right of payment with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and (II) shall either (A) rank equal (but without regard to the control of remedies) or junior in priority of right of security with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and shall be subject to a First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and or (B) be unsecured, in each case as applicable pursuant to Section 2.14(4)(c) above,

 

(ii)          shall not mature earlier than the Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date, and shall not be subject to amortization,

 

(iii)         except as set forth in clause (v) below, shall provide that the borrowing and repayment (other than permanent repayment) of Revolving Loans with respect to Incremental Revolving Commitments after the associated Incremental Facility Closing Date may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis with all other outstanding Revolving Commitments existing on such Incremental Facility Closing Date,

 

(iv)        subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(12) and 2.04(7) in connection with Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans, respectively, which mature or expire after a Maturity Date at any time Incremental Revolving Commitments with a later Maturity Date are outstanding, shall provide that all Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall be participated on a pro rata basis by each Lender with a Revolving Commitment in accordance with its percentage of the Revolving Commitments existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date (and except as provided in Sections 2.03(12) and 2.04(7), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier Maturity Date with respect to Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans theretofore incurred or issued),

 

(v)         shall provide that the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans in connection with a termination of Incremental Revolving Commitments after the associated Incremental Facility Closing Date may be made on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (or greater than a pro rata basis (I) with respect to (A) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and (B) repayments made in connection with any refinancing of Incremental Revolving Commitments or (II) as compared to any other Revolving Commitments with a later maturity date than such Incremental Revolving Commitments), in each case, with all other Revolving Commitments existing on such Incremental Facility Closing Date,

 

(vi)        shall provide that assignments and participations of Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans existing on the Incremental Facility Closing Date,

 

(vii)       shall provide that any Incremental 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 Incremental Facility Closing Date; provided at no time shall there be Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Incremental Revolving Commitments and any original Revolving Commitments) which have more than four (4) different Maturity Dates unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent,

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(viii)      shall have an Applicable Rate determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Revolving Lenders,

 

(ix)         shall be denominated in Dollars or, subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), another currency as determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Revolving Lenders,

 

(x)          shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and

 

(xi)         in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans that are secured, the obligations in respect thereof shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral;

 

provided that Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Loans may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (ii) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (ii) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions;

 

provided further that on the date of effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Commitments, the L/C Sublimit and/or Swing Line Sublimit, as applicable, shall increase by an amount, if any, agreed upon by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower and the relevant Issuing Banks and/or the Swingline Lender, as applicable.

 

(c)          the Applicable Rate and fees applicable to the Incremental Term Loans of each Class shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Amendment; provided, however, that with respect to any Incremental Term Loan (other than the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans) that (I) is secured by the Collateral and ranks equal in priority of right of security with the First Lien Obligations under this Agreement (but without regard to the control of remedies) and (II) is in the form of Dollar-denominated term loans, the All-In Yield applicable to such Incremental Term Loans shall not be greater than the applicable All-In Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, respectively, in each case plus 50 basis points per annum unless the Applicable Rate (together with, as provided in the proviso below, the Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor) with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, is increased so as to cause the then applicable All-In Yield under this Agreement on the Closing Date Term Loans and/or 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, to equal the All-In Yield then applicable to the Incremental Term Loans, minus 50 basis points per annum (it being understood and agreed that any increase in All-In Yield on the Closing Date Term Loans or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable, due to the application of a Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor on any Incremental Term Loan shall be effected solely through an increase in (or implementation of, as applicable) the Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor applicable to such Closing Date Term Loans or such 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable) (this proviso, the “MFN Provision”).

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(6)          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 an existing Revolving Lender, 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 Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Incremental Lender providing such Incremental Commitments and the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent).

 

(7)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01 (a) each Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14, including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes (including to the extent necessary or advisable to allow any Class of Incremental Commitments to be a Loan Increase), in each case under this clause (b), so long as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders (provided that if any such terms proposed to be incorporated into the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for the incorporation of such terms, which consent shall be separate and apart from the Administrative Agent’s concurrence that such terms are favorable to the applicable Lenders). In connection with any Incremental Amendment, the Borrower shall, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver customary reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that such Incremental Loans are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Borrower may use the proceeds (if any) of the Incremental Loans for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Commitments or Incremental Loans unless it so agrees.

 

(8)          Reallocation of Revolving Exposure. Upon any Incremental Facility Closing Date on which Incremental Revolving Commitments are effected through an increase in the Revolving Commitments with respect to any existing Revolving Facility pursuant to this Section 2.14, (a) each of the Revolving Lenders under such Facility shall assign to each of the Incremental Revolving Lenders, and each of the Incremental Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Lenders, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Incremental Facility Closing Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Loans will be held by existing Revolving Lenders and Incremental Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such Incremental Revolving Commitments to the Revolving Commitments, (b) each Incremental 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 (c) each Incremental Revolving Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the Incremental Revolving Commitments and all matters relating thereto. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing and prepayment requirements in Section 2.02 and 2.05(1) of this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

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(9)          This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12, 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.14 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders (or the applicable Required Facility Lenders, if applicable).

 

SECTION 2.15 Refinancing Amendments.

 

(1)          At any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Lender (it being understood that (a) no Lender shall be required to provide any Other Loan without its consent, (b) Affiliated Lenders may not provide Other Revolving Commitments and (c) Other Term Loans provided by Affiliated Lenders shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.07(8)), Other Loans to refinance all or any portion of the applicable Class or Classes of Loans then outstanding under this Agreement which will be made pursuant to Other Term Loan Commitments, in the case of Other Term Loans, and pursuant to Other Revolving Commitments, in the case of Other Revolving Loans, in each case pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that such Other Loans and Other Revolving Commitments (i) shall rank equal in priority in right of payment with the other Loans and Commitments hereunder, (ii) shall be unsecured or rank pari passu (without regard to the control of remedies) or junior in right of security with any First Lien Obligations under this Agreement and, if secured on a junior basis, shall be subject to an applicable Intercreditor Agreement(s), (iii) if secured, shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (iv) shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, (v)(I) shall have interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment terms and premiums as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof and/or (II) may provide for additional fees and/or premiums payable to the Lenders providing such Other Loans in addition to any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (I), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, (vi) may have optional prepayment terms (including call protection and prepayment terms and premiums) as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof, (vii) at the time of incurrence thereof, will have a final maturity date no earlier than the Term Loans or Revolving Commitments being refinanced and, in the case of Other Term Loans, will have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the then-remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans being refinanced and (viii) will have such other terms and conditions (other than as provided in foregoing clauses (ii) through (vii)) that either, at the option of the Borrower, (I) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Other Loans or Other Revolving Commitments (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (II) if otherwise not consistent with the terms of such Class of Loans or Commitments being refinanced, not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Class of Loans or Commitments being refinanced, except, in each case under this clause (II), with respect to (A) covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Term Loans or Revolving Commitments being refinanced or (B) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, (1) to the extent that any such terms of any Other Terms Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and/or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (2) to the extent that any such terms of any Other Revolving Loans and Other Revolving Commitments contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility) or (III) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of (A) the lenders of Other Term Loans or Other Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans or (B) the lenders under Other Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility). Any Other Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis in any prepayments of Term Loans hereunder (except that, unless otherwise permitted under this Agreement or unless the Class of Term Loans being refinanced was so entitled to participate on a greater than a pro rata basis in such mandatory prepayments, such Other Term Loans may not participate on a greater than a pro rata basis as compared to any earlier maturing Class of Term Loans constituting First Lien Obligations in any mandatory prepayments under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i)), as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment. All Other Revolving Commitments shall provide that (a) except as provided under sub-clause (b) below, borrowings and repayments (other than permanent repayments) of principal under the applicable Other Revolving Commitments may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis and (b) the permanent repayment of Other Revolving Loans in connection with a termination of Other Revolving Commitments may be made on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (or greater than a pro rata basis (i) with respect to (I) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of any Other Revolving Commitments and (II) repayments made in connection with any refinancing of Other Revolving Commitments or (ii) as compared to any other Revolving Commitments with a later maturity date than such Other Revolving Commitments), in each case, with all other Revolving Commitments. In connection with any Refinancing Amendment, the Borrower shall, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), deliver customary reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in order to ensure that such Other Loans or Other Revolving Commitments are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.

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(2)          Each Class of Other Commitments and Other Loans incurred under this Section 2.15 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 million. The Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Other Commitments and Other Loans incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Other Loans and/or Other Commitments as Loans and Commitments). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15.

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(3)          This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12, 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.15 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders (or the applicable Required Facility Lenders, if applicable). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01, (a) each Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15, including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes, in each case under this clause (b), so long as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders (provided that if any such terms proposed to be incorporated into the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for the incorporation of such terms, which consent shall be separate and apart from the Administrative Agent’s concurrence that such terms are favorable to the applicable Lenders).

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SECTION 2.16 Extensions of Loans.

 

(1)          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 any Class (each, an “Existing Term Loan Class”) be converted or exchanged to extend the scheduled Maturity Date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so extended, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. Prior to entering into any Extension Amendment with respect to any Extended Term Loans, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Class, with such request offered equally to all such Lenders of such Existing Term Loan Class) (each, a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which terms shall be identical in all material respects to the Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class from which they are to be extended except that (a) the scheduled final maturity date shall be extended and all or any of the scheduled amortization payments, if any, of all or a portion of any principal amount of such Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization, if any, of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Class (with any such delay resulting in a corresponding adjustment to the scheduled amortization payments reflected in the Extension Amendment, the Incremental Amendment, the Refinancing Amendment or any other amendment, as the case may be, with respect to the Existing Term Loan Class from which such Extended Term Loans were extended), (b)(i) the interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and voluntary prepayment terms and premiums with respect to the Extended Term Loans may be different than those for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Class and/or (ii) additional fees and/or premiums may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Term Loans in addition to any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (i), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (c) the Extended Term Loans may have optional prepayment terms (including call protection and prepayment terms and premiums) as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof, (d) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis in any mandatory prepayments of Term Loans hereunder (except that, unless otherwise permitted under this Agreement, such Extended Term Loans may not participate on a greater than pro rata basis as compared to any earlier maturing Class of Term Loans in any mandatory prepayments under Section 2.05(2)(a), (b) and (c)(i)), in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request and (e) the Extension Amendment may provide for such other terms and conditions (other than as provided in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d)) with respect to the Extended Term Loans that either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of such Extension Amendment (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if otherwise not consistent with the terms of the Existing Term Loan Class subject to such Term Loan Extension Request, are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Existing Term Loan Class subject to such Term Loan Extension Request, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date in respect of such Existing Term Loan Class subject to such Term Loan Extension Request in effect immediately prior to such Extension Amendment or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, to the extent that any Extended Terms Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loans or the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans, as applicable) or (iii) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the lenders of Extended Term Loans, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans). No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Class converted into Extended Term Loans pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans extended pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Term Loan Extension Series”) of Extended Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and shall constitute a separate Class of Loans from the Existing Term Loan Class from which they were extended; provided that any Extended Term Loans amended from an Existing Term Loan Class 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 Class.

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(2)         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 any Class (each, an “Existing Revolving Class”) be converted or exchanged to extend the scheduled Maturity Date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Revolving Commitments (any such Revolving Commitments which have been so extended, “Extended Revolving Commitments”)and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. Prior to entering into any Extension Amendment with respect to any Extended Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent (and the Administrative Agent, and, if the Existing Revolving Class shall be the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent, shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders under the applicable Existing Revolving Class, with such request offered equally to all such Lenders of such Existing Revolving Class) (each, a “Revolving Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Commitments to be established, which terms shall be identical in all material respects to the Revolving Commitments of the Existing Revolving Class from which they are to be extended except that (a) the scheduled final maturity date shall be extended to a later date than the scheduled final maturity date of the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolving Class; provided, however, that at no time shall there be Classes of Revolving Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Commitments) which have more than four (4) different Maturity Dates (unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent (and to the extent such Revolving Commitments pertain to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), (b) (i) the interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and voluntary prepayment terms and premiums with respect to the Extended Revolving Commitments may be different than those for the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolving Class and/or (ii) additional fees and/or premiums may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Commitments in addition to any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (i), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (c) (i) except as provided under sub-clause (ii) below, all borrowings under the Extended Revolving Commitments of the applicable Revolving Extension Series and repayments thereunder (other than permanent repayments) may be made on a pro rata basis, less than a pro rata basis or greater than a pro rata basis and (ii) the permanent repayment of outstanding Revolving Loans under the Extended Revolving Commitments in connection with a termination of Extended Revolving Commitments may be made on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis (or greater than a pro rata basis (I) with respect to (A) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non-extending Revolving Commitments or the Extended Revolving Commitments and (B) repayments made in connection with any refinancing of Extended Revolving Commitments or (II) as compared to any other Revolving Commitments with a later maturity date than such Extended Revolving Commitments), in each case under this clause (c), with all other Revolving Commitments and (d) the Extension Amendment may provide for such other terms and conditions (other than as provided in the foregoing clauses (a) through (c)) with respect to the Extended Revolving Commitments that either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of such Extension Amendment (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if otherwise not consistent with the Existing Revolving Class subject to such Revolving Extension Request, are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Existing Revolving Class subject to such Revolving Extension Request, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date in respect of such Existing Revolving Class subject to such Revolving Extension Request in effect immediately prior to such Extension Amendment or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, to the extent that any such terms of any Extended Revolving Commitments contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Revolving Facility, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of the Closing Date Revolving Facility) or (iii) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) (provided that, at Borrower’s election, (A) to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the lenders of Extended Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Term Loans and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans or (B) to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the Lenders of Extended Revolving Commitments, no consent shall be required from the Priority Revolving Agent (or the Administrative Agent unless, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the addition of such term or provision (or the provision of the features thereof) to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, in which case the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required) or any Lender to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of the Closing Date Revolving Facility). No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Revolving Commitments of any Existing Revolving Class converted into Extended Revolving Commitments pursuant to any Revolving Extension Request. Any Extended Revolving Commitments extended pursuant to any Revolving Extension Request shall be designated a series (each, a “Revolving Extension Series”) of Extended Revolving Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement and shall constitute a separate Class of Revolving Commitments from the Existing Revolving Class from which they were extended; provided that any Extended Revolving Commitments amended from an Existing Revolving Class may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Revolving Extension Series with respect to such Existing Revolving Class.

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(3)          Extension Request. The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may determine in its sole discretion) prior to the date on which Lenders under the applicable Existing Term Loan Class or Existing Revolving Class, as applicable, are requested to respond. Any Lender holding a Term Loan under an Existing Term Loan Class (each, an “Extending Term Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans of an Existing Term Loan Class or Existing Term Loan Classes, as applicable, subject to such Extension Request converted or exchanged into Extended Term Loans, and any Revolving Lender with a Revolving Commitment under an Existing Revolving Class (each, an “Extending Revolving Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments of an Existing Revolving Class or Existing Revolving Classes, as applicable, subject to such Extension Request converted or exchanged into Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (each, an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, which it has elected to convert or exchange into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable. In the event that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments, respectively, requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be converted or exchanged into Extended Term Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, respectively, as directed by the Borrower.

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(4)          Extension Amendment. Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (each, an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement (which, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 10.01, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments established thereby, as the case may be) executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Extending Lenders, it being understood that such Extension Amendment shall not require the consent of any Lender other than (a) the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, established thereby, (b) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of Issuing Bank’s obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, the consent of such Issuing Bank and (c) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of Swing Line Lender’s obligations with respect to Swing Line Loans, the consent of such Swing Line Lender). Each request for an Extension Series of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments proposed to be incurred under this Section 2.16 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5.0 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 condition the effectiveness of any Extension Amendment on an Extension Minimum Condition, which may be waived by the Borrower in its sole discretion. In addition to any terms and changes required or permitted by Sections 2.16(1) and 2.16(2), each of the parties hereto agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to an Extension Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent necessary to (a) in respect of each Extension Amendment in respect of Extended Term Loans, amend the scheduled amortization payments pursuant to Section 2.07 or the applicable Incremental Amendment, Extension Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or other amendment, as the case may be, with respect to the Existing Term Loan Class from which the Extended Term Loans were exchanged to reduce each scheduled repayment amount for the Existing Term Loan Class in the same proportion as the amount of Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class is to be reduced pursuant to such Extension Amendment (it being understood that the amount of any repayment amount payable with respect to any individual Term Loan of such Existing Term Loan Class that is not an Extended Term Loan shall not be reduced as a result thereof), (b) reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, incurred pursuant thereto and (c) modify the prepayments set forth in Section 2.05 to reflect the existence of the Extended Term Loans and the application of prepayments with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.01, (a) each Extension Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent and, solely to the extent that such terms, provisions and documentation with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility would require consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.16, including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent (and in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes, in each case under this clause (b), so long as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders (provided that if any such terms proposed to be incorporated to the Priority Revolving Facility would require the consent of any Class of Lenders other than the Priority Revolving Lenders under Section 10.01, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for the addition of such terms, which consent shall be separate and apart from the Administrative Agent’s concurrence that such terms are favorable to the applicable Lenders). In connection with any Extension Amendment, the Borrower shall, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), deliver customary reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in order to ensure that such Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.

 

(5)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, on any date on which any Existing Term Loan Class and/or Existing Revolving Class is converted or exchanged to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Section 2.16, in the case of the existing Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, of each Extending Lender, the aggregate principal amount of such existing Loans shall be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments, respectively, so converted or exchanged by such Lender on such date, and the Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments shall be established as a separate Class of Loans, except as otherwise provided under Sections 2.16(1) and (2). Subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(12) and 2.04(7) in connection with Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans, respectively, which mature or expire after a Maturity Date at any time Extended Revolving Commitments with a later Maturity Date are outstanding, all Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall be participated on a pro rata basis by each Lender with a Revolving Commitment in accordance with its percentage of the Revolving Commitments existing on the date of the Extension of such Extended Revolving Commitments (and except as provided in Section 2.03(12) and Section 2.04(7), without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier Maturity Date with respect to Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans theretofore incurred or issued).

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(6)          In the event that the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) determines in its sole discretion that the allocation of Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Commitments of a given Extension Series to a given Lender was incorrectly determined as a result of manifest administrative error in the receipt and processing of an Extension Election timely submitted by such Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment, then the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower and such affected Lender may (and hereby are authorized to), in their sole discretion and without the consent of any other Lender, enter into an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (each, a “Corrective Extension Amendment”) within 15 days following the effective date of such Extension Amendment, as the case may be, which Corrective Extension Amendment shall (a) provide for the conversion or exchange and extension of Term Loans under the Existing Term Loan Class, or of Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolving Class, in either case, in such amount as is required to cause such Lender to hold Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, of the applicable Extension Series into which such other Term Loans or Revolving Commitments were initially converted or exchanged, as the case may be, in the amount such Lender would have held had such administrative error not occurred and had such Lender received the minimum allocation of the applicable Loans or Commitments to which it was entitled under the terms of such Extension Amendment, in the absence of such error, (b) be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Borrower and such Extending Term Lender or Extending Revolving Lender, as applicable, may agree and (c) effect such other amendments of the type (with appropriate reference and nomenclature changes) described in the penultimate sentence of Section 2.16(4).

 

(7)          No conversion or exchange of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Extension Amendment in accordance with this Section 2.16 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(8)          This Section 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12, 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.16 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders (or the applicable Required Facility Lenders, if applicable).

 

SECTION 2.17 Defaulting Lenders.

 

(1)          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:

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(a)  Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove of any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01.

 

(b)  Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the relevant Issuing Banks or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or requested by the relevant Issuing Banks or Swing Line Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit or Swing Line Loan; 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 (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving 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 or the relevant Issuing Banks or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the relevant Issuing Banks 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 (i) 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 (ii) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(1)(b) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

(c) Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (i) shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(1) 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 (ii) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit fees as provided in Section 2.03(8).

 

(d) Reallocation of Applicable Percentages 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 or Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.03 and Section 2.04, respectively, the “Applicable Percentage” of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that the aggregate obligation of each Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (i) the Revolving Commitment of that Non-Defaulting Lender minus (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of that Non-Defaulting Lender.

 

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(2)          Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the Issuing Banks agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.17(1)(d)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; 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.

 

SECTION 2.18 Prepayment Premium.

 

(1)          (A) Each prepayment (solely in the case of this clause (A), whether before or after (i) the occurrence of a Default or (ii) the commencement of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code involving any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof, and notwithstanding any acceleration (for any reason) of the Obligations (and the entire outstanding principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans shall be deemed to have been prepaid on the date of any such acceleration, and the term “prepayment” for the purposes of this Section 2.18(1) shall include an assignment and designation under Section 3.07 in connection with any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification to this Agreement that reduces or modifies the premium referred to below) of the Closing Date Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(a) or Section 2.05(2)(c) shall be accompanied by a premium equal to (a) if such prepayment is made prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, 2.00% (or, solely in connection with a Qualifying IPO where the prepayment of the Closing Date Term Loans is not in full, 1.00%))) of the Closing Date Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(a) or Section 2.05(2)(c) prior to the first anniversary of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date shall be accompanied by a premium equal to 1.00% of the principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid, (b) if such prepayment is made on or and (B) in the event that, during the period on and after the first anniversary of the Closing Date butAmendment No. 2 Effective Date and prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, 1.00% of the principal amount of theAmendment No. 2 Effective Date, any Repricing Transaction occurs, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each applicable Lender, (a) in the case of a Repricing Transaction within the meaning of clause (1) of the definition of Repricing Transaction, a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of such Closing Date Term Loans so prepaid and (c) if such prepayment is made on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date, 0.00% of the principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans so prepaidsubject to such Repricing Transaction and (b) in the case of a Repricing Transaction within the meaning of clause (2) of the definition of Repricing Transaction, a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to such amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification that are subject to such Repricing Transaction; provided that the term “prepayment” for the purposes of this Section 2.18(1) and the definition of “Repricing Transaction” shall include an assignment and designation under Section 3.07 in connection with any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification to this Agreement that reduces or modifies the premium referred to above.

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(2)         Each prepayment (whether before or after (i) the occurrence of a Default or (ii) the commencement of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code involving any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof, and notwithstanding any acceleration (for any reason) of the Obligations (and the entire outstanding principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall be deemed to have been prepaid on the date of any such acceleration, and the term “prepayment” for the purposes of this Section 2.18(2) shall include an assignment and designation under Section 3.07 in connection with any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification to this Agreement that reduces or modifies the premium referred to below) of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(a) or Section 2.05(2)(c) shall be accompanied by a premium equal to (a) if such prepayment is made prior to the first anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, 4.00% of the principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans so prepaid, (b) if such prepayment is made on or after the first anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date but prior to the second anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, 2.00% of the principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans so prepaid and (c) if such prepayment is made on or after the second anniversary of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, 0.00% of the principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans so prepaid.

 

Article III

 

Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

 

SECTION 3.01 Taxes.

 

(1)          Except as required by applicable Law, all payments by or on account of any Loan Party to or for the account of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes.

 

(2)          If any Loan Party or any other applicable withholding agent is required by applicable Law to make any deduction or withholding on account of any Taxes from any sum paid or payable by or on account of any Loan Party to or for the account of any Lender or Agent under any of the Loan Documents:

 

(a)           the applicable Loan Party or other applicable withholding agent shall make such deduction or withholding and pay to the relevant Governmental Authority any such Tax before the date on which penalties attach thereto, such payment to be made (if the liability to pay is imposed on any Loan Party) for such Loan Party’s account or (if that liability is imposed on the Lender or Agent) on behalf of and in the name of the Lender or Agent (as applicable);

 

(b)          if such Tax is a Non-Excluded Tax or Other Tax, the sum payable by any Loan Party to such Lender or Agent (as applicable) shall be increased by such Loan Party to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of any required deduction or withholding for Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes (including any deductions or withholdings for Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes attributable to any payments required to be made under this Section 3.01), such Lender (or, in the case of any payment made to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent for its own account, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable) receives on the due date a net sum equal to what it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required or made; and

 

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(c)           as soon as reasonably practicable, after any payment of Taxes by the applicable Loan Party or other applicable withholding agent to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, 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 reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of such deduction or withholding and of the remittance thereof to the relevant Governmental Authority.

 

(3)          Status of Lender. Each Lender shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by Laws or reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, withholding tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender under any Loan Document. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Each such Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders any such documentation (including any specific documentation required below in this Section 3.01(3)) obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and Administrative Agent of its legal ineligibility to do so.

 

Without limiting the foregoing:

 

(a)  Each U.S. Lender shall deliver to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent) two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-9 (or successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding.

 

(b)  Each Foreign Lender, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, shall deliver to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(i)           two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for the benefits of an income Tax treaty to which the United States is a party, and such other documentation as required under the Code,

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(ii)          two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),

 

(iii)        in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, (A) two properly completed and duly signed United States Tax Compliance Certificates and (B) two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms),

 

(iv)         to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner of an interest in a Loan or Commitment hereunder (for example, where such Foreign Lender is a partnership), two properly completed and duly signed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of such Foreign Lender, accompanied by an IRS Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, United States Tax Compliance Certificate, Form W-9, Form W-8IMY and any other required information (or any successor forms) from each beneficial owner that would be required under this Section 3.01(3) if such beneficial owner were a Lender, as applicable (provided that, if a Lender is a partnership and if one or more beneficial owners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Foreign Lender on behalf of such beneficial owner(s)), or

 

(v)         two properly completed and duly signed copies of any other documentation prescribed by applicable U.S. federal income Tax laws (including the Treasury Regulations) as a basis for claiming a complete exemption from, or a reduction in, U.S. federal withholding tax on any payments to such Lender under the Loan Documents.

 

(c)  If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan 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 Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this paragraph (c), the term “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, if a Lender is an entity disregarded from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, references to the foregoing documentation are intended to refer to documentation with respect to such Lender’s owner and, as applicable, such Lender.

 

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, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.01(3), no Lender shall be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this Section 3.01(3) that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.

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Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, any documentation provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent pursuant to this Section 3.01(3).

 

(4)         Without duplication of other amounts payable by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.01(2), the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

(5)         The Loan Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify a Lender, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent (each a “Tax Indemnitee”), within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes paid or payable by such Tax Indemnitee (including Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes imposed on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) (other than any interest, penalties and other costs determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Tax Indemnitee), whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the Governmental Authority; provided that if the Borrower reasonably believes that such Taxes were not correctly or legally asserted, such Tax Indemnitee will use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to obtain a refund of such Taxes (which shall be repaid to the Borrower in accordance with Section 3.01(6)) below so long as such efforts would not, in the sole determination exercised in good faith of such Tax Indemnitee, result in any additional out-of-pocket costs or expenses not reimbursed by such Loan Party or be otherwise materially disadvantageous to such Tax Indemnitee. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared in good faith and delivered by the Tax Indemnitee, by the Administrative Agent or by the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, on behalf of another Tax Indemnitee, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(6)         If and to the extent that a Tax Indemnitee, in its sole discretion (exercised in good faith), determines that it has received a refund (whether received in cash or applied against any other cash Taxes payable) of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes in respect of which it has received indemnification payments or additional amounts under this Section 3.01, then such Tax Indemnitee shall pay to the relevant Loan Party the amount of such refund, net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Tax Indemnitee (including any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund), and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Loan Party, upon the request of the Tax Indemnitee, shall repay the amount paid over by the Tax Indemnitee (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Tax Indemnitee to the extent the Tax Indemnitee is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.01(6), in no event will the Tax Indemnitee be required to pay any amount to a Loan Party pursuant to this Section 3.01(6) the payment of which would place the Tax Indemnitee in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Tax Indemnitee 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 with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require a Tax Indemnitee to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.

 

(7)         On or before the date each of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent becomes a party to this Agreement, each of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall deliver to the Borrower whichever of the following is applicable: (a) if the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, two executed original copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding or (b) if the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, (i) with respect to payments received for its own account, two executed original copies of IRS Form W-8ECI and (ii) with respect to payments received on account of any Lender, two executed original copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (together with all required accompanying documentation) certifying that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, is a Withholding U.S. Branch. At any time thereafter, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall provide updated documentation previously provided (or a successor form thereto) when any documentation previously delivered has expired or become obsolete or invalid or otherwise upon the reasonable request of the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.01(7), the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall not be required to provide any documentation that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent is not legally eligible to deliver as a result of a Change in Law after the date it becomes an Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable.

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(8)         The agreements in this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, or the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

(9)         For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and any Swing Line Lender.

 

SECTION 3.02 Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on written notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, (1) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended and (2) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (a) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans and shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate with respect to any Base Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

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SECTION 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Administrative Agent (in the case of clause (1) or (2) below) (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or the Required Lenders (in the case of clause (3) below) reasonably determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that:

 

(1)          Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan,

 

(2)          adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or

 

(3)          the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan,

 

the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (a) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended and (b) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

 

SECTION 3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

(1)          Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

 

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

 

(b)  subject any Lender to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and any Excluded Taxes); or

 

(c)  impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (in each case, other than with respect to Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender that is not otherwise accounted for in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” or this clause (1);

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and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, from time to time within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)), the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered; provided that such amounts shall only be payable by the Borrower to the applicable Lender under this Section 3.04(1) so long as such Lender certifies that it is such Lender’s general policy or practice to demand compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other financing agreements.

 

(2)          Capital Requirements. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by it, or participations in or issuance of Letters of Credit by such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, as the case may be, 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 and liquidity), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)), the Borrower will pay to such Lender additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered; provided that such amounts shall only be payable by the Borrower to the applicable Lender under this Section 3.04(2) so long as it is such Lender’s general policy or practice to demand compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other financing agreements.

 

(3)          Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (1) or (2) of this Section 3.04 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof.

 

SECTION 3.05 Funding Losses. Upon written demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)) from time to time, which demand shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits or margin) actually incurred by it as a result of:

 

(1)          any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day prior to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

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(2)          any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurodollar Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

 

(3)          any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.07; including any loss or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits or margin) actually incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender may make any demand under this Section 3.05 with respect to the “floor” specified in the proviso to the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

SECTION 3.06 Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation.

 

(1)          Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the good faith judgment of such Lender such designation or assignment (a) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (b) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in any material economic, legal or regulatory respect.

 

(2)          Suspension of Lender Obligations. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under Section 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans from one Interest Period to another Interest Period, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Rate Loans until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.06(3) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.

 

(3)          Conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans. If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent)) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s Eurodollar Rate Loans no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurodollar Rate Loans made by other Lenders, as applicable, are outstanding, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans of a given Class held by the Lenders of such Class holding Eurodollar Rate Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

 

(4)          Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of Sections 3.01 or 3.04 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 the foregoing provisions of Section 3.01 or 3.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such claim and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the circumstance giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

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SECTION 3.07 Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances. If (1) any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 or ceases to make Eurodollar Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or Section 3.04, (2) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, (3) any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, (4) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (5) any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent),

 

(a)  require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.07), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (or, with respect to clause (3) above, all of its interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Class of Loans or Commitments that is the subject of the related consent, waiver, or amendment, as applicable) and the related Loan Documents to one or more Eligible Assignees that shall assume such obligations (any of which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

 

(i)       the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) the assignment fee specified in Section 10.07(2)(d);

 

(ii)      such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the applicable outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) and (solely in connection with any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification to this Agreement which reduces, waives or modifies the premium set forth in Section 2.18) its pro rata share (as determined immediately prior to being so replaced) of any “prepayment premium” pursuant to Section 2.18 that would otherwise be owed in connection therewith as if such Loan were being prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(1)(a) at the time of such assignment and delegation) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of such prepayment premium and all other amounts);

 

(iii)     such Lender being replaced pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall (I) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to all, or a portion, as applicable, of such Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans and (II) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (or a lost or destroyed note indemnity in lieu thereof); provided that the failure of any such Lender to execute an Assignment and Assumption or deliver such Notes shall not render such sale and purchase (and the corresponding assignment) invalid and such assignment shall be recorded in the Register and the Notes shall be deemed to be canceled upon such failure;

 

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(iv)     the Eligible Assignee shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification and confidentiality provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender;

 

(v)      in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

 

(vi)    such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws;

 

(vii)    any Lender that acts as an Issuing Bank may not be replaced hereunder at any time when it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank (including the furnishing of a back-up standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer, reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank or the depositing of Cash Collateral into a Cash Collateral Account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank) have been made with respect to each such outstanding Letter of Credit; and

 

(viii)    the Lender that acts as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent cannot be replaced in its respective capacity as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent other than in accordance with Section 9.11, or

 

(b)  terminate the Commitment of such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and (i) in the case of a Lender (other than an Issuing Bank), repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Lender relating to the Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date (including any “prepayment premium” pursuant to Section 2.18 that would otherwise be owed to such Lender in connection therewith) and (ii) in the case of an Issuing Bank, repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Issuing Bank relating to the Loans and participations held by such Issuing Bank as of such termination date and Cash Collateralize, cancel or backstop, or provide for the deemed reissuance under another facility, on terms satisfactory to such Issuing Bank any Letters of Credit issued by it; provided that in the case of any such termination of the Commitment of a Non-Consenting Lender such termination shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of the applicable consent, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents and such termination shall, with respect to clause (3) above, be in respect of all of its interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Class of Loans or Commitments that is the subject of the related consent, waiver and amendment.

 

In the event that (1) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) has requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (2) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of each Lender, all affected Lenders or all the Lenders or all affected Lenders with respect to a certain Class or Classes of the Loans/Commitments and (3) the Required Lenders or Required Facility Lenders, as applicable, have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender.”

 

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A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

SECTION 3.08 Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and resignation of the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent.

 

Article IV

 

Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

 

SECTION 4.01 Conditions to Credit Extensions on Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent:

 

(1)          The Priority Revolving Agent’s and Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, facsimiles or copies in “.pdf” format (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party (other than in the case clause (1)(e) and (1)(f) below):

 

(a)   a Committed Loan Notice;

 

(b)  executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guaranty;

 

(c)  each Collateral Document set forth on Schedule 4.01(1)(c) required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Loan Party that is party thereto;

 

(d)  subject to Section 6.12(2):

 

(i)       certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Collateral that is certificated equity of the Borrower and the Loan Parties’ wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank; and

 

(ii)      evidence that all UCC-1 financing statements in the appropriate jurisdiction or jurisdictions for each Loan Party that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been provided for, and arrangements for the filing thereof in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been made;

 

(e)  certificates of good standing from the secretary of state of the state of organization of each Loan Party (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction), customary certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party certifying true and complete copies of the Organizational Documents attached thereto and evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Closing Date;

 

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(f)    a customary (i) legal opinion from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, (ii) local counsel legal opinion from Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Delaware counsel to the applicable Loan Parties, (iii) local counsel legal opinion from Foley & Lardner LLP, Florida counsel to the applicable Loan Parties, (iv) local counsel legal opinion from Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL, Illinois counsel to the applicable Loan Parties and (v) local counsel legal opinion from Arent Fox LLP, District of Columbia counsel to the applicable Loan Parties;

 

(g)   a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 4.01(5) has been satisfied; and

 

(h)   a solvency certificate from a Financial Officer of the Borrower (after giving effect to the Transactions) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I;

 

provided, however, that with respect to the requirements set forth in clause (1)(d)(i) (other than (i) with respect to the Borrower or (ii) to the extent such certificate has been delivered by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date) above, such certificates, if the Borrower shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company to deliver such certificates in respect of clause (ii) without undue burden or expense, will not constitute a condition precedent to the obligation of each Lender to make a Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date (provided that, to the extent such certificate is not delivered on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall provide such certificate not later than 90 days after the Closing Date (subject to extensions by the Administrative Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld)).

 

(2)          The Initial Lenders shall have received (a) the Annual Financial Statements, (b) the Quarterly Financial Statements and (c) the Pro Forma Financial Statements; provided that the Initial Lenders hereby acknowledge receipt of each of the foregoing Annual Financial Statements and Quarterly Financial Statements.

 

(3)          The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information in respect of the Borrower and the Guarantors (including, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in respect of the Borrower) required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations (including the USA PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulations) that has been reasonably requested in writing by it at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(4)          The Administrative Agent and, if any Priority Revolving Loans are to be issued on the Closing Date, the Priority Revolving Agent and, if any Letter of Credit is to be issued on the Closing Date, the relevant Issuing Bank, shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

 

(5)          The Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date (unless such Specified Representations relate to an earlier date, in which case, such Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

 

(6)          The Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date, but only to the extent that the Buyer (or any of its Affiliates) has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its (or such Affiliates’) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement, or to decline to consummate the Acquisition (in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof) as a result of a breach of such Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations.

 

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(7)         Since the date of the Acquisition Agreement, there shall not have been or occurred any Closing Date Material Adverse Effect.

 

(8)         The Acquisition shall have been consummated, or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing on the Closing Date, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on June 19, 2019); provided that no provision of the Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on June 19, 2019) shall have been amended or waived, nor shall any consent have been given, by the Buyer or any of its Affiliates in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders (in their capacity as such) without the consent of the Initial Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, further, that (a) the Initial Lenders shall be deemed to have consented to such waiver, amendment or consent unless they shall object thereto within three (3) Business Days after receipt of written notice of such waiver, amendment or consent, (b) any amendment, waiver or consent which results in a reduction in the purchase price for the Acquisition shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders to the extent (i) it is first applied to reduce the Equity Contribution on a dollar-for-dollar basis until the amount of the Equity Contribution is equal to the 35.0% of the Funded Capitalization and (ii) thereafter, after giving effect to the application of the reduction of the purchase price in clause (i) above, on a pro rata basis to the Equity Contribution and the aggregate Closing Date Term Loan Commitments, (c) any amendment, waiver or consent which results in an increase in purchase price for the Acquisition shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders so long as such increase is funded with an increase in the Equity Contribution or Borrowings under the Closing Date Revolving Facility (to the extent permitted under this Agreement) and (d) any change to the definition of Closing Date Material Adverse Effect shall be deemed materially adverse to the Lenders and shall require the consent of the Initial Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied or conditioned), provided that the Initial Lenders shall be deemed to have consented to such change unless they shall object thereto within two (2) business days after receipt of written notice of such change.

 

(9)         The Equity Contribution shall have been consummated, or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the Borrowing of the Closing Date Term Loans on the Closing Date.

 

(10)       All fees and expenses (in the case of expenses, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower)) required to be paid hereunder on the Closing Date shall have been paid, or shall be paid substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing on the Closing Date.

 

(11)       The Closing Date Refinancing shall have been consummated or, substantially concurrently with the borrowing of the Closing Date Term Loans, shall be consummated.

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

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SECTION 4.02 Conditions to Credit Extensions after the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or a Borrowing pursuant to any Incremental Amendment) after the Closing Date is subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(1)         The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension; provided that to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided further that, any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates.

 

(2)         No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

 

(3)         No Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has been delivered by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (other than any such Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice that has been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent).

 

(4)         The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the relevant Issuing Bank or the Swing Line Lender (as applicable) shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

 

(5)         Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or a Borrowing pursuant to an Incremental Amendment) submitted by the Borrower after the Closing Date shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(1), 4.02(2) and 4.02(3) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

 

In addition, solely to the extent the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Intent to Cure pursuant to Section 8.04, no request for a Credit Extension shall be honored after delivery of such notice until the applicable Cure Amount specified in such notice is actually received by the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence shall have no effect on the continuation or conversion of any Loans outstanding.

 

Article V

 

Representations and Warranties

 

The Borrower and, in respect of Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.04, 5.06, 5.13 and 5.17 only, Holdings, represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders, after giving effect to the Transactions, at the time of each Credit Extension (solely to the extent required to be true and correct for such Credit Extension pursuant to Article IV or Section 2.14, as applicable); provided that, on the Closing Date, the only representations and warranties made under this Article V shall be the Specified Representations:

 

SECTION 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Material Subsidiary:

 

(1)         is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (to the extent such concept exists in such jurisdiction),

 

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(2)         has all corporate or other organizational power and authority to (a) own or lease its assets and carry on its business as currently conducted and (b) in the case of the Loan Parties, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party,

 

(3)         is duly qualified and in good standing (to the extent such concept exists) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business as currently conducted requires such qualification,

 

(4)         is in compliance with all applicable Laws orders, writs, injunctions and orders (including with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “FCPA”) and the USA PATRIOT Act), and

 

(5)         has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted,

 

except, in each case referred to in the preceding clauses (1) (with respect to the good standing of a Person other than the Borrower), (2)(a), (3), (4) or (5), to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention.

 

(1)         The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action.

 

(2)         None of the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document, and in the case of clause (a) below, the incurrence of Indebtedness and granting of security interests and guarantees thereunder, as applicable, to which such Person is a party will:

 

(a)   contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organizational Documents,

 

(b)   result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of such Person or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than as permitted by Section 7.01) under, (i) any material Contractual Obligation evidencing Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount to which such Loan Party is a party or affecting such Loan Party or the properties of such Loan Party or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Loan Party or its property is subject, or

 

(c)   violate any applicable Law,

 

except with respect to any breach, contravention or violation (but not creation of Liens) referred to in the preceding clause (b) or (c), to the extent that such breach, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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SECTION 5.03 Governmental Authorization. No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for:

 

(1)         filings and registrations necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties,

 

(2)         the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings that have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect (except to the extent not required to be obtained, taken, given or made or not required to be in full force and effect pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement), and

 

(3)         those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party hereto or thereto, as applicable. Each Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party that is party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, by general principles of equity and principles of good faith and fair dealing.

 

SECTION 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

 

(1)         (a) The Annual Financial Statements and the Quarterly Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects (with respect to each of clause (i) of the definition of “Annual Financial Statements” and the Quarterly Financial Statements) the financial condition of Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its Subsidiaries and (with respect to clause (ii) of the definition of “Annual Financial Statements”) the financial condition of the Company (or its predecessor company) and its Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the date(s) thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, (i) except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (ii) subject, in the case of the Quarterly Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

(b)         The Pro Forma Financial Statements, copies of which have heretofore been furnished to the Administrative Agent, have been prepared in good faith, based on assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof, and presents fairly in all material respects on a pro forma basis the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period covered thereby.

 

(2)         Since the Closing Date, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(3)         The forecasts of consolidated statements of income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal year ending after the Closing Date until the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date, when taken as a whole, have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time made and at the time the forecasts are delivered, it being understood that:

 

(a)    no forecasts are to be viewed as facts,

 

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(b)   all forecasts are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties or the Investor,

 

(c)   no assurance can be given that any particular forecasts will be realized, and

 

(d)   actual results may differ and such differences may be material.

 

SECTION 5.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, overtly threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.07 Labor Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (1) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing and (2) hours worked by and payment made based on hours worked to employees of each of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Laws dealing with wage and hour matters.

 

SECTION 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each Loan Party and each of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries has good and valid record title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and except where the failure to have such title or other interest would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.09 Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (1) each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective operations and properties is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (2) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened Environmental Liability; and (3) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries has treated, stored, transported or Released Hazardous Materials at or from any currently, to the knowledge of the Borrower, or formerly owned, leased or operated real estate or facility which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any Environmental Liability.

 

SECTION 5.10 Taxes. Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has timely filed all tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have timely paid all Taxes (including satisfying its withholding tax obligations) levied or imposed on their properties, income or assets (whether or not shown in a tax return), except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions diligently taken and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed Tax assessment, deficiency or other claim against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except (1) those being actively contested by a Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate actions diligently taken and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or (2) those which would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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SECTION 5.11 ERISA Compliance.

 

(1)         Except as would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state Laws.

 

(2)         (a) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur and (b) none of the Loan Parties or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA, except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 5.11(2), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(3)         Except where non-compliance or the incurrence of an obligation would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) each Foreign Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable Laws, and (b) none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has incurred any obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Plan.

 

SECTION 5.12 Subsidiaries.

 

(1)         As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, all of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and (if applicable) non-assessable, and all Equity Interests that constitute Collateral owned by Holdings in the Borrower, and by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in any of their respective Subsidiaries are owned free and clear of all Liens of any person except (a) those Liens created under the Collateral Documents and (b) any non-consensual Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01.

 

(2)         As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, Schedule 5.12 sets forth:

 

(a)   the name and jurisdiction of organization of each Subsidiary, and

 

(b)   the ownership interests of Holdings in the Borrower and of the Borrower and any Subsidiary of the Borrower in each Subsidiary, including the percentage of such ownership.

 

SECTION 5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

 

(1)         No Loan Party is engaged nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U.

 

(2)         No Loan Party is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

SECTION 5.14 Disclosure. As of the Closing Date (with respect to information provided by or relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge), none of the written information and written data heretofore or contemporaneously furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to any Agent or any Lender on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the Transactions, when taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make such written information and written data taken as a whole, in the light of the circumstances under which it was delivered, not materially misleading (after giving effect to all modifications and supplements to such written information and written data, in each case, furnished after the date on which such written information or such written data was originally delivered and prior to the Closing Date); it being understood that for purposes of this Section 5.14, such written information and written data shall not include any projections, pro forma financial information, financial estimates, forecasts and forward-looking information or information of a general economic or general industry nature.

 

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SECTION 5.15 Intellectual Property; Licenses, etc. The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or a license or right to use, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, know-how, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that to the knowledge of the Borrower are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, except where the failure to have any such rights, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the operation of the respective businesses of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as currently conducted does not infringe upon, dilute, misappropriate or violate any IP Rights held by any Person except for such infringements, dilutions, misappropriations or violations, individually or in the aggregate, that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any IP Rights is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary, that, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.16 Solvency. On the Amendment No. 12 Effective Date after giving effect to Amendment No. 12 and the 2020 2021 Incremental Term Loans, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

 

SECTION 5.17 USA PATRIOT Act; Anti-Terrorism Laws. To the extent applicable, each of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance, in all material respects, with (1) the USA PATRIOT Act and (2) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R. Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other applicable enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto. Neither Holdings, the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer or employee of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, is currently the subject of any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”) (such sanctions, “Sanctions”). No proceeds of the Loans will be used by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, in violation of the FCPA or the USA PATRIOT ACT, or for the purpose of financing activities of or with any Person, or in any country, that, at the time of such financing, is the subject of any Sanctions, except to the extent licensed or otherwise approved by OFAC.

 

SECTION 5.18 Collateral Documents. Except as otherwise contemplated hereby or under any other Loan Documents and subject to limitations set forth in the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the provisions of the Collateral Documents, together with such filings and other actions required to be taken hereby or by the applicable Collateral Documents (including the delivery to Collateral Agent of any Pledged Collateral required to be delivered pursuant hereto or the applicable Collateral Documents), are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid, perfected and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement) on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein.

 

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Notwithstanding anything herein (including this Section 5.18) or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, no Loan Party makes any representation or warranty as to (1) the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest in any Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, or as to the rights and remedies of the Agents or any Lender with respect thereto, under foreign Law, (2) the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or the enforceability of any pledge of or security interest to the extent such pledge, security interest, perfection or priority is not required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, (3) on the Closing Date and until required pursuant to Section 4.01, 6.11 or 6.12, the pledge or creation of any security interest, or the effects of perfection or non-perfection, the priority or enforceability of any pledge or security interest to the extent not required on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.01 or (4) any Excluded Assets.

 

Article VI

 

Affirmative Covenants

 

So long as the Termination Conditions have not been satisfied, the Borrower shall (and, with respect to Sections 6.05(1) and 6.11 only, Holdings shall), and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to:

 

SECTION 6.01 Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in Section 6.02) each of the following:

 

(1)         within one hundred fifty (150) days after the end of the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2019 and within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower ending thereafter, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for such fiscal year, together with related notes thereto, setting forth in each case (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021), in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, in reasonable detail and all prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Grant Thornton LLP or an independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing or another accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which report and opinion (a) will be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and (b) will not be subject to any qualification as to the scope of such audit (except for any such qualification pertaining to, or disclosure of an exception or qualification resulting from (i) the maturity or impending maturity of any Indebtedness, (ii) any anticipated inability to satisfy the Financial Covenant or any other financial covenant, (iii) an actual Default of the Financial Covenant or (iv) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of Unrestricted Subsidiaries) but may contain a “going concern” explanatory paragraph or like statement (such report and opinion, a “Conforming Accounting Report”);

 

(2)         (x) within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, solely for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2020, within seventy-five (75) days after the end of such fiscal quarter), a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related (a) consolidated statement of income for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (b) consolidated statement of cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2021, in each case of the preceding clauses (a) and (b), in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes and (y) within sixty (60) days after the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, solely for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2019, within seventy-five (75) days after the end of such fiscal quarter), an unaudited management report in a form customarily prepared by management of the Borrower;

 

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(3)         within one hundred fifty (150) days after the end of the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2019 and within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower ending thereafter, a consolidated budget for the immediately subsequent fiscal year in a form customarily prepared by management of the Borrower with regard to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which budget shall be prepared in good faith on the basis of assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such budget (it being understood that any projections contained therein are not to be viewed as facts, are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties and that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized, that actual results may differ and that such differences may be material); provided that the requirements of this Section 6.01(3) shall not apply at any time following the consummation of the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date;

 

(4)         simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2)(x), the related unaudited (it being understood that such information may be audited at the option of the Borrower) consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements; and

 

(5)         quarterly, at a time mutually agreed with the Administrative Agent that is promptly after the delivery of the information required pursuant to Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2)(x) above, commencing with the delivery of information with respect to the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2019, to participate in a conference call for Lenders to discuss the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, for which financial statements have been delivered; provided that if the Borrower holds a conference call open to the public or holders of any public securities to discuss the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2) above, such conference call (for the avoidance of doubt, including if such conference call that is open to the public only pertains to matters distributed to or available to “public” Lenders) will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 6.01(5) so long as the Lenders are provided access to such conference call and the ability to ask questions thereon.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations referred to in Sections 6.01(1) and 6.01(2) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by furnishing (a) the applicable financial statements of any Parent Company or (b) the Borrower’s or such Parent Company’s Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC (and the public filing of such report with the SEC shall constitute delivery under this Section 6.01); provided that with respect to each of the preceding clauses (a) and (b), (i) to the extent such information relates to a Parent Company of the Borrower, if and so long as such Parent Company has Independent Assets or Operations, such information is accompanied by consolidating information (which need not be audited) that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Parent Company and its Independent Assets or Operations, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 6.01(1) (it being understood that such information may be audited at the option of the Borrower), such materials are accompanied by a Conforming Accounting Report.

 

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Any financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(1) or 6.01(2) shall not be required to contain all purchase accounting adjustments relating to the Transactions or any other transaction(s) permitted hereunder to the extent it is not practicable to include any such adjustments in such financial statements.

 

SECTION 6.02 Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in this Section 6.02):

 

(1)         no later than five (5) days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(1) (commencing with such delivery for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019) and Section 6.01(2)(x) (commencing with such delivery for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2019), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower or Holdings;

 

(2)         promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all special reports and registration statements which Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary files with the SEC or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor or with any national securities exchange, as the case may be (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered to the Administrative Agent), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8), and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

 

(3)         promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any notices of default to any holder of any class or series of debt securities of any Loan Party having an aggregate outstanding principal amount greater than the Threshold Amount (in each case, other than in connection with any board observer rights) and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

 

(4)         together with the delivery of the Compliance Certificate with respect to the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(1), (a) a report setting forth the information required by Section 1(a) of the Perfection Certificate (or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date or the last report delivered pursuant to this clause (a)) and (b) a list of each Subsidiary of the Borrower that identifies each Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such list or a confirmation that there is no change in such information since the later of the Closing Date and the last such list; and

 

(5)         promptly, but subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.10 and Section 10.09, such additional information regarding the business and financial affairs of any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent may from time to time on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender reasonably request in writing from time to time.

 

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Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or Section 6.02(2) may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (a) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on the Borrower’s (or any Parent Company’s) website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02 hereto (or as such address may be updated from time to time in accordance with Section 10.02); or (b) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that (i) upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in this Section 6.02) until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents or link and, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks materials or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, the “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on Intralinks, SyndTrak, ClearPar or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may have personnel who do not wish to receive any information with respect to Holdings, their Subsidiaries or their respective securities that is not Public-Side Information, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Person’s securities (each, a “Public Lender”).

 

The Borrower hereby agrees that (a) at the Administrative Agent’s request, all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders will be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, means that the word “PUBLIC” will appear prominently on the first page thereof; (b) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower will be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to treat such Borrower Materials as containing only Public-Side Information (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they will be treated as set forth in Section 10.09); (c) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” and, except to the extent the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent to the contrary, any Borrower Materials provided pursuant to Sections 6.01(1), 6.01(2)(x) or 6.02(1) are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public Side Information”; and (d) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat Borrower Materials that are not specifically identified as “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated as “Public Side Information.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark the Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”

 

Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, nothing in this Agreement will require Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter, or provide information (a) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (b) in respect of which disclosure is prohibited by Law or binding agreement or (c) that is subject to attorney- client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product; provided that in the event that the Borrower does not provide information that otherwise would be required to be provided hereunder in reliance on the exclusions in this paragraph relating to violation of any obligation of confidentiality, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice to the Administrative Agent promptly upon obtaining knowledge that such information is being withheld (but solely if providing such notice would not violate such obligation of confidentiality).

 

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SECTION 6.03 Notices. Promptly after a Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution by the Administrative Agent to each Lender (subject to the limitations on distribution of any such information to Public Lenders as described in Section 6.02) of:

 

(1)         the occurrence of any Default; and

 

(2)         (a) any dispute, litigation, investigation or proceeding between any Loan Party and any arbitrator or Governmental Authority, (b) the filing or commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws or in respect of IP Rights, (c) the occurrence of any violation by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of, or liability under, any Environmental Law or (d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, in any such case referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Section 6.03(2), has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (a) that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(1) or (2) (as applicable) and (b) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 6.04 Payment of Obligations. Timely pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy, as the same shall become due and payable, all of its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except, in each case, to the extent (1) any such Tax is being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (2) the failure to pay or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 6.05 Preservation of Existence, etc.

 

(1)         Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; and

 

(2)         take all reasonable action to obtain, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises and IP Rights material to the conduct of its business,

 

except in the case of clause (1) or (2) to the extent (other than with respect to the preservation of the existence of the Borrower) that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or pursuant to any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or disposition permitted by Article VII.

 

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SECTION 6.06 Maintenance of Properties. Except if the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment used in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and casualty or condemnation excepted and any repairs and replacements that are the obligation of the owner or landlord of any property leased by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries excepted.

 

SECTION 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of its management) are financially sound and reputable at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed or with a Captive Insurance Subsidiary, insurance with respect to the Borrower’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of their business) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, and will furnish to the Lenders, upon written request from the Administrative Agent, information presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so carried; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary be required to obtain or maintain insurance that is more restrictive than its normal course of practice. Subject to Section 6.12(2), each such policy of insurance will, as appropriate, (1) in the case of each general liability policy, name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear or (2) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain an additional loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the additional loss payee thereunder.

 

SECTION 6.08 Compliance with Laws. Comply with the requirements of all Laws (including the USA PATRIOT Act, the FCPA and Sanctions) and comply with all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or to its business or property, except, in each case, if the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected individually or in the aggregate to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 6.09 Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that certain Foreign Subsidiaries may maintain individual books and records in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in their respective countries of organization and that such maintenance shall not constitute a breach of the representations, warranties or covenants hereunder).

 

SECTION 6.10 Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers and independent public accountants (subject to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures), all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided that only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights under this Section 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two (2) times during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and only one (1) such time shall be at the Borrower’s expense; provided further that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent (or any of its representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Any information obtained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 6.10 may be shared with the Collateral Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender upon the request of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.10 is subject to the last paragraph of Section 6.02.

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SECTION 6.11 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security. At the Borrower’s expense, subject to the provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitation in any Collateral Document, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including (in each case, as applicable, subject to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception):

 

(1)         (x) upon (i) the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (including upon the formation of any Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a Divided LLC) (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) by any Loan Party, (ii) the designation of any existing direct or indirect wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) as a Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) becoming a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary or (iv) an Excluded Subsidiary that is a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary but continuing as a wholly owned Material Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower, (y) upon the acquisition of any material assets by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than Excluded Assets) or (z) with respect to any Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Loan Party, for any assets (other than Excluded Assets) held by such Subsidiary (in each case, other than assets constituting Collateral under a Collateral Document that become subject to the Lien created by such Collateral Document upon acquisition thereof (without limitation of the obligations to perfect such Lien): within 75 days (or such later date as the Collateral Agent may agree) after the event giving rise to the obligation under this Section 6.11(1):

 

(a) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to execute the Guaranty (or a joinder thereto) and other documentation the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Guaranty and the Collateral Documents and

 

(b) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent any supplements to the Security Agreement, a counterpart signature page to the Intercompany Note, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other security agreements and documents (if applicable), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (consistent with the Security Agreement, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other Collateral Documents in effect on the Closing Date as amended and in effect from time to time), in each case granting and perfecting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

 

(c) cause each such Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver any and all certificates representing Equity Interests (to the extent certificated) that are required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank and, if applicable, a joinder to the Intercompany Note substantially in the form of Annex I thereto with respect to the intercompany Indebtedness held by such Material Domestic Subsidiary and required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents;

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(d) take and cause (I) the applicable Material Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and (II) to the extent applicable, each direct or indirect parent of such applicable Material Domestic Subsidiary, in each case, to take customary action(s) (including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates to the extent certificated) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement) Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law); and

 

(e) upon the reasonable request therefor by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of a customary Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to such matters set forth in this Section 6.11(1) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

(2)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.11, the Collateral Agent may grant one or more extensions of time from any time period set forth herein or grant one or more waivers for the taking of or causing any action, delivering or furnishing any notice, information, documents, insurance or opinions or for the creation and perfection of any Liens in its reasonable discretion and any such extensions or waivers may, in the sole discretion of the Collateral Agent, be effective retroactively.

 

SECTION 6.12 Further Assurances and Post-Closing Covenant.

 

(1)         Subject to the provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any applicable limitations in any Collateral Document and in each case at the expense of the Borrower, promptly upon reasonable request from time to time by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or as may be required by applicable Laws (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re- file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

 

(2)         As promptly as practicable, and in any event no later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date or such later date as the Administrative Agent reasonably agrees to in writing, including to reasonably accommodate circumstances unforeseen on the Closing Date, deliver the documents or take the actions specified in Schedule 6.12(2), in each case except to the extent otherwise agreed by the Collateral Agent pursuant to its authority as set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

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SECTION 6.13 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of (1) (x) the Closing Date Term Loans, together with the proceeds of the Equity Contribution and any Revolving Loans drawn on the Closing Date (to the extent permitted under this Agreement) and cash on hand, will be used (a) to repay Indebtedness incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement, together with any premium and accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any fees and expenses with respect thereto, (b) to pay the Transaction Consideration, (c) to pay the Transaction Expenses (including to fund OID or upfront fees in connection with the Closing Date Loans) and (d) to otherwise fund working capital and general corporate purposes and, (y) the 2020 Incremental Term Loans will be used (a) to pay the Pareto Earn-Out Payment and Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (X) $25,000,000 and (Y) that amount which would fully satisfy all amounts due and payable during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 with respect to the Pareto Earn-Out Payment and Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, (b) to pay fees and expenses in connection with Amendment No. 1 and the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and (c) solely to the extent that (i) all amounts that have or may become due and payable during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 under the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment have been paid and (ii) no disputes are outstanding pursuant to the dispute resolution mechanics set forth in the applicable agreement governing the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, for working capital and general corporate purposes; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the proceeds of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans shall not be used for the making of any payment on Junior Indebtedness, the making of any Restricted Payments (other than pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(x)) or the making of any Investments pursuant to clause (3), (7), (8), (11), (13), (14), (15), (23), (29) or (32) of the definition of Permitted Investments and (z) the 2021 Incremental Term Loans will be used to (a) pay the Amendment No. 2 Dividend, (b) pay fees and expenses in connection with Amendment No. 2 and the 2021 Incremental Term Loans and (c) for working capital and general corporate purposes and for any other purpose not prohibited by the Loan Documents and (2) any Revolving Loans will be used (a) on the Closing Date, solely (i) to fund working capital needs and/or working capital or purchase price adjustments under the Acquisition Agreement, (ii) in an amount not to exceed $5.0 million, to pay the Transaction Consideration and Transaction Expenses (including to fund OID or upfront fees in connection with the Closing Date Term Loans) and (iii) to replace, backstop or cash collateralize letters of credit, letters of guarantee and bankers’ acceptances or to issue other letters of credit, letters of guarantee or bankers’ acceptances for general corporate purposes on the Closing Date and (b) after the Closing Date, for working capital and general corporate purposes and for any other purpose not prohibited by the Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 6.14 Payment of Earn-Outs. Each amount due under the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, in each case during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, shall be paid within ten (10) Business Days of such amount becoming due and payable or, if applicable, following expiration of any dispute resolution mechanics set forth in the applicable agreement governing the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn-Out Payment, as applicable, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Pareto Earn-Out Payment or the Healthscape Earn- Out Payment, respectively.

 

SECTION 6.15 Transactions with Affiliates.

 

(1) Not make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Borrower (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of the greater of (a) $5.0 million and (b) 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), unless such Affiliate Transaction is on terms, taken as a whole, that are not materially less favorable to the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained at such time in a comparable transaction by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person other than an Affiliate of the Borrower on an arm’s-length basis or, if in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors no comparable transaction is available with which to compare such Affiliate Transaction, such Affiliate Transaction is otherwise fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view.

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(2)         The foregoing restriction will not apply to the following:

 

(a)          (i) transactions between or among the Borrower and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries or between or among Restricted Subsidiaries or, in any case, any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction and (ii) any merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Borrower and any Parent Company; provided that such merger, consolidation or amalgamation of the Borrower is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(b)          (i) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.05 (including any transaction specifically excluded from the definition of the term “Restricted Payments,” including pursuant to the exceptions contained in the definition thereof and the parenthetical exclusions of such definition, but excluding any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.05(2)(n)(vi)), (ii) any Permitted Investment(s) or any acquisition otherwise permitted hereunder and (iii) Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02;

 

(c)          (i) the payment of management, consulting, monitoring, transaction, advisory and other fees, indemnities and expenses pursuant to the Management Services Agreement (including any unpaid management, consulting, monitoring, transaction, advisory and other fees, indemnities and expenses accrued in any prior year) and any termination fees pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, or any amendment thereto or replacement thereof so long as any such amendment or replacement is not materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors to the Lenders when taken as a whole, as compared to the Management Services Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date; provided that recurring management or monitoring fees under any such agreement shall not be paid under this clause (c)(i) during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower (it being understood that any such fees not paid on account of this proviso may be paid on or after the cure, waiver or cessation of such Event of Default (any such deferred fees paid on or after the cure, waiver or cessation of such Event of Default, “Catch-Up Management Fees”));

 

(ii)           the payment of indemnification and similar amounts to, and reimbursement of expenses to, the Investor and their officers, directors, employees and Affiliates, in each case, approved by, or pursuant to arrangements approved by, the Board of Directors;

 

(iii)         payments, loans, advances or guarantees (or cancellation of loans, advances or guarantees) to future, present or former employees, officers, directors, managers, consultants or independent contractors or guarantees in respect thereof for bona fide business purposes or in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(iv)         any subscription agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

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(v)          any payment of compensation or other employee compensation, benefit plan or arrangement, any health, disability or similar insurance plan which covers current, former or future officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

 

(d)          the payment of fees and compensation paid to, and indemnities and reimbursements and employment and severance arrangements provided to, or on behalf of or for the benefit of, present, future or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(e)          transactions in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms, when taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower on an arm’s-length basis;

 

(f)           the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the terms of, any agreement as in effect as of the Closing Date, or any amendment thereto or replacement thereof (so long as any such amendment or replacement is not materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors to the Lenders, when taken as a whole, as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Closing Date);

 

(g)          the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the terms of, any equity holders agreement or the equivalent (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Closing Date and any amendment thereto and, similar agreements or arrangements that it may enter into thereafter; provided that the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of obligations under, any future amendment to any such existing agreement or arrangement or under any similar agreement or arrangement entered into after the Closing Date will only be permitted by this clause (g) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement or arrangement are not otherwise materially disadvantageous in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors to the Lenders, when taken as a whole, as compared to the original agreement or arrangement in effect on the Closing Date;

 

(h)          the Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the Transactions, including Transaction Expenses;

 

(i)            transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, contractors, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, or transactions otherwise relating to the purchase or sale of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Borrower, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

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(j)           the issuance, sale or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or any Parent Company to any Person and the granting and performing of customary rights (including registration rights) in connection therewith, and any contribution to the capital of the Borrower;

 

(k)          sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Securitization Assets or related assets in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility and any other transaction effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization Facility or a financing related thereto;

 

(l)           payments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary made for any financial advisory, consulting, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by, or made pursuant to arrangements approved by, a majority of the Board of Directors in good faith;

 

(m)         payments with respect to Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and other Equity Interests (and cancellation of any thereof) of the Borrower, any Parent Company and any Restricted Subsidiary and Preferred Stock (and cancellation of any thereof) of any Restricted Subsidiary to any future, current or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or permitted transferees) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any equity subscription or equity holder agreement that are, in each case, approved by the Borrower in good faith; and any employment agreements, severance arrangements, stock option plans and other compensatory arrangements (and any successor plans thereto) and any supplemental executive retirement benefit plans or arrangements with any such employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) that are, in each case, approved by the Borrower in good faith;

 

(n)          (i) investments by Affiliates in securities or Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (and payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Affiliates in connection therewith) so long as the investment is being offered by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (ii) payments to Affiliates in respect of securities or Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary contemplated in the foregoing subclause (i) or that were acquired from Persons other than the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such securities or Indebtedness;

 

(o)          payments to or from, and transactions with, any joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, industry practice or industry norms (including, any cash management activities related thereto);

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(p)          payments by the Borrower (and any Parent Company) and its Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among the Borrower (and any Parent Company) and its Subsidiaries; provided that in each case the amount of such payments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are permitted under Section 7.05(2)(n);

 

(q)          any lease entered into between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as lessee, and any Affiliate of the Borrower, as lessor, and any transaction(s) pursuant to that lease, which lease is approved by the Board of Directors or senior management of the Borrower in good faith;

 

(r)           intellectual property licenses or sublicenses in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(s)          the payment of reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to registration rights and indemnities provided to equity holders of the Borrower or any Parent Company pursuant to any equity holders agreement or registration rights agreement entered into on or after the Closing Date;

 

(t)           transactions permitted by, and complying with, Section 7.03 solely for the purpose of (i) reorganizing to facilitate any initial public offering of securities of the Borrower or any Parent Company, (ii) forming a holding company or (iii) reincorporating the Borrower in a new jurisdiction;

 

(u)          transactions undertaken in good faith (as determined by the Board of Directors or certified by senior management of the Borrower in an Officer’s Certificate) for the purposes of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing Articles VI and VII of this Agreement; so long as such transactions, when taken as a whole, do not result in a material adverse effect on the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties, when taken as a whole, in each case, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or certified by senior management of the Borrower in an Officer’s Certificate;

 

(v)          (i) transactions with a Person that is an Affiliate of the Borrower (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) solely because the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns Equity Interests in such Person and (ii) transactions with any Person that is an Affiliate solely because a director or officer of such Person is a director or officer of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

 

(w)         (i) pledges and other transfers of Equity Interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (ii) any transactions with an Affiliate in which the consideration paid consists solely of Equity Interests of the Borrower or a Parent Company;

 

(x)           the sale, issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower;

 

(y)          investments by any Investor or Parent Company in securities or Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor;

 

(z)           payments in respect of (i) the Obligations (or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness) or (ii) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries held by Affiliates; provided that such obligations were acquired by an Affiliate of the Borrower in compliance herewith; and

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(aa)        transactions undertaken in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice pursuant to membership in a purchasing consortium.

 

Article VII

 

Negative Covenants

 

So long as the Termination Conditions are not satisfied:

 

SECTION 7.01 Liens. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur or assume any Lien (except any Permitted Lien(s)) that secures obligations under any Indebtedness or any related guarantee of Indebtedness on any asset or property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any income or profits therefrom.

 

The expansion of Liens by virtue of accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of dividends in the form of Indebtedness, and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Liens for purposes of this Section 7.01.

 

SECTION 7.02 Indebtedness.

 

(1)         The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

 

(x)          create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, “incur” and collectively, an “incurrence”) with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), or

 

(y)          issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock;

 

provided that the Borrower may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock, and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), issue shares of Disqualified Stock and issue shares of Preferred Stock, in each case, if (any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred or issued pursuant to following clauses (a), (b) and (c), “Permitted Ratio Debt”):

 

(a)         with respect to Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 4.80 to 1.00;

 

(b)         with respect to Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (and, for the avoidance of doubt, that has not been incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(1)(c)), the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 5.75 to 1.00; or

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(c)         with respect to Indebtedness that is (i) [reserved], (ii) secured by Liens on property that does not constitute Collateral or (iii) not secured, or any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 6.00 to 1.00,

 

in each case, determined on a pro forma basis; provided further that

 

(I) Permitted Ratio Debt in the form of Indebtedness (i) shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and (ii) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans outstanding on the date of incurrence of such Permitted Ratio Debt;

 

(II) no Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute a Loan Party may incur Permitted Ratio Debt in the form of Indebtedness if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (in each case, other than Incremental Amounts) of such Permitted Ratio Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties would exceed the greater of (x) $21.5 million and (y) 45.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), and

 

(III) Permitted Ratio Debt in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies) shall trigger the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Permitted Ratio Debt were Incremental Term Loans;

 

provided that Permitted Ratio Debt may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (I) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (I) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

 

(2)         The provisions of Section 7.02(1) will not apply to:

 

(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents (including Incremental Loans, Other Loans, Extended Term Loans, Loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Commitments and Replacement Loans);

 

(b) commercial letters of credit (in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent constituting Indebtedness) not issued under the Revolving Facility (and reimbursement and backstop obligations in connection therewith) in an aggregate amount under this clause (b) not to exceed the available L/C Sublimit at the time incurred (provided that outstanding commercial letters of credit incurred under this clause (b) shall be deemed to reduce the L/C Sublimit by a corresponding amount);

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(c)    (i) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the Closing Date (excluding Indebtedness described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b)); provided that any such item of Indebtedness with an aggregate outstanding principal amount on the Closing Date in excess of $5.0 million shall be set forth on Schedule 7.02 and (ii) Indebtedness of the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred and/or remain outstanding under the Acquisition Agreement;

 

(d)    the incurrence of Attributable Indebtedness and Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Obligations) and Disqualified Stock incurred or issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and Preferred Stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary, to finance the purchase, lease, expansion, construction, installation, replacement, repair or improvement of property (real or personal), equipment or other assets, including assets that are used or useful in a Similar Business, whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets in an aggregate principal amount, together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts) and all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred or issued and outstanding under this clause (d) at such time, not to exceed the greater of (I) $14.0 million and (II) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(e)    Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees, banker’s acceptances, warehouse receipts, or similar instruments issued or entered into, or relating to obligations or liabilities incurred, in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, including in respect of workers’ compensation claims, performance, completion or surety bonds, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, unemployment insurance or other social security legislation or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims, performance, completion or surety bonds, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or (ii) as an account party in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments in favor of suppliers, trade creditors or other Persons issued or incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(f)     the incurrence of Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnouts, other contingent consideration obligations and other deferred purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

 

(g)    the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower and owing to a Restricted Subsidiary or the issuance of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower to a Restricted Subsidiary (or to any Parent Company which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to any Restricted Subsidiary); provided that any such Indebtedness for borrowed money owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Loans to the extent permitted by applicable law; provided further that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (except to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock constituting a Permitted Lien) will be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness is then outstanding) or issuance of such Disqualified Stock (to the extent such Disqualified Stock is then outstanding) not permitted by this clause (g);

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(h)    the incurrence of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (or to any Parent Company which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) to the extent not prohibited by Section 7.05; provided that any such Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by a Guarantor and owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranty of the Loans of such Guarantor to the extent permitted by applicable law; provided further that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any such subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Indebtedness constituting a Permitted Lien) will be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness is then outstanding) not permitted by this clause (h);

 

(i)     the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (or to any Parent Company which is substantially contemporaneously transferred to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary); provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary that holds such Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (except to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary or any pledge of such Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock constituting a Permitted Lien) will be deemed, in each case, to be an issuance of such shares of Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (to the extent such Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock is then outstanding) not permitted by this clause (i);

 

(j)     the incurrence of Hedging Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative purposes);

 

(k)    the incurrence of obligations in respect of self-insurance and obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance, banker’s acceptance facilities and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, including those incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations;

 

(l) the incurrence of:

 

(i)        Indebtedness or issuance of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower and the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference up to 100.0% of the net cash proceeds, the fair market value of marketable securities or the fair market value of Qualified Proceeds received by the Borrower since the Closing Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Borrower or contributions to the capital of the Borrower, including through consolidation, amalgamation or merger (in each case, other than proceeds of any Excluded Contribution, the Equity Contribution, Disqualified Stock or any exercise of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04 and other than proceeds received from the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) as determined in accordance with clauses (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) of Section 7.05(1) to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash or other property have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.05(1) or to make Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments specified in clause (1), (2) or (3) of the definition thereof); and

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(ii)     Indebtedness or issuance of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower and the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (l)(ii), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) (I) (X) (A) the greater of (x) $13.0 million and (y) 28.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) minus (B) that portion of the then-outstanding principal amount of the 2020 Incremental Term Loans that does not exceed the amount in the immediately preceding clause (X) plus (Y) the greater of (x) $2.0 million and (y) 4.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) plus, in each case and without duplication, (II) in the event of any extension, replacement, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of any such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, an amount equal to (A) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased plus (B) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees, underwriting, arrangement and similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock;

 

(m)   the incurrence or issuance by the Borrower of Refinancing Indebtedness or the incurrence or issuance by a Restricted Subsidiary of Refinancing Indebtedness that serves to Refinance any Indebtedness (including any Designated Revolving Commitments) permitted under Section 7.02(1) above, Sections 7.02(2)(c), (d) and (l) above, this Section 7.02(2)(m) and Sections 7.02(2)(n), (w), (dd)(ii), (ee), (ff) and (gg) below, or any successive Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to any of the foregoing;

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(n)   the incurrence, issuance or assumption of (I) Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, incurred or issued to finance an acquisition or investment (or other purchase of assets) or (II) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (A) of Persons that are acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or merged into, amalgamated or consolidated with the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (B) that is assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such acquisition or investment (or other purchase of assets) (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, created in contemplation of the applicable investment or acquisition), in each case in an aggregate outstanding principal amount or liquidation preference, together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing (excluding any Incremental Amounts), not to exceed (1) the greater of $16.5 million and 35.0% of Consolidated EBITDA (it being understood that Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred, issued or assumed under this subclause (1) and clause (n)(II) above shall not be subject to, and shall not count towards, the cap set forth in clause (B) of the proviso to this clause (n)) plus (2) an unlimited amount so long as in the case of this clause (2) only:

 

(x)           with respect to Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to control of remedies), the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 4.80 to 1.00,

 

(y)          with respect to Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on the Collateral on a basis that is junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Lien Obligations (and that, for the avoidance of doubt, has not been incurred pursuant to clause (z) below), the Secured Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than 5.75 to 1.00, or

 

(z)           with respect to Indebtedness that is (i) [reserved], (ii) secured by Liens on property that does not constitute Collateral or (iii) not secured, or any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, in each case, the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the Test Period preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued (without netting any cash received from the incurrence of such Indebtedness proposed to be incurred) would be no greater than the greater of (A) 6.00 to 1.00 and (B) the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred or issued pursuant to clause (n), “Permitted Acquisition Debt”),

 

in each case, determined on a pro forma basis; provided that

 

(A) such Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred or issued pursuant to clause (n)(I) (I) shall not mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and (II) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans on the date of incurrence of such Indebtedness,

 

(B) except as set forth herein, no Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute a Loan Party may incur or issue Permitted Acquisition Debt in the form of Indebtedness if, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal amount (in each case, other than Incremental Amounts) of such Permitted Acquisition Debt (other than Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred, issued or assumed under subclause (1) of Section 7.02(2)(n) or Section 7.02(2)(n)(II)) incurred or issued by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties would exceed the greater of (x) $21.5 million and (y) 45.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), and

 

(C) Permitted Acquisition Debt incurred or issued pursuant to clause (n)(I) in the form of term loans secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the First Lien Obligations (without regard to the control of remedies) shall trigger the MFN Provision solely to the extent the MFN Provision would otherwise apply if such Permitted Acquisition Debt were Incremental Term Loans;

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provided that Permitted Acquisition Debt may be incurred in the form of a bridge or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long term indebtedness (so long as such credit facility includes customary “rollover provisions” that satisfy the requirements of clause (A) above following such rollover), in which case, on or prior to the first anniversary of the incurrence of such “bridge” or other credit facility, clause (A) above shall not prohibit the inclusion of customary terms for “bridge” facilities, including customary mandatory prepayment, repurchase or redemption provisions.

 

(o)   the incurrence of 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 consistent with industry practice;

 

(p)   the incurrence of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by letters of credit or bank guarantees issued in connection herewith, any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt or any Additional Letter of Credit Facility, in each case, in a principal amount not in excess of the maximum amount available to be drawn (not to exceed the applicable stated amount thereof) on such letters of credit or bank guarantees;

 

(q)   (i) the incurrence of any guarantee by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted by this Agreement or (ii) any co-issuance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted by this Agreement;

 

(r)    the incurrence of Indebtedness issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants and independent contractors thereof, their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members and permitted transferees thereof, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company to the extent described in Section 7.05(2)(d);

 

(s)   customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(t)    the incurrence of (i) Indebtedness owed to banks and other financial institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in connection with ordinary banking arrangements to manage cash balances of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including short-term pooling and similar intercompany arrangements in respect of accounts held by Foreign Subsidiaries) and (ii) Indebtedness in respect of Cash Management Services, including Cash Management Obligations;

 

(u)   Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with bankers’ acceptances, discounted bills of exchange or the discounting or factoring of receivables for credit management purposes, in each case incurred or undertaken in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice on arm’s-length commercial terms;

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(v)   the incurrence of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(w)  the incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock by (i) Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Guarantors and (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements, in each case, in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (w), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the foregoing (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) the greater of (I) $14.0 million and (II) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(x)   the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary undertaken in connection with cash management (including netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections, employee credit card programs and related or similar services or activities) with respect to the Borrower, any Subsidiaries or any joint venture in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, including with respect to financial accommodations of the type described in the definition of Cash Management Services;

 

(y)   Qualified Securitization Facilities and, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, Receivables Financing Transactions;

 

(z)    guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sub-licensees and distribution partners;

 

(aa)                 the incurrence of Indebtedness attributable to (but not incurred to finance) the exercise of appraisal rights or the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect to the Transactions or any other acquisition (by merger, consolidation or amalgamation or otherwise) in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

(bb)                 the incurrence of Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of any Parent Company, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or any other similar arrangements incurred in connection with the Transactions, any investment or any acquisition (by merger, consolidation or amalgamation or otherwise) permitted under this Agreement;

 

(cc)                 the incurrence of Indebtedness arising out of any Sale-Leaseback Transaction incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(dd)                (i) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (ii) Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt;

 

(ee)                 the incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Guarantors to fund working capital requirements in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (ee), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) the greater of (i) $2.5 million and (ii) 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

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(ff)                 the incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock by Foreign Subsidiaries and Foreign Subsidiary Holdcos in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference that, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock then outstanding and incurred or issued, as applicable, pursuant to this clause (ff), together with any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereof (excluding any Incremental Amounts), does not exceed (as of the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained) the greater of (i) $14.0 million and (ii) 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis);

 

(gg)                 Indebtedness in respect of any Additional Letter of Credit Facility in an aggregate principal or face amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (i) $7.5 million and (ii) 16.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis); and

 

(hh)                 all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (gg) above.

 

(3) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.02:

 

(a)   the principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under any clause of this Section 7.02 will be determined after giving effect to the application of proceeds of any such Indebtedness to refinance any such other Indebtedness; and

 

(b)   guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness that are otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness will not be included in the determination of such amount of Indebtedness; provided that the incurrence of the Indebtedness represented by such guarantee or letter of credit, as the case may be, was incurred in compliance with this Section 7.02.

 

The accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount and the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies, in each case, will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 7.02. Any Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued, to refinance Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued, pursuant to Section 7.02(1) or clauses (c), (d), (l), (m), (n), (w), (dd)(ii), (ee), (ff) and (gg) of Section 7 .02(2) will be permitted to include additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred to pay (I) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased and (II) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (and with respect to Indebtedness under Designated Revolving Commitments, including an amount equal to any unutilized Designated Revolving Commitments being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased to the extent permanently terminated at the time of incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness).

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For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness or issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, the Dollar equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness or liquidation preference of Disqualified Stock or amount of Preferred Stock denominated in a foreign currency will be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock was incurred or issued (or, in the case of revolving credit debt, the date such Indebtedness was first committed or first incurred (whichever yields the lower Dollar equivalent)); provided that if such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is issued to Refinance other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such Dollar denominated restriction will be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock does not exceed (a) the principal amount of such Indebtedness, the liquidation preference of such Disqualified Stock or the amount of such Preferred Stock (as applicable) being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased plus (b) any accrued and unpaid interest on the Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock, and any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Disqualified Stock being so refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased, plus (c) the amount of any tender premium or penalty or premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument or documents governing such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock and any defeasance costs and any fees and expenses (including original issue discount, upfront fees or similar fees) incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock or the extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance of such refinanced Indebtedness, Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock (and with respect to Indebtedness under Designated Revolving Commitments, including an amount equal to any unutilized Designated Revolving Commitments being refinanced, extended, replaced, refunded, renewed or defeased to the extent permanently terminated at the time of incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness).

 

The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued to refinance other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, if incurred or issued in a different currency from the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, being refinanced, will be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing. The principal amount of any non -interest bearing Indebtedness or other discount security constituting Indebtedness at any date will be the principal amount thereof that would be shown on a balance sheet of the Borrower or Holdings, as applicable, dated such date prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

SECTION 7.03 Fundamental Changes. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into or wind up into another Person, or liquidate or dissolve (including, in each case, pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) or dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person (other than as part of the Transactions), except that:

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(1)           Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with the Borrower (including a merger the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction); provided that

 

(a) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person,

 

(b)   such merger or consolidation does not result in the Borrower ceasing to be organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and

 

(c)   in the case of a merger or consolidation of Holdings with and into the Borrower,

 

(i)        Holdings shall not be an obligor in respect of any Indebtedness that is not permitted to be Indebtedness of the Borrower under this Agreement,

 

(ii)       Holdings shall have no direct Subsidiaries at the time of such merger or consolidation other than the Borrower,

 

(iii)      no Event of Default exists at such time or after giving effect to such transaction, and

 

(iv)     after giving effect to such transaction, a direct parent of the Borrower will (I) expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and (II) pledge 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower held by such direct parent to the Administrative Agent as Collateral to secure the Obligations in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;

 

(2)            (a) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;

 

(b)   any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party; provided that a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

 

(c)   any merger the sole purpose of which is to reincorporate or reorganize a Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary in another jurisdiction in the United States will be permitted; and

 

(d)   any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve or change its legal form if the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;

 

provided that in the case of clause (d), the Person who receives the assets of such dissolving or liquidated Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor shall be a Loan Party or such disposition shall otherwise be permitted under Section 7.05;

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(3)       any Restricted Subsidiary may dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such disposition (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) by any Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall otherwise be permitted under Section 7.05;

 

(4)       so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge or consolidate with (or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to) any other Person; provided that (a) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (b) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (or, in connection with a disposition of all or substantially all of the Borrower’s assets, is the transferee of such assets) (any such Person, a “Successor Borrower”):

 

(i) the Successor Borrower will:

 

(I)          be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia,

 

(II)        expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, and

 

(III)       deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) an Officer’s Certificate stating that such merger or consolidation or other transaction and such supplement to this Agreement or any Loan Document (as applicable) comply with this Agreement and (B) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, an Opinion of Counsel including customary organization, due execution, no conflicts and enforceability opinions;

 

(ii)       substantially contemporaneously with such transaction (or at a later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent),

 

(I)         each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, will by a supplement to the Guaranty (or in another form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) reaffirm its Guaranty of the Obligations (including the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement),

 

(II)        each Loan Party, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, will, by a supplement to the Security Agreement (or in another form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), confirm its grant or pledge thereunder;

 

(iii)     after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, the Borrower would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Permitted Ratio Debt; and

 

(iv)     to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the consummation of such transaction all documentation and other information in respect of the Successor Borrower (including, if the Successor Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in respect of the Successor Borrower) required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act;

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provided further that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement and in the case of the disposition of all or substantially all assets, the original Borrower will be released;

 

(5)            so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, Holdings may merge or consolidate with (or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to) any other Person; provided that (a) Holdings will be the continuing or surviving Person or (b) if:

 

(i)        the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not Holdings,

 

(ii)       Holdings is not the Person into which the applicable Person has been liquidated, or

 

(iii) in connection with a disposition of all or substantially all of Holding’s assets, the Person that is the transferee of such assets is not Holdings (any such Person described in the preceding clauses (i) through (iii), a “Successor Holdings”), then the Successor Holdings will:

 

(I)         be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia,

 

(II)        expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower,

 

(III)        pledge 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower held by such Successor Holdings to the Administrative Agent as Collateral to secure the Obligations in accordance with the Security Agreement or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower,

 

(IV)        if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver, or cause the Borrower to deliver, to the Administrative Agent (A) an Officer’s Certificate stating that such merger or consolidation or other transaction and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document (as applicable) comply with this Agreement and (B) an Opinion of Counsel including customary organization, due execution, no conflicts and enforceability opinions to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; and

 

(iv)      to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the consummation of such transaction all documentation and other information in respect of the Successor Holdings required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act;

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provided further that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Holdings will succeed to, and be substituted for, Holdings under this Agreement and in the case of the disposition of all or substantially all assets, the original Holdings will be released;

 

(6)           any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with (or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to) any other Person in order to effect a Permitted Investment or other Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.05;

 

(7)           a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.04 or a disposition that does not constitute any Asset Sale (other than a transaction described in clause (b) of the definition of Asset Sale) shall be permitted;

 

(8)           the Borrower, Holdings and any Restricted Subsidiary may (a) convert into a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or trust organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of the Borrower or the laws of a jurisdiction in the United States and (b) change its name;

 

(9)           the Loan Parties and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Transactions; and

 

(10)         (i) the formation, dissolution, liquidation or disposition of any Subsidiary that is a Divided LLC and (ii) any disposition to effect the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Divided LLC which disposition is not otherwise prohibited hereunder shall be permitted; provided that in each case upon formation of a Divided LLC, the Borrower complies with Section 6.11 with respect to such Divided LLC to the extent applicable.

 

SECTION 7.04 Asset Sales. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, consummate any Asset Sale unless:

 

(1)           the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration (including by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise in connection with such Asset Sale) at least equal to the fair market value (measured at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of, and

 

(2)           except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, with respect to any Asset Sale pursuant to this Section 7.04 for a purchase price in excess of the greater of (x) $5.0 million and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), at least 75.0% of the consideration for such Asset Sale, together with all other Asset Sales since the Closing Date (on a cumulative basis), received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, provided that at the time of such Asset Sale, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof (this proviso to be tested (if applicable) solely on the applicable LCT Test Date as selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 1.07(11)); provided that each of the following will be deemed to be cash or Cash Equivalents for purposes of this clause (2):

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(a)   any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto or if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on the Borrower’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet, as determined in good faith by the Borrower) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, that are (i) assumed by the transferee of any such assets (or a third party in connection with such transfer) or (ii) otherwise cancelled or terminated in connection with the transaction with such transferee (other than intercompany debt owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary);

 

(b)   any securities, notes or other obligations or assets received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee or in connection with such Asset Sale (including earnouts and similar obligations) that are converted by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents, or by their terms are required to be satisfied for cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale;

 

(c)   any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (i) $7.0 million and (ii) 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured, at the Borrower’s option, either at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale or at the time received and, in either case, without giving effect to any subsequent change(s) in value;

 

(d)   Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale (other than intercompany debt owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary), to the extent that the Borrower and each other Restricted Subsidiary are released from any guarantee of payment of the principal amount of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Sale; or

 

(e)   any investment, assets, property or capital or other expenditure of the kind referred to in Section 2.05(2)(b)(ii).

 

To the extent any Collateral is disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 7.04 to any Person other than a Loan Party, such Collateral shall automatically be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, upon the certification by the Borrower that such disposition is permitted by this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.

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SECTION 7.05 Restricted Payments.

 

(1)            The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

 

(w)   declare or pay any dividend or make any payment or distribution on account of the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests (in each case, solely in such Person’s capacity as holder of such Equity Interests), including any dividend or distribution payable in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, other than:

 

(i)        dividends, payments or distributions payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or a Parent Company or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests; or

 

(ii)       dividends, payments or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend, payment or distribution payable on or in respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a wholly owned Subsidiary, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend, payment or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities or such other amount to which it is entitled pursuant to the terms of such Equity Interest;

 

(x)    purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company, including in connection with any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, in each case held by Persons other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(y)   make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case, prior to any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or final maturity, any Junior Indebtedness with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the greater of (i) $6.0 million and (ii) 12.5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis), other than:

 

(i) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (g), (h) and (i) of Section 7.02(2); or

 

(ii)       the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement for value of Junior Indebtedness (other than any Junior Indebtedness, the incurrence of which was subject to a requirement under this Agreement that such Indebtedness not mature prior to the relevant Maturity Date of any Class of Loan hereunder) in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within 60 calendar days of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement; or

 

(z) make any Restricted Investment;

 

(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (w) through (z) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:

 

(a)   (I) in the case of a Restricted Payment of a Loan Party described in clauses (1)(w) and (x) above utilizing clause (1)(b)(i) or (vii) below, no Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof and (II) in the case of a Restricted Payment described in clauses (1)(y) and (z) above utilizing clause (1)(b)(i) or (vii) below, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

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(b)   such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments (including the fair market value of any non-cash amount) made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.05(2) other than clause (a) thereof), is less than the sum of (without duplication):

 

(i)        50.0% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing on July 1, 2019 to the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements of the Borrower are available (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) preceding such Restricted Payment (provided that this clause (i) shall in no event be less than $0); plus

 

(ii)       100.0% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Closing Date (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7.02(2)(l)(i)) from the issue or sale of:

 

(I)           Equity Interests of the Borrower, including Treasury Capital Stock (as defined below), but excluding cash proceeds and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received from the sale of:

 

(A)         Equity Interests to any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates, Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company after the Closing Date to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(d); and

 

(B) Designated Preferred Stock; and

 

(II)         Equity Interests of Parent Companies, to the extent the proceeds of any such issuance or consideration for any such sale are contributed to the Borrower (excluding contributions of the proceeds from the sale of Designated Preferred Stock of such companies or contributions to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(d));

 

provided that this clause (ii) will not include the proceeds from (1) the Equity Contribution, (2) any exercise of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04, (3) Refunding Capital Stock (as defined below) applied in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(b) below, (4) Equity Interests or convertible debt securities of the Borrower sold to a Restricted Subsidiary, (5) Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock or (6) Excluded Contributions; plus

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(iii)       100.0% of the aggregate amount of cash, Cash Equivalents and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property contributed to the capital of the Borrower following the Closing Date (including the original principal amount of any Indebtedness (and accrued interest) contributed to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries for cancellation) or that becomes part of the capital of the Borrower through consolidation, amalgamation or merger following the Closing Date, in each case, not involving cash consideration payable by the Borrower on account of such consolidation, amalgamation or merger (other than (I) net cash proceeds of any exercise of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04, (II) net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7.02(2)(l)(i), (III) cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities or other property that are contributed by a Restricted Subsidiary or (IV) Excluded Contributions); plus

 

(iv)         100.0% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the fair market value of marketable securities or other property received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by means of:

 

(I)          the sale or other disposition (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of, or other returns on investments from, Restricted Investments made by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including cash distributions and cash interest received in respect of Restricted Investments) and repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) and repayments of loans or advances, and releases of guarantees, which constitute Restricted Investments made by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case after the Closing Date (excluding any Excluded Contributions made pursuant to clause (2) of the definition thereof);

 

(II)        the sale (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than, in each case, to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted a Permitted Investment, but including such cash or fair market value to the extent exceeding the amount of such Permitted Investment) or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (excluding any Excluded Contributions made pursuant to clause (2) of the definition thereof); or

 

(III)       any returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received on account of any Permitted Investment subject to a Dollar-denominated or ratio based Basket (to the extent in excess of the original amount of the Investment); plus

 

(v)          in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or the transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, the fair market value of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary (or the assets transferred) at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or transfer of assets, other than to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary constituted a Permitted Investment, but, to the extent exceeding the amount of such Permitted Investment, including such excess amounts of cash or fair market value; plus

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(vi)       100% of the aggregate amount of any Excluded Proceeds (except to the extent utilized to repurchase, redeem, defease, acquire, or retire for value any Junior Indebtedness pursuant to clause (2)(m) below); plus

 

(vii)       the greater of (i) $14.1 million and (ii) 30.0% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis); plus

 

(viii)       100% of the aggregate original principal amount or liquidation preference, as applicable, of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, including related accrued interest), that has been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company; provided that this clause (viii) will not include any conversions or exchanges for (1) Equity Interests issued as part of the cure right set forth in Section 8.04, (2) Refunding Capital Stock (as defined below) applied in accordance with Section 7.05(2)(b) below, (3) Equity Interests or convertible debt securities of the Borrower sold to a Restricted Subsidiary, (4) Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock or (5) Excluded Contributions.

 

(2)           The provisions of Section 7.05(1) will not prohibit:

 

(a)   the payment of any dividend or other distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or other distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or other distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Section 7.05;

 

(b)  (i) the redemption, repurchase, defeasance, discharge, retirement or other acquisition of (I) any Equity Interests of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company, including any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon (“Treasury Capital Stock”) or (II) Junior Indebtedness, in each case, made (A) in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, a sale or issuance (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company (in the case of proceeds, to the extent any such proceeds therefrom are contributed to the Borrower) (in each case, other than Disqualified Stock) (“Refunding Capital Stock”) and (B) within 120 days of such sale or issuance,

 

(ii)          the declaration and payment of dividends on Treasury Capital Stock out of the proceeds of a sale or issuance (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or to an employee stock ownership plan or any trust established by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) of Refunding Capital Stock made within 120 days of such sale or issuance, and

 

(iii)         if, immediately prior to the retirement of Treasury Capital Stock, the declaration and payment of dividends thereon by the Borrower was permitted under clause (f)(i) or (ii) of this Section 7.05(2), the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock (other than Refunding Capital Stock the proceeds of which were used to redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire any Equity Interests of any Parent Company) in an aggregate amount per annum no greater than the aggregate amount of dividends per annum that were declarable and payable on such Treasury Capital Stock immediately prior to such retirement;

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(c)   the principal payment on, defeasance, redemption, repurchase, exchange or other acquisition or retirement of:

 

(i)          Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the sale, issuance or incurrence of, new Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor or Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or a Guarantor within 120 days of such sale, issuance or incurrence,

 

(ii)         Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the sale, issuance or incurrence of Disqualified Stock or Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor, made within 120 days of such sale, issuance or incurrence,

 

(iii)        Disqualified Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the sale or issuance of, Disqualified Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, made within 120 days of such sale or issuance, that, in each case, is Refinancing Indebtedness incurred or issued, as applicable, in compliance with Section 7.02, and

 

(iv)        Junior Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Guarantor made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the issuance or incurrence of, any other Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock permitted pursuant to Section 7.02 within 120 days of such sale, issuance or incurrence;

 

(d)  a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) of the Borrower or any Parent Company held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, or any equity subscription or equity holder agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any principal and interest payable on any notes issued by the Borrower or any Parent Company in connection with any such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition), including any Equity Interests rolled over by management of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company in connection with the Transactions; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (d) does not exceed the greater of (I) $6.0 million and (II) 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) in any calendar year (increasing to the greater of (I) $10.0 million and (II) 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) following a Qualifying IPO by the Borrower or any Parent Company) with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years; provided further that each of the amounts in any calendar year under this clause (d) may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

 

(i)          the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock or any Excluded Contribution) of the Borrower and, to the extent contributed to the Borrower, the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of any Parent Company, in each case to any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company that occurs after the Closing Date, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (b) of Section 7.05(1) or to incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7.02(l)(i); plus

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(ii)         the amount of any cash bonuses otherwise payable to members of management, employees, directors, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company that are foregone in exchange for the receipt of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company pursuant to any compensation arrangement, including any deferred compensation plan; plus

 

(iii)        the cash proceeds of life insurance policies received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (or by any Parent Company to the extent contributed to the Borrower) after the Closing Date; minus

 

(iv)        the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this clause (d);

 

provided that the Borrower may elect to apply all or any portion of the aggregate increase contemplated by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above in any calendar year; provided further that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any future, present or former employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants or independent contractors (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section 7.05 or any other provision of this Agreement;

 

(e)   the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any class or series of Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued in accordance with Section 7.02; provided, that after giving pro forma effect to such dividend or distribution, including the amount thereof in Consolidated Interest Expense solely for the purposes of this clause (e), the Borrower would have had an Interest Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;

 

(f)    (i) the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date;

 

(ii)          the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions to any Parent Company, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the payment of dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock issued by such Parent Company after the Closing Date; provided that the amount of dividends and distributions paid pursuant to this clause (ii) will not exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually contributed to the Borrower from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock; or

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(iii) the declaration and payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock in excess of the dividends declarable and payable thereon pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 7.05(2);

 

provided that in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this clause (f), for the most recently ended Test Period preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock or the declaration of such dividends on Refunding Capital Stock that is Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance or declaration on a pro forma basis, the Borrower would have had an Interest Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;

 

(g) (i) payments made or expected to be made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective Controlled Investment Affiliates or Immediate Family Members or permitted transferees) of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company,

 

(ii)        any repurchases or withholdings of Equity Interests in connection with the exercise of stock options, warrants or similar rights if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of, or withholding obligations with respect to, such options, warrants or similar rights or required withholding or similar taxes, and

 

(iii)        loans or advances to officers, directors, employees, managers, consultants and independent contractors of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Parent Company; provided that no cash is actually advanced pursuant to this clause (iii) other than to pay Taxes due in connection with such purchase, unless immediately repaid;

 

(h)  the declaration and payment of dividends on the Borrower’s common equity (or the payment of dividends to any Parent Company to fund a payment of dividends on such Parent Company’s common equity), following the first public offering of the Borrower’s common equity or the common equity of any Parent Company after the Closing Date, in an amount not to exceed the sumgreater of (i) 6.00% per annum of the net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in or from any such public offering, other than public offerings with respect to the Borrower’s or such Parent Company’s common equity registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8 and other than any public sale constituting an Excluded Contribution and (ii) an aggregate amount per annum not to exceed 7.00% of Market Capitalization;

 

(i)   Restricted Payments in an amount that does not exceed the aggregate amount of Excluded Contributions;

 

(j)   Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (j) not to exceed (as of the date any such Restricted Payment is made) the greater of (i) $12.0 million and (ii) 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis); provided that if this clause (j) is utilized to make a Restricted Investment, the amount deemed to be utilized under this clause (j) will be the amount of such Restricted Investment at any time outstanding (with the fair market value of such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, but subject to adjustment as set forth in the definition of “Investment”);

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(k)   distributions or payments of Securitization Fees;

 

(l)    any Restricted Payment made in connection with the Transactions and the fees and expenses related thereto or owed to any Affiliate(s), including any payments to holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower in connection with, or as a result of, their exercise of appraisal rights or the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) related to the Transactions;

 

(m)  the repurchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or retirement for value of any Junior Indebtedness from Excluded Proceeds (except to the extent utilized to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.05(1)(b)(vi));

 

(n)   the declaration and payment of dividends or distributions by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to, or the making of loans or advances to, the Borrower or any Parent Company in amounts required for any Parent Company to pay in each case without duplication:

 

(i)        franchise, excise and similar Taxes and other fees and expenses, required to maintain their corporate or other legal existence;

 

(ii)        with respect to any taxable period (or portion thereof) for which the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries are members of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar income Tax group for U.S. federal or applicable foreign, state or local income tax purposes of which a Parent Company is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), to pay the portion of any U.S. federal, non-U.S., state or local income Taxes (as applicable) of such Tax Group for such taxable period to the extent attributable to the income of the Borrower and/or its applicable subsidiaries, determined as if the Borrower and its applicable subsidiaries filed a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar return separately from any other members of the Tax Group;

 

(iii)       salary, bonus, severance and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, employees, directors, officers, members of management, consultants and independent contractors of any Parent Company, and any payroll, social security or similar Taxes thereof;

 

(iv)      general corporate or other operating, administrative, compliance and overhead costs and expenses (including expenses relating to auditing and other accounting matters) of any Parent Company;

 

(v)       fees and expenses (including ongoing compliance costs and listing expenses) related to any equity or debt offering of a Parent Company (whether or not consummated);

 

(vi)      amounts that would be permitted to be paid directly by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries under Section 6.15(2) (other than clause (b)(i) thereof);

 

(vii)     interest, principal and other payments on Indebtedness the proceeds of which have been contributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or that has been guaranteed by, or is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in accordance with Section 7.02; and

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(viii)    to finance Investments or other acquisitions or investments otherwise permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 7.05 if made by the Borrower; provided that:

 

(I)              such Restricted Payment must be made within 120 days of the closing of such Investment, acquisition or investment,

 

(II)             such Parent Company must, promptly following the closing thereof, cause (A) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be contributed to the capital of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or (B) the merger, amalgamation, consolidation or sale of the Person formed or acquired into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (to the extent not prohibited by Section 7.03) in order to consummate such Investment, acquisition or investment,

 

(III)           such Parent Company and its Affiliates (other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) receives no consideration or other payment in connection with such transaction except to the extent the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary could have given such consideration or made such payment in compliance with this Agreement,

 

(IV)           any property received by the Borrower may not increase amounts available for Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (b) of Section 7.05(1), and

 

(V)             to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment will be deemed to be made by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to another provision of this Section 7.05 (other than pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 7.05(2)) or pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Investments” (other than clause (9) thereof), and

 

(ix)       amounts payable pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement;

 

(o)  the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, or other transfer or disposition of shares of Capital Stock of, Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries, all the assets of which are solely cash and Cash Equivalents);

 

(p)  cash payments, or loans, advances, dividends or distributions to any Parent Company to make payments, in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with share dividends, share splits, reverse share splits, mergers, consolidations, amalgamations or other business combinations and in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Company;

 

(q)  (i) Restricted Payments described in clauses (w) and (x) of the definition thereof contained in Section 7.05(1); provided that after giving pro forma effect thereto and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, (I) the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended Test Period calculated on a pro forma basis would be no greater than 3.75 to 1.00 and (II) no Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof and (ii) Restricted Payments described in clauses (y) and (z) of the definition thereof contained in Section 7.05(1); provided that after giving pro forma effect thereto and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, (I) the Total Net Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended Test Period calculated on a pro forma basis would be no greater than 4.00 to 1.00 and (II) no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or Section 8.01(6) with respect to the Borrower will have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

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(r)   payments made for the benefit of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent such payments could have been made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary because such payments (i) would not otherwise be Restricted Payments and (ii) would be permitted by Section 6.15;

 

(s)  payments and distributions to dissenting stockholders of Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to applicable law, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of any Restricted Subsidiary that complies with the terms of this Agreement or any other transaction that complies with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(t)   the payment of dividends, other distributions and other amounts by the Borrower to, or the making of loans to, any Parent Company in the amount required for such parent to, if applicable, pay amounts equal to amounts required for any Parent Company, if applicable, to pay interest, principal or other payments (including AHYDO Payments) on Indebtedness, the proceeds of which have been permanently contributed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and that has been guaranteed by, or is otherwise considered Indebtedness of, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in accordance with this Agreement; provided that the aggregate amount of such dividends, distributions, loans and other amounts shall not exceed the amount of cash actually contributed to the Borrower for the incurrence of such Indebtedness;

 

(u)  the making of cash payments in connection with any conversion of Convertible Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount since the date of this Agreement not to exceed the sum of (a) the principal amount of such Convertible Indebtedness plus (b) any payments received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the exercise, settlement or termination of any related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction;

 

(v)  any payments in connection with (i) a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and (ii) the settlement of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction (I) by delivery of shares of the Borrower’s common equity upon settlement thereof or (II) by (A) set-off against the related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or (B) payment of an early termination amount thereof in common equity upon any early termination thereof;

 

(w) the refinancing of any Junior Indebtedness with the Net Proceeds of, or in exchange for, any Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

(x)  to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, payments in respect of the HealthScape Earn-Out Payment and the Pareto Earn-Out Payment; and

 

(y)  the Borrower may make Restricted Payments described in clauses (w) and (x) of the definition thereof, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $4.0 million and (ii) 8.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) in any calendar year, to pay for the redemption, acquisition, retirement or repurchase, in each case for nominal value, of Equity Interests of Holdings, the Borrower (or any other Parent Company) from a former investor of a business acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment or a current or former employee, officer, director, manager or consultant of a business acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing), which Equity Interest was issued as part of an earn-out or similar arrangement in the acquisition of such business, and which redemption, acquisition, retirement or repurchase relates to the failure of such earn-out to fully vest; and

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(z)  payments in respect of the Amendment No. 2 Dividend.

 

For purposes of clauses (g) and (n) above, Taxes will include all interest and penalties with respect thereto and all additions thereto.

 

The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the fair market value on the date the Restricted Payment is made, or at the Borrower’s election, the date a commitment is made to make such Restricted Payment, of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.05 will not restrict the making of any AHYDO Payment with respect to, and required by the terms of, any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.06 Change in Nature of Business. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business(es) or any other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.

 

SECTION 7.07 Burdensome Agreements.

 

(1)          The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor (or, solely in the case of clause (d), that is a Subsidiary Guarantor) to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor (or, solely in the case of clause (d), that is a Subsidiary Guarantor) to:

 

(a)   (i)          pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or

 

(ii)         pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

 

(b)  make loans or advances to the Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

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(c)       sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor; or

 

(d)       with respect to (i) any Subsidiary Guarantor (and, solely to the extent this clause (d)(i) relates to Hedging Obligations of Restricted Subsidiaries, the Borrower), Guaranty the Obligations or (ii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, create, incur or cause to exist or become effective Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Obligations under the Loan Documents to the extent such Lien is required to be given to the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents;

 

provided that any dividend or liquidation priority between or among classes or series of Capital Stock, and the subordination of any obligation (including the application of any remedy bars thereto) to any other obligation will not be deemed to constitute such an encumbrance or restriction.

 

(2)           Section 7.07(1) will not apply to any encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

 

(a)   encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Closing Date, including pursuant to the Loan Documents and any Hedge Agreements, Hedging Obligations and the related documentation;

 

(b)   encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to any Additional Letter of Credit Facility and the related documentation;

 

(c)   Purchase Money Obligations and Capitalized Lease Obligations that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clauses (c) and (d)(ii) above on the property so acquired;

 

(d)   applicable Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;

 

(e)   any agreement or other instrument of a Person, or relating to Indebtedness or Equity Interests of a Person, acquired by or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with and into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary, or any other transaction entered into in connection with any such acquisition, merger, consolidation or amalgamation in existence at the time of such acquisition or at the time it merges, amalgamates or consolidates with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person (but, in any such case, not created in contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person so acquired or designated and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person so acquired or designated and its Subsidiaries or the property or assets so acquired or designated;

 

(f)    contracts or agreements for the sale or disposition of assets, including any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of any of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary;

 

(g)   restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or arising in connection with any Liens permitted by Section 7.01 or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement;

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(h)   provisions in agreements governing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.02;

 

(i)    provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements (including equity holder agreements) relating to such joint venture or its members or entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

 

(j)    customary provisions contained in leases, sub-leases, licenses, sub-licenses, Equity Interests or similar agreements, including with respect to intellectual property and other agreements;

 

(k)   restrictions created in connection with any Qualified Securitization Facility or Receivables Financing Transaction that, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect such Qualified Securitization Facility or Receivables Financing Transaction;

 

(l)    restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that are subject to such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(m)  customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(n)   customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement;

 

(o)   restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Section 7.01;

 

(p)  any other agreement or instrument governing any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.02 entered into after the Closing Date that contains encumbrances and restrictions that either (i) are no more restrictive in any material respect, taken as a whole, with respect to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary than (A) the restrictions contained in the Loan Documents as of the Closing Date or (B) those encumbrances and other restrictions that are in effect on the Closing Date with respect to the Borrower or that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements in effect on the Closing Date, (ii) are not materially more disadvantageous, taken as a whole, to the Lenders than is customary in comparable financings for similarly situated issuers or (iii) will not materially impair the Borrower’s ability to make payments on the Obligations when due, in each case in the good faith judgment of the Borrower;

 

(q)   (i) under terms of Indebtedness and Liens in respect of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(2)(d) and any permitted refinancing in respect of the foregoing and (ii) agreements entered into in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice;

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(r)    customary restrictions and conditions contained in documents relating to any Lien so long as (i) such Lien is a Permitted Lien and such restrictions or conditions relate only to the specific asset subject to such Lien and (ii) such restrictions and conditions are not created for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this Section 7.07;

 

(s)   any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary that was previously an Unrestricted Subsidiary which encumbrance or restriction exists pursuant to or by reason of an agreement that such Subsidiary is a party to or entered into before the date on which such Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such agreement was not entered into in anticipation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and any such encumbrance or restriction does not extend to any assets or property of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary other than the assets and property of such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(t)    any encumbrances or restrictions 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 (s) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, no more restrictive in any material respect with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions, taken as a whole, than those prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing;

 

(u)   any encumbrance or restriction existing under, by reason of or with respect to Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the encumbrances and restrictions contained in the agreements governing that Refinancing Indebtedness are, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; and

 

(v)  applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order in any jurisdiction where Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.02 is incurred.

 

SECTION 7.08 Accounting Changes. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any change in fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year, and, notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 to the contrary, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.

 

SECTION 7.09 Holdings. Holdings shall not engage in any material operating or business activities; provided that the following and any activities incidental thereto shall be permitted in any event:

 

(1)           its ownership of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries, including receipt and payment of Restricted Payments and other amounts in respect of Equity Interests,

 

(2)           the maintenance of its legal existence (including the ability to incur and pay, as applicable, fees, costs and expenses and Taxes relating to such maintenance) and the payment of any tax distributions pursuant to Section 7.05(2)(n)(ii)),

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(3)           the performance of its obligations with respect to the Transactions, the Acquisition Agreement, the Loan Documents and any other documents governing Indebtedness permitted hereby,

 

(4)           any public offering of its common equity or any other issuance, registration or sale of its Equity Interests,

 

(5)           financing activities, including the issuance of securities, incurrence of debt, receipt and payment of dividends and distributions, making contributions to the capital of its Subsidiaries and guaranteeing the obligations of the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries,

 

(6)           if applicable, participating in Tax, accounting and other administrative matters on behalf of itself or as a member of any Tax Group and the provision of administrative and advisory services (including treasury and insurance services) to its Subsidiaries of a type customarily provided by a holding company to its Subsidiaries,

 

(7)           holding any cash or property (but not operate any property),

 

(8)           providing indemnification to officers and directors,

 

(9)           merging, amalgamating or consolidating with or into any Person (in compliance with Section 7.03),

 

(10)         repurchases of Indebtedness through open market purchases and Dutch auctions,

 

(11)         activities incidental to Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments consummated by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including the formation of acquisition vehicle entities and intercompany loans and/or Investments incidental to such Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments,

 

(12)         any transaction with the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent expressly permitted under this Article VII, and

 

(13)         any activities incidental or reasonably related to the foregoing.

 

SECTION 7.10 Financial Covenant. The Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries covenant and agree that:

 

(1)           If on the last day of any Test Period (commencing with the Test Period ending December 31, 2019) there are outstanding Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit under the Priority Revolving Facility (excluding (a) undrawn Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount up to $10.0 million (with only such Letter of Credit amounts in excess of $10.0 million being considered outstanding for purposes of this Section 7.10(1)), (b) Letters of Credit (whether drawn or undrawn) to the extent reimbursed, Cash Collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank on or prior to the date that is three business days following the end of the applicable Test Period and (c) solely for the first two full fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, any Closing Date Revolving Borrowings drawn to finance a portion of the Transactions or the payment of Transaction Expenses or working capital or purchase price adjustments in connection with the Acquisition) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Priority Revolving Facility, the Borrower shall not permit the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Test Period to be greater than 7.40 to 1.00 (such compliance to be determined on the basis of the financial information most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(1) and Section 6.01(2) for such Test Period) (the “Financial Covenant”).

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(2)           Subject to the limitations contained in the proviso to clause (I) of Section 10.01(1)(g), the provisions of this Section 7.10 are for the benefit of the Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility only and the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility may amend, waive or otherwise modify this Section 7.10 or the defined terms used in this Section 7.10 (solely in respect of the use of such defined terms in this Section 7.10) or waive any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of this Section 7.10 without the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility. Any Default or Event of Default under the provisions of this Section 7.10 will not by itself constitute a Default or Event of Default under any Facility (other than the Priority Revolving Facility) and will not trigger a cross-default thereunder.

 

SECTION 7.11 Modification of Terms of Junior Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not, nor shall the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of any Junior Indebtedness that is required pursuant to this Agreement to mature on or after the Original Term Loan Maturity Date and that has an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the greater of (i) $6.0 million and (ii) 12.5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a pro forma basis) that would cause such Junior Indebtedness to mature earlier than the Original Term Loan Maturity Date or to have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Closing Date Term Loans, without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Article VIII

 

Events of Default and Remedies

 

SECTION 8.01 Events of Default. Each of the events referred to in clauses (1) through (11) of this Section 8.01 shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

(1)           Non-Payment. The Borrower fails to pay (a) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or (b) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any other amount payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or

 

(2)           Specific Covenants. The Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or, in the case of Section 7.09, Holdings, fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 6.03(1), 6.05(1) (solely with respect to the Borrower, other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or 7.04) or Article VII ; provided that the Borrower’s failure to comply with the Financial Covenant (a “Financial Covenant Event of Default”) shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Facility other than the Priority Revolving Facility unless and until the Required Facility Lenders for the Priority Revolving Facility have actually terminated all Revolving Commitments under the Priority Revolving Facility and declared all Obligations with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02 as a result of such Financial Covenant Event of Default (and such declaration has not been rescinded as of the applicable date) (the occurrence of such termination and declaration by the Required Facility Lenders for the Priority Revolving Facility, a “Financial Covenant Cross Default”); provided further that any Financial Covenant Event of Default is subject to cure pursuant to Section 8.04; or

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(3)           Other Defaults. The Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(1) or (2) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or

 

(4)           Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty or certification made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document, Committed Loan Notice or certificate of a Responsible Officer expressly required to be delivered hereunder shall be untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made and, for the failure of any representation, warranty or certification that is capable of being cured (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), such incorrect representation, warranty or certification shall remain incorrect for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent; provided, that this clause (4) shall be limited on the Closing Date to the Specified Representations and the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations, and the failure of any other representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by any Loan Party to be untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made on the Closing Date shall not constitute a breach of this clause (4); or

 

(5)           Cross-Default. The Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period, if any, whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount (individually or in the aggregate with all other Indebtedness as to which such a failure shall exist) of not less than the Threshold Amount or (b) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event occurs (other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of Hedging Obligations, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Hedging Obligations and not as a result of any default thereunder by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem all of such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that (i) any such failure under clauses (a) or (b) above (x) shall only constitute an Event of Default hereunder if such failure is unremedied and is not waived by the holders of such Indebtedness prior to any termination of the Commitments or acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Section 8.02 and (y) for the avoidance of doubt, shall not result in a Default or Event of Default hereunder while any notice period or grace period, if applicable to such failure remains in effect and (ii) this clause (5) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness; or

 

(6)           Insolvency Proceedings, etc. The Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

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(7)           Judgments. There is entered against the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, a final non-appealable judgment and order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not paid or covered by insurance or indemnities as to which the insurer or indemnifying party has been notified of such judgment or order and the applicable insurance company or indemnifying party has not denied coverage thereof) and such judgment or order shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending an appeal for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or

 

(8)           ERISA. (a) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (b) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan or (c) with respect to a Foreign Plan, a termination, withdrawal or non-compliance with applicable Law or plan terms occurs, except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 8.01(8), as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(9)           Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason (other than (a) as expressly permitted by a Loan Document (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or 7.04), (b) as a result of acts or omissions by an Agent or any Lender or (c) due to the satisfaction in full of the Termination Conditions) ceases to be in full force and effect, or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents, taken as a whole (other than as a result of the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions), or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole (other than (i) as expressly permitted by a Loan Document (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or 7.04) or (ii) as a result of the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind the Loan Documents, taken as a whole, prior to the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions; or

 

(10)         Collateral Documents. Any Lien purported to be created by any material Collateral Document with respect to a material portion of the Collateral shall cease to be, or any Lien purported to be created by any material Collateral Document with respect to a material portion of the Collateral shall be asserted in writing by any Loan Party (prior to the satisfaction of the Termination Conditions) not to be, a valid and perfected Lien with the priority required by such Collateral Document (or other security purported to be created on the applicable Collateral) on, and security interest in, any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the failure of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to maintain control of Collateral or possession of Collateral actually delivered to it and pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code amendments relating to a Loan Party’s change of name or jurisdiction of formation (solely to the extent that the Borrower provides the Collateral Agent written notice thereof in accordance with the Security Agreement, and the Collateral Agent and the Borrower have agreed that the Collateral Agent will be responsible for filing such amendments) or continuation statements, and except as to Collateral consisting of real property to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage; or

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(11)         Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.

 

SECTION 8.02 Remedies upon Event of Default. Subject to Section 8.04, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Required Lenders and shall, at the request of the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

 

(1)           at the direction of the Required Lenders, declare the Commitments of each Lender and any obligation of the Issuing Banks to make L/C Credit Extensions and the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans to be terminated, whereupon such Commitments and obligation will be terminated;

 

(2)           at the direction of the Required Lenders, declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable under any Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

 

(3)           at the direction of the Required Lenders, require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the then outstanding Letters of Credit (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

 

(4)           exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

 

provided that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (the “Bankruptcy Code”), the Commitments of each Lender and any obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit and any obligation of the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans, will automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid will automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit as aforesaid will automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

After the Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date shall have occurred, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility and shall, at the request of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, take any or all of the following actions:

 

(x)           at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, declare the Commitments of each Priority Revolving Lender and any obligation of the Issuing Banks to make L/C Credit Extensions in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility and the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans which are Priority Revolving Loans to be terminated, whereupon such Commitments and obligation will be terminated;

 

(y)           at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Priority Revolving Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable in respect thereof under any Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; and

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(z)           at the direction of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the then outstanding Letters of Credit (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof) in respect of any Letters of Credit issued under the Priority Revolving Facility.

 

SECTION 8.03 Application of Funds. (a) At any time that the provisions of Section 8.03(b) below do not apply, after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (but other than with respect to the Loans having become immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02, which shall instead be governed by Section 8.03(b) below), subject to any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, any amounts received on account of the Obligations will be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their capacities as such;

 

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III, and other than Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) payable to the Lenders, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, including any post-petition interest accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings (including to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit), the Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

 

Fifth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

 

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

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(b)           Subject to any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, after (x) the Loans have become immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02 or (y) following delivery by the Priority Revolving Agent to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of a Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice and so long as the Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice has not been withdrawn by the Priority Revolving Agent, any amounts received on account of the Obligations (including from the proceeds of Collateral) will be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Collateral Agent in their capacities as such;

 

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts in respect of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations under the Priority Revolving Facility not exceeding the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III, and other than Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) payable to the Lenders, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings under the Priority Revolving Facility in respect of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations not exceeding the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings (including to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit) in respect of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations under the Priority Revolving Facility not exceeding the Maximum Priority Revolving Amount in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

 

Fifth, to the extent not paid pursuant to Clause Second through Clause Fourth above, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III, and other than Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) payable to the Lenders, whether or not such amounts are allowed as a claim against any of the Loan Parties in any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Fifth payable to them;

 

Sixth, to the extent not paid pursuant to Clause Second through Clause Fifth above, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Sixth payable to them;

 

Seventh, to the extent not paid pursuant to Clause Second through Clause Sixth above, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, the Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Seventh held by them;

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Eighth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

 

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

 

Subject to Section 2.03(3), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth of Section 8.03(a) and clause Fourth of Section 8.03(b) will be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount will be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, will be paid to the Borrower.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Loan Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Loan Party.

 

SECTION 8.04 Right to Cure.

 

(1)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01 or Section 8.02, but subject to Sections 8.04(2) and (3), for the purpose of determining whether an Event of Default under the Financial Covenant has occurred, the Borrower may on one or more occasions designate any portion of the Net Proceeds from any Permitted Equity Issuance or of any contribution to the common equity capital of the Borrower (or from any other contribution to capital or sale or issuance of any other Equity Interests on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) (the “Cure Amount”) as an increase to Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for the applicable fiscal quarter; provided that

 

(a)  such amounts to be designated are actually received by the Borrower (i) after the last Business Day of the applicable fiscal quarter and (ii) on or prior to the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter (the “Cure Expiration Date”),

 

(b)  such amounts to be designated do not exceed the maximum aggregate amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant as of such date, and

 

(c)  the Borrower will have provided notice to the Administrative Agent on the date such amounts are designated as a “Cure Amount” (it being understood that to the extent such notice is provided in advance of delivery of a Compliance Certificate for the applicable period, the amount of such Net Proceeds that is designated as the Cure Amount may be lower than specified in such notice to the extent that the amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant is less than the full amount of such originally designated amount).

 

The Cure Amount used to calculate Consolidated EBITDA for one fiscal quarter will be used and included when calculating Consolidated EBITDA for each Test Period that includes such fiscal quarter. The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 8.04(1) may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than as applicable to the Financial Covenant (and may not be included for purposes of determining pricing, mandatory prepayments and the availability or amount permitted pursuant to any covenant under Article VII) and may not result in any adjustment to any amounts (including the amount of Indebtedness) or increase in cash with respect to the fiscal quarter with respect to which such Cure Amount was received other than the amount of the Consolidated EBITDA referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, except to the extent such proceeds are applied to prepay Indebtedness under the Facilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.01 and Section 8.02, (x) upon designation of the Cure Amount by the Borrower in an amount necessary to cure any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant, the Financial Covenant will be deemed satisfied and complied with as of the end of the relevant fiscal quarter with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply with the Financial Covenant and any Event of Default under the Financial Covenant (and any other Default as a result thereof) will be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the Loan Documents, (y) from and after the date that the Borrower delivers a written notice to the Administrative Agent that it intends to exercise its cure right under this Section 8.04 (a “Notice of Intent to Cure”) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender may exercise any rights or remedies under Section 8.02 (or under any other Loan Document) on the basis of any actual or purported Event of Default under the Financial Covenant (and any other Default as a result thereof) until and unless the Cure Expiration Date has occurred without the Cure Amount having been designated and (z) no Lender or Issuing Bank shall be required to (but in its sole discretion may) make any Revolving Loan or issue or amend any Letter of Credit from and after such time as the Administrative Agent has received the Notice of Intent to Cure unless and until the Cure Amount is actually received.

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(2)         In each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, there shall be no more than two (2) fiscal quarters in which the cure right set forth in Section 8.04(1) is exercised.

 

(3)         There shall be no more than five (5) fiscal quarters in which the cure rights set forth in Section 8.04(1) are exercised during the term of the Facilities; provided that, so long as the Closing Date Revolving Facility is no longer outstanding, there may be an additional fiscal quarter after the Original Revolving Facility Maturity Date in which the cure rights set forth in this Section 8.04 are exercised during the term of any Revolving Commitments.

 

Article IX

 

The Agents

 

SECTION 9.01 Appointment and Authorization. Each Lender and Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints Ares Capital Corporation, to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article IX (other than Sections 9.07, 9.11, 9.12, 9.14 and 9.15) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any such provision. Each Priority Revolving Lender (and, if applicable, each other Secured Party with respect to the Priority Revolving Facility) hereby irrevocably appoints SunTrust Bank, to act on its behalf as the Priority Revolving Agent hereunder and authorizes the Priority Revolving Agent to take such actions, and only such actions on its behalf hereunder, solely to the extent such actions are expressly authorized hereunder to be taken by the Priority Revolving Agent. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent hereby represents and warrants that it is either (a) a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” and that it will comply with its “obligation to withhold,” each within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(ii) or (b) a Withholding U.S. Branch. It is understood and agreed that any right to take (or decline to take) or any power or authority granted, assigned or delegated to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be taken or exercised, as the case may be, by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or any co-agents, sub-agents or attorneys-in-fact designated by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the applicable Loan Document), and, for the avoidance of doubt, not the Priority Revolving Agent or any of the Priority Revolving Agent’s Agent-Related Persons, sub-agents, co-agents or attorneys-in-fact. Furthermore, each Priority Revolving Lender hereby expressly agrees that any powers or discretion or authority granted to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under any Loan Document are granted to the Administrative Agent and not the Priority Revolving Agent.

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(2)         The Administrative Agent shall also act as the sole and exclusive “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a Lender and a potential Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank) and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of (and to hold any security interest created by the Collateral Documents for and on behalf of or in trust for) such Lender and Issuing Bank for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as sole and exclusive “collateral agent” (and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed solely by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X with respect to the Administrative Agent (including Sections 10.04 and 10.05), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto (including any Intercreditor Agreement), as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents and acknowledge and agree that any such action by any Agent shall bind the Lenders.

 

(3)         (a) Each Lender (i) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (ii) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

(I)                       such Lender is not using Plan Assets of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,

 

(II)                      the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,

 

(III)                    (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or                      

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(IV)                     such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent (each in its sole discretion), and such Lender.

 

(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (I) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (IV) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (i) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (ii) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that:

 

(I)                        none of the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto),

 

(II)                       the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other Person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50.0 million,

 

(III)                      the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations),

 

(IV)                      the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and

 

(V)                       no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement.

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(c) The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Bank and each of their respective Affiliates hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

 

SECTION 9.02 Rights as a Lender. Any Priority Revolving Lender or Non-Priority Lender that is also serving as an Agent (including as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent) hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Priority Revolving Lender or Non-Priority Lender, respectively, as any other Priority Revolving Lender or Non-Priority Lender, respectively, and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent and the term “Priority Revolving Lender”, “Non-Priority Lender” or “Lender”, respectively, shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include each Priority Revolving Lender, Non-Priority Lender or Lender, respectively (if any), serving as an Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Any such Person serving as an Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any Lender. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, any Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that no Agent shall be under any obligation to provide such information to them.

 

SECTION 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Priority Revolving Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Agent (including the Administrative Agent):

 

(1)         shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to any Agent or Arranger is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law and instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties;

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(2)         shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that such Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) (including any such direction set forth herein or in such other Loan 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 Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

 

(3)         shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by any Person serving as an Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

 

Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Persons shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (a) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (b) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by the final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein. Neither the Priority Revolving Agent nor any of its Related Persons shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (a) with the consent or at the request of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Priority Revolving Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (b) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by the final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event unless and until notice describing such Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, respectively, is given to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, by the Borrower, a Lender, or an Issuing Bank.

 

No Agent-Related Person shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (a) any recital, statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (c) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, (d) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (e) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral or (f) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable. The duties of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or the holder of any Note; and nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Loan Document, the Arrangers are named as such for recognition purposes only, and in its capacity as such shall have no powers, duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; it being understood and agreed that the Arrangers shall be entitled to all indemnification and reimbursement rights in favor of the Arrangers as, and to the extent, provided for under Section 10.05. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Arrangers shall not, solely by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, have any fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or any other Person.

 

SECTION 9.04 Lack of Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent. Independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers and of their respective Affiliates, each Lender and the holder of each Note, to the extent it deems appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (a) its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the making and the continuance of the Loans and the taking or not taking of any action in connection herewith and (b) its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Arrangers and any of their respective Affiliates shall not have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender or the holder of any Note with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers and any of their respective Affiliates shall not be responsible to any Lender or the holder of any Note for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectability, priority or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or the existence or possible existence of any Default, Event of Default, Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date, Purchase Option Trigger Event or Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event. The Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or Priority Revolving Agent may in good faith ask for such information or support it may deem reasonably necessary to confirm that one or more lenders in fact constitute either the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders under any Facility before taking or declining to take any action under a Loan Document and none of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be deemed to be liable to any Lender for so taking or so declining to take such action until it shall have received such information so reasonably requested.

 

SECTION 9.05 Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent and Priority Revolving Agent. If the Administrative Agent requests instructions from the Required Lenders (or if appropriate the Required Facility Lenders), or if the Priority Revolving Agent requests instructions from the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, in each case with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall have received instructions from the Required Lenders or Required Facility Lenders, as the case may be; and the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall not incur liability to any Lender by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, neither any Lender nor the holder of any Note shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Loan Document in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders, as the case may be.

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SECTION 9.06 Reliance by the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or facsimile message, cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by any Person that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, believed to be the proper Person, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to this Agreement and any other Loan Document and its duties hereunder and thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan or the issuance, extension or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Loan or issuances of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

SECTION 9.07 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving 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 Agent-Related Persons. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub agent and to the Agent-Related Persons of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.07 or Section 9.14, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall not delegate to any Supplemental Administrative Agent responsibility for receiving any payments under any Loan Document for the account of any Lender, which payments shall be received directly by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, without prior written consent of the Borrower (not to unreasonably withheld or delayed).

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SECTION 9.08 Indemnification. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, to the extent the Administrative Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Persons (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Administrative Agent) is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Administrative Agent) in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Administrative Agent) in performing its duties hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s or any other of its Agent-Related Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower, provided that such reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect the Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto, provided further that the failure of any Lender to indemnify or reimburse the Administrative Agent shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation in respect thereof. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, to the extent the Priority Revolving Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Persons (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Priority Revolving Agent) is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Lenders will reimburse and indemnify the Priority Revolving Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Priority Revolving Agent) in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, costs, expenses or disbursements of whatsoever kind or nature which may be imposed on, asserted against or incurred by the Priority Revolving Agent or any other of its Agent-Related Person (solely to the extent any such Agent-Related Person was performing services on behalf of the Priority Revolving Agent) in performing its duties hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that no Priority Revolving Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Priority Revolving Agent’s or any other of its Agent-Related Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Without limitation of the foregoing, each Priority Revolving Lender shall reimburse the Priority Revolving Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Priority Revolving Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Priority Revolving Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower, provided that such reimbursement by the Priority Revolving Lenders shall not affect the Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto, provided further that the failure of any Priority Revolving Lender to indemnify or reimburse the Priority Revolving Agent shall not relieve any other Priority Revolving Lender of its obligation in respect thereof. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Liabilities, this Section 9.08 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person. The undertaking in this Section 9.08 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent.

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SECTION 9.09 The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent in Their Individual Capacities. With respect to its obligation to make Loans under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall have the rights and powers specified herein for a “Lender” or “Priority Revolving Lender”, respectively, and may exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the duties specified herein; and the term “Lender”, “Priority Revolving Lender”, “Required Lenders”, “Required Facility Lenders” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, include the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in its respective individual capacities. The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent and its affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, investment banking, trust or other business with, or provide debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party (or any Person engaged in a similar business with any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof) as if they were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, any Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that no Agent shall be under any obligation to provide such information to them.

 

SECTION 9.10 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Lender, Swing Line Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder, as the case may be. None of the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a “lead arranger” or “bookrunner” shall have any obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than (a) as expressly provided herein or (b) those applicable to all Lenders, but only to the extent acting in such capacity as a Lender.

 

SECTION 9.11 Resignation by the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent. The Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent may resign from the performance of all its respective functions and duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents at any time by giving 30 Business Days prior written notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event, then the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may be removed as the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, at the reasonable request of (in the case of the Administrative Agent) the Required Lenders and (in the case of the Priority Revolving Agent) the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility. If the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent becomes subject to an Agent-Related Distress Event, then the Borrower may remove the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, from such role upon 15 days’ prior written notice to the Lenders. Such resignation or removal shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, as provided below.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be appointed unless such successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, represents and warrants that it is (a) a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” and that it will comply with its “obligation to withhold,” each within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1 or (b) a Withholding U.S. Branch.

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Upon any such notice of resignation by, or notice of removal of, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, hereunder or thereunder who shall be a commercial bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (provided that the Borrower’s approval shall not be required if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing).

 

If a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall not have been so appointed within such 30 Business Day period, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, with the consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, provided that the Borrower’s consent shall not be required if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing), shall then appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, who shall serve as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, as provided above.

 

If no successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent has been appointed pursuant to the foregoing by the 35th Business Day after the date such notice of resignation was given by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, or such notice of removal was given by the Required Lenders or the Borrower, as applicable, the Administrative Agent’s or the Priority Revolving Agent’s, as applicable, resignation shall nonetheless become effective and the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, hereunder or under any other Loan Document until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders (or, in the case of a resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, as provided above. The retiring Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall instead be made by or to each Lender or Issuing Bank directly, until such time as the Required Lenders (or, in the case of the resignation or removal of the Priority Revolving Agent, the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility) appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.11.

 

Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent hereunder and, in the case of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent for purposes of the immediately succeeding clauses (a) and (b), 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 Required Lenders may request, in order to (a) continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents or (b) otherwise ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement is satisfied, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 9.11).

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The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s or Priority Revolving Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Agent-Related Persons in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable.

 

Upon a resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent pursuant to this Section 9.11, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, (a) shall continue to be subject to Section 10.09 and (b) shall remain indemnified to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the provisions of this Article IX (and the analogous provisions of the other Loan Documents) shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, for all of its actions and inactions while serving as the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable.

 

SECTION 9.12 Collateral Matters. Each Lender (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank) irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take the actions to be taken by them as set forth in Sections 7.04 and 10.24.

 

Each Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note by the acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Required Lenders, of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Collateral Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

 

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 9.12. In each case as specified in this Section 9.12, Section 7.04 and Section 10.24, the applicable Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the applicable Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release or subordination of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, this Section 9.12, Section 7.04 and Section 10.24.

 

The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders or to any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Loan Party or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent in this Section 9.12, Section 7.04, Section 10.24 or in any of the Collateral Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

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SECTION 9.13 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan 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:

 

(1)          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, any Issuing Bank, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, any Issuing Bank, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, any Issuing Bank, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

(2)          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 Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, and, in the event that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and relevant Issuing Banks, to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, 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 Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.

 

The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, (b) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable Law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). In connection with any such bid (a) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (b) to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a) through (i) of the first proviso to Section 10.01(1) of this Agreement), (c) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to assign the relevant Obligations to any such acquisition vehicle pro rata by the Lenders, as a result of which each of the Lenders shall be deemed to have received a pro rata portion of any Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by such an acquisition vehicle on account of the assignment of the Obligations to be credit bid, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action and (d) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.

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SECTION 9.14 Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents.

 

(1)          It is the purpose of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that there shall be no violation of any Law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and in particular in case of the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, or in case the Administrative Agent deems that by reason of any present or future Law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a “Supplemental Administrative Agent” and collectively as “Supplemental Administrative Agents”).

 

(2)          In the event that the Administrative Agent appoints a Supplemental Administrative Agent with respect to any Collateral, (a) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Administrative Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Administrative Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental Administrative Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either the Administrative Agent or such Supplemental Administrative Agent and (b) the provisions of this Article IX and of Sections 10.04 and 10.05 that refer to the Administrative Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Administrative Agent and all references therein to the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent or such Supplemental Administrative Agent, as the context may require.

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(3)          Should any instrument in writing from any Loan Party be reasonably required by any Supplemental Administrative Agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Borrower shall, or shall cause such Loan Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments reasonably acceptable to it promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent. In case any Supplemental Administrative Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Administrative Agent, to the extent permitted by Law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Administrative Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 9.15 Intercreditor Agreements. The Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent are hereby authorized to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement to the extent contemplated by the terms hereof, and the parties hereto acknowledge that such Intercreditor Agreement is (and shall be) binding upon them. Each Secured Party agrees that the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, upon execution thereof, shall be binding upon them. Each Secured Party (a) hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements, (b) hereby authorizes, instructs and directs the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof and (c) without any further consent of the Lenders, hereby authorizes, instructs and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent 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 or any Intercreditor Agreement contemplated hereunder (including any such amendment (or amendment and restatement) of any intercreditor agreement to provide for the incurrence of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder that will be secured on a junior lien or pari passu basis to the Obligations); provided that such intercreditor agreements may not contain provisions inconsistent with the ICA Applicable Provisions.

 

In addition, each Secured Party hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to enter into (a) any amendments to any Intercreditor Agreements, and (b) any other intercreditor arrangements, in the case of the clauses (a) and (b) to the extent required to give effect to the establishment of intercreditor rights and privileges as contemplated and required or permitted by this Agreement (including any such amendment (or amendment and restatement) of any intercreditor agreement to provide for the incurrence of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder that will be secured on a junior lien or pari passu basis to the Obligations). Each Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that any of the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (or one or more of their respective Affiliates) may (but are not obligated to) act as the “Debt Representative” or like term for the holders of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under the security agreements with respect thereto or any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect. Each Lender waives any conflict of interest, now contemplated or arising hereafter, in connection therewith and agrees not to assert against any Agent or any of its affiliates any claims, causes of action, damages or liabilities of whatever kind or nature relating thereto.

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SECTION 9.16 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Guaranty or any Collateral Document, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 8.03, any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 9.17 Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable Laws, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 3.01, each Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, all Taxes and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, by the IRS or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of such Lender for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective), whether or not such Taxes are correctly or legally imposed or asserted. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (a) any Non-Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, for such Non-Excluded Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (b) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.07(5) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (c) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, under this Section 9.17. The agreements in this Section 9.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations. For purposes of this Section 9.17, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and any Swing Line Lender.

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Article X

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 10.01                    Amendments, etc.

 

(1)           Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (other than (x) with respect to any amendment or waiver contemplated in clauses (g), (h), (i) or (j) below (in the case of clause (j), to the extent permitted by Section 2.14, but subject to the last proviso in such clause (j)), which shall only require the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Facility or Facilities, as applicable (and not the Required Lenders) and (y) with respect to any amendment or waiver contemplated in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (g)(IV), which shall only require the consent of the Lenders expressly set forth therein and not the Required Lenders) (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees to acknowledge any such waiver, consent or amendment that otherwise satisfies the requirements of this Section 10.01 as promptly as possible, however, to the extent the final form of such waiver, consent or amendment has been delivered to the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day prior to the proposed effectiveness of the consents by the Lenders party thereto, the Administrative Agent shall acknowledge such waiver, consent or amendment (i) immediately, in the case of any amendment which does not require the consent of any existing Lender under this Agreement or (ii) otherwise, within two hours of the time copies of the Required Lender consents or other applicable Lender consents required by this Section 10.01 have been provided to the Administrative Agent, it being understood that with respect to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), if the applicable waiver, consent or amendment has not been acknowledged by the Administrative Agent in the time frames provided, the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have acknowledged such applicable waiver, consent or amendment; and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

 

(a)   extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.01 or 4.02 or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);

 

(b)   postpone any date scheduled for, or reduce the amount of, any payment of principal or interest under Section 2.07 or 2.08 (other than pursuant to Section 2.08(2)) or any payment of fees or premiums hereunder or under any Loan Document with respect to payments to any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, it being understood that none of the following will constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for, or a reduction in the amount of, any payment of principal, interest, fees or premiums: (i) the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Loans, (ii) the waiver of any Default or Event of Default (other than the waiver of any Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01(1)) and (iii) any change to the definition of “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio,” “Secured Net Leverage Ratio,” “Total Net Leverage Ratio,” “Interest Coverage Ratio” or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof;

 

(c)   reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or Unreimbursed Amount, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, it being understood that none of the following will constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or any fees: any change to the definition of “First Lien Net Leverage Ratio,” “Secured Net Leverage Ratio,” “Total Net Leverage Ratio,” “Interest Coverage Ratio,” or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof; provided that (i) with respect to any Default Rate payable in respect of any Facility (including the Priority Revolving Facility), only the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such Facility shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate and (ii) only the consent of the Swing Line Lender shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate payable in respect of the Swing Line Facility;

 

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(d)   [reserved];

 

(e)   other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(f)   other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.03 or Section 7.04, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(g)   notwithstanding anything contained in any Loan Document (and for the avoidance of doubt notwithstanding any provision of this Section 10.01 other than this clause (g) and clauses (h) and (i) below, but subject in each case to the consent of the Borrower, and to the extent it would be otherwise required pursuant to the Agent Vote Requirement, the consent of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Issuing Bank and/or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable), amend, waive or otherwise modify (I)(A)(X) any Loans under the Non-Priority Facility to increase amortization thereof (or change the scheduled amortization payments thereof to earlier dates), but, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the acceleration of (or termination of Commitments under) all or any part of the Non-Priority Facility or (Y) the Financial Covenant (or any Default or Event of Default resulting from a failure to perform or observe the Financial Covenant) or the provisions of Section 8.04, in each case in this clause (A), without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility (and in the case of this clause (A) no consent of any other Lender in its capacity as such shall be required except as set forth in the immediately succeeding proviso); provided that no such amendment, modification or waiver contemplated by clause (I)(A)(Y) may result in allowing a Credit Extension (whether such Credit Extension would occur at the time of such amendment, modification, waiver or thereafter) under the Priority Revolving Facility if such Credit Extension would, absent such amendment, waiver or modification, not be permitted, unless either (x) such amendment, waiver or modification shall have also been approved by the Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Term Loan Facility or (y) after giving pro forma effect to such Credit Extension, the aggregate Revolving Exposure then outstanding shall not exceed $20 million, (B) solely to the extent that any such amendment, modification or waiver of any of the following defined terms or sections referred to in this clause (B) adversely affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Priority Revolving Lenders in their capacity as such, (i) the definitions of FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions, EP ICA Applicable Provisions, ICA Applicable Provisions, Priority Revolving Agent, Priority Revolving Facility, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice or Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date or (ii) Sections 2.05(1)(f), 6.01(1), 6.01(2), 6.02(1), 9.15 or 10.28, (C) the provisions of Section 7.04 to permit any otherwise non-permitted Asset Sales for an amount in excess of $35,000,000 in the aggregate or (D) any provisions or terms of an Intercreditor Agreement or the definitions of Intercreditor Agreement, Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement or First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, in each case in a manner inconsistent with the ICA Applicable Provisions, in each case under clauses (B) through (D) of this clause (g)(I), without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Priority Revolving Facility, (II)(A) any provision of any Loan Document that would permit the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower to purchase, take by assignment or otherwise become a Lender in respect of the Priority Revolving Facility, (B) any provisions or terms of an Intercreditor Agreement or the definitions of Intercreditor Agreement, Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement or First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, in each case in a manner inconsistent with the ICA Applicable Provisions or (C) solely to the extent that any such amendment, modification or waiver of any of the following defined terms or sections referred to in this clause (C) adversely affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Non-Priority Lenders in their capacity as such, the definitions of FL/SL ICA Applicable Provisions, EP ICA Applicable Provisions, ICA Applicable Provisions, Priority Revolving Facility, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event, Priority Revolving Facility Trigger Event Notice or Priority Revolving Facility Termination Date or Section 9.15, in each case under clauses (A) through (C) of this clause (g)(II), without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the Non-Priority Facility, (III) Section 10.28 without the consent of Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Term Loan Facility or (IV) modify (i) this clause (g) or clauses (h) or (i) below, (ii) the definitions of Required Lenders or Required Facility Lenders (it being understood that neither the consent of the Required Lenders nor the consent of any Lender other than each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby shall be required in connection with any change to the definition of “Required Facility Lenders” as it pertains to the Facility under which such directly and adversely affected Lender is a Lender under), (iii) Section 2.13 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby specified therein or (iv) Section 8.03 or the term Maximum Priority Revolving Amount, in each case under this clause (IV) without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (other than, in each case under this clause (IV), solely to reflect the addition of Lenders under one or more additional credit facilities added to this Agreement and the right of any extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans, the Revolving Loans, the Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof, that would not otherwise require a consent under clause (g)(I) through (g)(III) that has not been obtained); provided further that any reference to amending, modifying or waiving any particular definition in, or section of, any Loan Document in this clause (g) shall be deemed to include the amendment, modification or waiver of any definition, component definition used therein or other section of a Loan Document referred to therein, solely in respect of the use thereof in any such definition, component definition or section;

 

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(h)  subject to the first proviso in clause (g)(I) and clauses (g)(II), (g)(III) and (g)(IV) above, (x) amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision or (y) waive any Default or Event of Default that results from any representation made or deemed made by any Loan Party in any Loan Document in connection with any Credit Extension under one or more Revolving Facility being untrue in any material respect as of the date made or deemed made, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), which directly affects Lenders under one or more Revolving Facilities and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facilities (it being understood that the waiver of any conditions set forth in Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under one or more Revolving Facilities directly affects the Lenders under such Revolving Facilities and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facilities), in each case, without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Revolving Facility or Facilities (and in the case of multiple Revolving Facilities which are affected, such Required Facility Lenders shall consent together as one Facility); provided, however, that the amendments, waivers or other modifications described in this clause (h) shall not, subject to the immediately following proviso, require the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Revolving Facility or Facilities (it being understood that any amendment to the conditions of effectiveness of Incremental Commitments set forth in Section 2.14 shall be subject to clause (j) below); provided further that no such amendment, modification or waiver contemplated by this clause (h) may result in allowing a Credit Extension (whether such Credit Extension would occur at the time of such amendment, modification, waiver or thereafter) under the Priority Revolving Facility if such Credit Extension would, absent such amendment, waiver or modification, not be permitted, unless either (A) such amendment, waiver or modification shall have also been approved by the Required Facility Lenders under the Closing Date Term Loan Facility or (B) after giving pro forma effect to such Credit Extension, the aggregate Revolving Exposure then outstanding shall not exceed $20 million;

 

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(i)   subject to clauses (g)(I) and (g)(IV) above, amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision which directly affects Lenders under one or more Term Facilities and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facilities, in each case, without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Term Facility or Facilities (and in the case of multiple Term Facilities which are affected, such Required Facility Lenders shall consent together as one Facility); provided, however, that the amendments, waivers or other modifications described in this clause (i) shall not require the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Term Facility or Facilities (it being understood that any amendment to the conditions of effectiveness of Incremental Commitments set forth in Section 2.14 shall be subject to clause (j) below);

 

(j)   amend, waive or otherwise modify any term or provision (including the availability and conditions to funding (subject to the requirements of Section 2.14) with respect to Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Commitments, but excluding the rate of interest applicable thereto which shall be subject to clause (c) above)) which directly affects Lenders of one or more Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments and does not directly affect Lenders under any other Facility, in each case, without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments (and in the case of multiple Facilities which are affected, such Required Facility Lenders shall consent together as one Facility); provided, however, that, to the extent permitted under Section 2.14, no amendments or waivers described in this clause (j) shall require the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lenders and shall only require the consent of the Required Facility Lenders under such applicable Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Commitments, including to the extent such amendment or waiver includes provisions that benefit the Lenders under any other Facility and are not adverse to such other Lenders (subject to any consent of the Administrative Agent or Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, required under Section 2.14); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount that can be incurred (whether pursuant to Section 2.14 or the definition of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt) under the Available Incremental Amount cannot be increased without the consent of the Required Lenders;

 

provided that:

 

(i)                            no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each Issuing Bank in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of such Issuing Bank under this Agreement or any Issuing Bank Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; provided, however, that this Agreement may be amended to adjust the mechanics related to the issuance of Letters of Credit, including mechanical changes relating to the existence of multiple Issuing Banks, with only the written consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower so long as the obligations of the Revolving Lenders, if any, who have not executed such amendment, and if applicable the other Issuing Banks, if any, who have not executed such amendment, are not adversely affected thereby;

 

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(ii)                           no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; provided, however, that this Agreement may be amended to adjust the borrowing mechanics related to Swing Line Loans with only the written consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Swing Line Lender and the Borrower so long as the obligations of the Revolving Lenders, if any, who have not executed such amendment, are not adversely affected thereby;

 

(iii)                          no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by (x) the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, respectively, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) the Priority Revolving Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Priority Revolving Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (this clause (iii), together with clauses (i) and (ii) immediately above, the “Agent Vote Requirements”); and

 

(iv)                          Section 10.07(7) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification;

 

provided further that notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

(I)          no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove of any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender (it being understood that any Commitments or Loans held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders);

 

(II)          subject to Section 10.01(1)(d), no Lender consent is required to effect any amendment or supplement to any Intercreditor Agreement (i) that is for the purpose of adding the holders of Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or any other Permitted Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness (or a Debt Representative with respect thereto) as parties thereto, as expressly contemplated by the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable (it being understood that any such amendment, modification or supplement may make such other changes to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement as, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, are required to effectuate the foregoing and provided that such other changes are not adverse, in any material respect, to the interests of the Lenders) or (ii) that is expressly contemplated by any Intercreditor Agreement in connection with joinders and supplements; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable;

 

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(III)         this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans, the Revolving Loans, the Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations 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 Required Lenders;

 

(IV)         any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section 10.01 if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time;

 

(V)          any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or the Collateral Agent, as applicable) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency (including amendments, supplements or waivers to any of the Collateral Documents, guarantees, intercreditor agreements or related documents executed by any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement if such amendment, supplement or waiver is delivered in order to cause such Collateral Documents, guarantees, intercreditor agreements or related documents to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) so long as, in each case, the Lenders shall have received at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment; provided that the consent of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the case may be, shall not be required to make any such changes necessary to be made in connection with any borrowing of Incremental Loans, any borrowing of Other Loans, any Extension or any borrowing of Replacement Loans and otherwise to effect the provisions of Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16 or the immediately succeeding paragraph of this Section 10.01, respectively or to effect amendments to this Agreement or any other Loan Document as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to effect any provision specifying that any waiver, amendment or modification may be made with the consent or approval of the Administrative Agent; and

 

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(VI)         the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may, without the input or consent of the other Lenders, effect changes to this Agreement that are necessary and appropriate to effect the offering process set forth in Section 2.05(1)(e).

 

(2)           In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.01, this Agreement may be amended (each, a “Replacement Amendment”) with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the Replacement Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of all outstanding Term Loans of any Class (“Replaced Loans”) with replacement term loans (“Replacement Loans”) hereunder; provided that,

 

(a)   the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Replaced Loans, plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing of Replaced Loans with such Replacement Loans and any other Incremental Amounts,

 

(b)   the All-In Yield with respect to such Replacement Loans (or similar interest rate spread applicable to such Replacement Loans) shall not be higher than the All-In Yield for such Replaced Loans (or similar interest rate spread applicable to such Replaced Loans) immediately prior to such refinancing,

 

(c)   the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replacement Loans shall not be shorter than the then-remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replaced Loans at the time of such refinancing,

 

(d)  all other terms (other than with respect to pricing, interest rate margins, fees, discounts, rate floors and prepayment or redemption terms) applicable to such Replacement Loans shall either, at the option of the Borrower, (i) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Replacement Loans (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) if not otherwise consistent with the terms of such Replaced Loans, not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), when taken as a whole, than the terms of such Replaced Loans, except, in each case under this clause (ii), with respect to (I) covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date of the Loans in effect immediately prior to such refinancing or (II) a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant (so long as, to the extent that any such terms of any Replacement Loans contain a Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant that is in effect prior to the applicable Latest Maturity Date of the Closing Date Term Loan Facility, the 2020 Incremental Term Loan Facility or Closing Date Revolving Facility, as applicable, such Previously Absent Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be included for the benefit of such Facility) or (iii) such terms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, at Borrower’s election, to the extent any term or provision is added for the benefit of the lenders of Replacement Loans, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of each of the Closing Date Term Loans, the 2020 Incremental Term Loans and the Closing Date Revolving Facility),

 

(e)   Replacement Loans shall not at any time be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and

 

(f)    in the case of Replacement Loans that are secured, the obligations in respect thereof shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.01, (x) each Replacement Amendment may, without the consent of any other Loan Party, Agent or Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan 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 10.01(2) (for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.01(2) shall supersede any other provisions in this Section 10.01 to the contrary), including to effect technical and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (y) at the option of the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, incorporate terms that would be favorable to existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes for the benefit of such existing Lenders of the applicable Class or Classes, in each case under this clause (y), so long as the Administrative Agent reasonably agrees that such modification is favorable to the applicable Lenders.

 

(3)            In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.01,

 

(a)  the Guaranty, the Collateral Documents and related documents executed by Loan Parties in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to cure ambiguities or defects or (iii) to cause the Guaranty, Collateral Documents or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including by adding additional parties as contemplated herein or therein), and

 

(b)  if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error, mistake, ambiguity, incorrect cross-reference or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any exhibit, schedule or other attachment to any Loan Document), then the Administrative Agent (acting in its sole discretion) and the Borrower or any other relevant Loan Party shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document. Notification of such amendment shall be made by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders promptly upon such amendment becoming effective.

 

SECTION 10.02           Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.

 

(1)            General. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (2) below), 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 as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

 

(a)  if to Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

 

(b)  if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire. 

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Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next succeeding Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (2) below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (2).

 

The Priority Revolving Agent shall deliver a copy of any notice delivered by it to the Administrative Agent for purposes of Section 8.03(b) of the Credit Agreement to each Authorized Representative (as defined in the Equal Priority Intercreditor Agreement).

 

(2)            Electronic Communication. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent (or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable) that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

(3)            Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (a) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next succeeding Business Day for the recipient and (b) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (a) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

 

(4)            The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any of their Agent-Related Persons or any Arranger (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to Holdings, the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, the Administrative Agent’s or the Priority Revolving Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to Holdings, the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

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(5)            Change of Address. Each Loan Party, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Lenders, the Priority Revolving Agent). In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent (or in the case of the Priority Revolving Lenders, the Priority Revolving Agent) from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, has on record (a) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (b) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private-Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

 

(6)            Reliance by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (a) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein or (b) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, each Lender and the Related Persons of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

SECTION 10.03           No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) any Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender from   exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.10 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13) or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided further that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

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SECTION 10.04           Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) if the Closing Date occurs and to the extent not paid or reimbursed on or prior to the Closing Date, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Arranger with the “lead left” placement for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and such Arranger incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs of a single U.S. counsel (including, without limitation, those of any common diligence team at such identified counsel for such Arranger) and, if necessary, a single local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction and (b) upon presentation of a summary statement, together with any supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Swing Line Lender and the other Lenders, taken as a whole, promptly following a written demand therefor for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including all Attorney Costs of one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole (and, if necessary, one local counsel in any relevant material jurisdiction and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction to each group of affected Lenders similarly situated taken as a whole)). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent or the Priority Revolving Agent, as applicable, in its sole discretion.

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SECTION 10.05           Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agents, each Issuing Bank, each Swing Line Lender, and each other Lender, the Arrangers and their respective Related Persons (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including Attorney Costs and Environmental Liabilities) to which any such Indemnitee may become subject arising out of, resulting from or in connection with (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant material jurisdiction, and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction to each group of affected Indemnitees similarly situated taken as a whole) any actual or threatened claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to the Transactions or to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the use, or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding), and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses resulted from (a) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Persons as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (b) a material breach of any obligations under any Loan Document by such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Persons as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (c) any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than any claims against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an administrative agent or arranger or any similar role under any Loan Document and other than any claims arising out of any act or omission of Holdings or any of its Affiliates (as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). To the extent that the undertakings to indemnify and hold harmless set forth in this Section 10.05 may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any applicable Law or public policy, the Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable Law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement (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), nor shall any Indemnitee or any Loan Party have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date) (other than, in the case of any Loan Party, in respect of any such damages incurred or paid by an Indemnitee to a third party for which such Indemnitee is otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 10.05). In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, stockholders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents is consummated. All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be paid within thirty (30) calendar days after written demand therefor. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. This Section 10.05 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-tax claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Indemnitee shall be obligated to refund and return promptly any and all amounts paid by any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates under this Section 10.05 to such Indemnitee for any such fees, expenses or damages to the extent such Indemnitee is not entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

SECTION 10.06           Marshaling; Payments Set Aside. None of the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of the Loan Parties or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to any Agent or any Lender, or any Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.

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SECTION 10.07        Successors and Assigns.

 

(1)            The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and registered assigns permitted hereby, except that neither Holdings nor the Borrower may, except as permitted by Section 7.03, assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder (including to existing Lenders and their Affiliates) except (a) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(2) (such an assignee, an “Eligible Assignee”) and (I) in the case of any Eligible Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is an Affiliated Lender, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(8), (II) in the case of any Eligible Assignee that is Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(12) or (C) in the case of any Eligible Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is a Debt Fund Affiliate, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(11), (b) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(4), (c) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.07(6), (d) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(7) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void) (or in the case of any such attempted assignment or transfer to a Disqualified Institution shall be subject to the provisions set forth in the fourth sentence of the definition of “Lender”) and (e) pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Section 10.28. 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 Section 10.07(4) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Related Persons of each of the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(2)            Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.07(2), participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

(a) Minimum Amounts.

 

(i)       in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

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(ii)       in any case not described in subsection (2)(a)(i) of this Section 10.07, the aggregate amount of the Commitment or, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $1.0 million, in the case of Term Loans, and not less than $1.0 million, in the case of Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments, unless each of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and, so long as no Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (in the case of an assignment of Term Loans, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met.

 

(b) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned (it being understood that assignments under separate Facilities shall not be required to be made on a pro rata basis).

 

(c)  Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by Section 10.07(2)(a)(ii) and, in addition:

 

(i)       the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (I) an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date or (II) in respect of an assignment of all or a portion of the Term Loans only, such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender (including, solely with respect to PSP, to any of its Affiliates with mezzanine or private equity activities) or an Approved Fund; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall not be unreasonable for the Borrower to withhold its consent to any assignment to any Person that is not expressly a Disqualified Institution but is known by the Borrower to be an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution without regard as to whether such Person is identifiable as an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided, further, that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(8), (11) or (12);

 

(ii)       the consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall be required for an assignment of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(8), (11) or (12);

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(iii)       the consent of each applicable Issuing Bank at the time of such assignment (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required; provided that no consent of the applicable Issuing Bank shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Commitments or Revolving Exposure;

 

(iv)       the consent of each Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required; provided that no consent of a Swing Line Lender shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Commitments or Revolving Exposure; and

 

(v)       with respect to assignments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, Participations) of any Commitments and Loans under any Revolving Facility, the consent of TPG Global, LLC shall be required (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (so long as the Investors hold, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower) unless an Event of Default under Section 8.01(1) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(6) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date (it being understood that TPG Global, LLC shall be an express third party beneficiary of the provisions in this Section 10.07(2)(c)(v)); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, TPG Global, LLC may, in its sole discretion, withhold its consent to any assignment to any Person that is not expressly a Disqualified Institution but is known by TPG Global, LLC to be an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution without regard as to whether such Person is identifiable as an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution on the basis of such Affiliate’s name.

 

(d) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) an Assignment and Assumption via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) (or, if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), manually), and shall pay to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and which fee shall not be payable in respect of any assignment by PSP to an Affiliate of PSP). Other than in the case of assignments pursuant to Section 10.07(12), the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) an Administrative Questionnaire and all applicable tax forms.

 

(e)  No Assignments to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (i) to Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries except as permitted under Sections 2.05(1)(e) and 10.07(12), (ii) subject to Section 10.07(8), (11) or (12) below, to any Affiliate of the Borrower, (iii) to a natural person, (iv) to any Disqualified Institution or (v) to any Defaulting Lender. 

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In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or sub participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the applicable Pro Rata Share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full Pro Rata Share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) pursuant to clause (3) of this Section 10.07 (and, in the case of an Affiliated Lender or a Person that, after giving effect to such assignment, would become an Affiliated Lender, to the requirements of clause (8) of this Section 10.07), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, other than in connection with an assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(12), (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and (y) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment), but shall in any event continue to be subject to Section 10.09. Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.07(4).

 

EACH LENDER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HOLDINGS AND THE BORROWER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, ANY AFFILIATED LENDER (INCLUDING ANY INVESTOR) AND ANY DEBT FUND AFFILIATE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME PURCHASE OR TAKE ASSIGNMENT OF TERM LOANS HEREUNDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.05 AND THIS SECTION 10.07 (INCLUDING THROUGH OPEN MARKET PURCHASES).

 

(3)           The Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office or the Priority Revolving Agent’s Office, as applicable, a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, each notice of cancellation of any Loans delivered by the Borrower pursuant to subsections (8) or (12) below, and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of the Loans, L/C Obligations (specifying Unreimbursed Amounts), L/C Borrowings and amounts due under Section 2.03, owing to each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Agent (and in the case of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), any Affiliate thereof) and, with respect to its own Loans, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The parties intend that all Loans will be at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender is an Affiliated Lender, nor shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to monitor the aggregate amount of the Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders.

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(4)           Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or, except as set forth in the proviso below, notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, the Borrower and its Affiliates, a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Institution) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (a) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (b) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (c) the Borrower, the Agents 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 and (d) in the case of any sale of a participation in a Revolving Facility, the Lender shall notify the Borrower and TPG Global, LLC in writing no less than five (5) Business Days in advance thereof. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Sections 10.01(1) (other than clauses (g), (h) and (i) thereof) that directly and adversely affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (5) of this Section 10.07, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 (subject to the requirements of Section 3.01 (including subsections (2), (3) and (4), as applicable) as though it were a Lender; provided that any forms required to be provided under Section 3.01(3) shall be provided solely to the participating Lender), 3.04 and 3.05 (through the applicable Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (2) of this Section 10.07. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.10 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant shall agree to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

 

(5)           Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. Each Lender that sells a participation shall (acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower) maintain a register complying with the requirements of Sections 163(f), 871(h) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder on which is entered the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender and the Borrower 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; provided that no Lender shall have the obligation to disclose all or a portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of the Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent such disclosure is necessary to establish that any such commitments, loans, letters of credit or other obligations are in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes or such disclosure is otherwise required under Treasury Regulations Section 5f.103-1(c), proposed Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5 or any applicable temporary, final or other successor regulations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent, in its capacity as Priority Revolving Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

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(6)           Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any other central bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(7)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and the Borrower (an “SPC”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (a) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, (b) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (c) such SPC and the applicable Loan or any applicable part thereof shall be appropriately reflected in the Participant Register. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (a) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05), (b) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable and (c) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the Lender hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (a) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500 (which processing fee may be waived by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) in its sole discretion and which fee shall not be payable in respect of any assignment by PSP to an Affiliate of PSP), assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (b) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

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(8)            Any Lender may at any time assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender through (a) Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase or take by assignment open to all applicable Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures determined by such Affiliated Lender in its sole discretion or (b) open market purchase on a non-pro rata basis, in each case subject to the following limitations:

 

(i)            Affiliated Lenders will not receive information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender and will not be permitted to attend or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, other than the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II;

 

(ii)           each Lender (other than an Affiliated Lender) will waive any potential claims arising from Holdings, the Borrower, the Investor or any non-Debt Fund Affiliate or Debt Fund Affiliate being in possession of undisclosed information that may be material to such Lender’s decision to participate in such repurchase or assignment (unless such requirement is waived by the Borrower);

 

(iii)          each Lender (other than any other Affiliated Lender) that assigns any Loans to an Affiliated Lender pursuant to clause (b) above shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a customary Big Boy Letter;

 

(iv)          the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of any Class under this Agreement held by Affiliated Lenders at the time of any such purchase or assignment shall not exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Class outstanding at such time under this Agreement (such percentage, the “Affiliated Lender Cap”); provided that to the extent any assignment to an Affiliated Lender would result in the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans of any Class held by Affiliated Lenders exceeding the Affiliated Lender Cap, the assignment of such excess amount will be void ab initio;

 

(v)           as a condition to each assignment pursuant to this subsection (8), the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have been provided a notice in connection with each assignment to an Affiliated Lender or a Person that upon effectiveness of such assignment would constitute an Affiliated Lender pursuant to which such Affiliated Lender (in its capacity as such) shall waive any right to bring any action in connection with such Loans against the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such; and

 

(vi)          the assigning Lender and the Affiliated Lender purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto (an “Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption”).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Affiliated Lender that has purchased Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (8) may, in its sole discretion, contribute, directly or indirectly, the principal amount of such Term Loans or any portion thereof, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower for the purpose of cancelling and extinguishing such Term Loans. Upon the date of such contribution, assignment or transfer, (x) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishing of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (y) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register.

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Each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender. The Administrative Agent may conclusively rely upon any notice delivered pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence or pursuant to clause (v) of this subsection (8) and shall not have any liability for any losses suffered by any Person as a result of any purported assignment to or from an Affiliated Lender.

 

(9)           Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders,” or “Required Facility Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders and Required Facility Lenders (in respect of a Class of Term Loans) have (a) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, or subject to Section 10.07(10), any plan of reorganization pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (b) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (c) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to consent (or not consent), otherwise act or direct or require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to take (or refrain from taking) any such action and, except with respect to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action (x) in Section 10.01 requiring the consent of all Lenders, all Lenders directly and adversely affected or specifically such Lender, (y) that alters an Affiliated Lender’s pro rata share of any payments given to all Lenders or (z) affects the Affiliated Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) in a manner that is disproportionate to the effect on any Lender in the same Class, the Loans held by an Affiliated Lender shall be disregarded in both the numerator and denominator in the calculation of any Lender vote (and shall be deemed to have been voted in the same percentage as all other applicable Lenders voted if necessary to give legal effect to this paragraph) (but, in any event, in connection with any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action, shall be entitled to any consent fee, calculated as if all of such Affiliated Lender’s Loans had voted in favor of any matter for which a consent fee or similar payment is offered).

 

(10)         Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, each Affiliated Lender hereby agrees that, and each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption shall provide a confirmation that, if a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law shall be commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Loan Party at a time when such Lender is an Affiliated Lender, such Affiliated Lender irrevocably authorizes and empowers the Administrative Agent to vote on behalf of such Affiliated Lender with respect to the Term Loans held by such Affiliated Lender in any manner in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, unless the Administrative Agent instructs such Affiliated Lender to vote, in which case such Affiliated Lender shall vote with respect to the Term Loans held by it as the Administrative Agent directs; provided that such Affiliated Lender shall be entitled to vote in accordance with its sole discretion (and not in accordance with the direction of the Administrative Agent) in connection with any plan of reorganization to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat any Obligations held by such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Term Lenders that are not Affiliated Lenders.

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(11)         Although any Debt Fund Affiliate(s) shall be Eligible Assignees and shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 10.07(8), (9) or (10), any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, a Debt Fund Affiliate only through (a) Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase or take by assignment open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(1)(e) (for the avoidance of doubt, without requiring any representation as to the possession of material non-public information by such Affiliate) or (b) open market purchase on a non-pro rata basis. Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, all Term Loans, Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliates, in the aggregate, may not account for more than 49.9% of the Term Loans, Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans of Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section 10.01.

 

(12)         Any Lender may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower through (a) Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(1)(e) or (b) open market purchases on a non-pro rata basis; provided that:

 

(i)(I) if the assignee is Holdings or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, upon such assignment, transfer or contribution, the applicable assignee shall automatically be deemed to have contributed or transferred the principal amount of such Term Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower or (II) if the assignee is the Borrower (including through contribution or transfers set forth in clause (I)), (A) the principal amount of such Term Loans, along with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, so contributed, assigned or transferred to the Borrower shall be deemed automatically cancelled and extinguished on the date of such contribution, assignment or transfer, (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of the remaining Lenders shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishing of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (C) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution, assignment or transfer of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register;

 

(ii) each Lender (other than an Affiliated Lender) that assigns any Loans to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to clause (b) above shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a customary Big Boy Letter; and

 

(iii) purchases of Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (12) may not be funded with the proceeds of Revolving Loans.

 

(13)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without the consent of the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Administrative Agent, (a) any Lender may in accordance with applicable Law create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it and (b) any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

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(14)         The Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Institutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall not (a) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Institution or (b) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans or Commitments, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Institution.

 

(15)         It is understood and agreed that this Section 10.07 shall not apply to assignments or other transfers pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.28.

 

SECTION 10.08           Resignation of Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender may, upon thirty (30) Business Days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as an Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, respectively, so long as on or prior to the expiration of such 30-Business Day period with respect to such resignation, the relevant Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender shall have identified a successor Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower willing to accept its appointment as successor Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as applicable. In the event of any such resignation of an Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders willing to accept such appointment a successor Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of the relevant Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, except as expressly provided above. If an Issuing Bank resigns as an Issuing Bank, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an Issuing Bank and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(3)). If the Swing Line Lender resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(3)).

 

SECTION 10.09           Confidentiality. Each of the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information in accordance with its customary procedures (as set forth below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, agents, trustees, managers, controlling Persons, advisors and representatives who need to know such information (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential, with such Affiliate being responsible for such Person’s compliance with this Section 10.09; provided, however, that such Agent, such Arranger, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, shall be principally liable to the extent this Section 10.09 is violated by one or more of its Affiliates or any of its or their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors , agents, trustees, managers, controlling Persons, advisors or representatives), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners); provided, however, that each Agent, each Arranger, each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees to notify the Borrower promptly thereof (except in connection with any request as part of a regulatory examination) to the extent it is legally permitted to do so, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or otherwise (including by order) as required by applicable Law or regulation or as requested by a governmental authority; provided that such Agent, such Arranger, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, agrees that it will notify the Borrower as soon as practicable in the event of any such disclosure by such Person (except in connection with any request as part of a regulatory examination) unless such notification is prohibited by law, rule or regulation, (d) [reserved], (e) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense, (f) on a confidential basis to service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration, settlement and management of this Agreement and the credit facilities provided hereunder, (g) with the consent of the Borrower, (h) to market data collectors for customary purposes in the lending industry in connection with the Facilities, (i) to the extent such Information (I) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach by any Person of this Section 10.09 or any other confidentiality provision in favor of any Loan Party (including, with respect to PSP, to any of its Affiliates with mezzanine or private equity activities), (II) becomes available to any Agent, any Arranger, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, and which source is not known by such Agent, such Lender, such Issuing Bank or the applicable Affiliate to be subject to a confidentiality restriction in respect thereof in favor of Holdings, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or (III) is independently developed by the Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, the Arrangers or their respective Affiliates, in each case, so long as not based on information obtained in a manner that would otherwise violate this Section 10.09 or (j) with respect to PSP, the disclosure of its role in the Transactions in any marketing materials, press release, promotional materials, “tombstone” advertisement or as a part of a “case study” each in connection with the Facilities.

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For purposes of this Section 10.09,Information” means all information received from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to any Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; it being understood that no information received from Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof after the date hereof shall be deemed non-confidential on account of such information not being clearly identified at the time of delivery as being confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.09 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so in accordance with its customary procedures if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

Each Agent, each Arranger, each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that (a) the Information may include trade secrets, protected confidential information, or material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of such information and (c) it will handle such information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws and to preserve its trade secret or confidential character.

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The respective obligations of the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and any Issuing Bank under this Section 10.09 shall survive, to the extent applicable to such Person, (x) the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement, (y) any assignment of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and (z) the resignation or removal of any Agent, Swing Line Lender or Issuing Bank.

 

SECTION 10.10      Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of such Loan Party then due and payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), the Issuing Banks and the Lenders and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and each Issuing Bank under this Section 10.10 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or such Issuing Bank may have. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

 

SECTION 10.11      Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

 

SECTION 10.12      Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent and when the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging (including in .pdf format) means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 10.13      Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words “delivery,” “execution,” “execute,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other modifications, Committed Loan Notices, Swing Line Loan Notices, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent), or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state or District of Columbia laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

SECTION 10.14      Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.

 

SECTION 10.15      Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 10.16      GOVERNING LAW.

 

(1)       THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(2)       THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE PRIORITY REVOLVING AGENT AND EACH LENDER EACH IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO 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 FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE 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. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT THE AGENTS AND LENDERS RETAIN THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT.

 

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(3)        THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE PRIORITY REVOLVING AGENT AND EACH LENDER EACH IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SECTION 10.16. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

SECTION 10.17      WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.17.

 

SECTION 10.18      Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent) shall have been notified by each Lender that each such Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each Agent, each Lender, each other party hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

SECTION 10.19      Lender Action. Each Lender agrees that it shall not take or institute any actions or proceedings, judicial or otherwise, for any right or remedy against any Loan Party under any of the Loan Documents or the Secured Hedge Agreements (including the exercise of any right of setoff, rights on account of any banker’s lien or similar claim or other rights of self-help), or institute any actions or proceedings, or otherwise commence any remedial procedures, with respect to any Collateral or any other property of any such Loan Party, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (or to the extent related to the Priority Revolving Facility, the Priority Revolving Agent). The provision of this Section 10.19 are for the sole benefit of the Lenders and shall not afford any right to, or constitute a defense available to, any Loan Party.

 

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SECTION 10.20      Use of Name, Logo, etc. Each Loan Party consents to the publication in the ordinary course by the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent or the Arrangers of customary advertising material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement using such Loan Party’s name, product photographs, logo or trademark; provided that any such material shall be provided to the Borrower for its review a reasonable period of time in advance of publication. Such consent shall remain effective until revoked by such Loan Party in writing to the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent and the Arrangers.

 

SECTION 10.21      USA PATRIOT Act. 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 Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

SECTION 10.22      Service of Process. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

SECTION 10.23      No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each of the Borrower and Holdings acknowledges and agrees that (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Priority Revolving Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (ii) each of the Borrower and Holdings has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate and (iii) each of the Borrower and Holdings is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) each Agent, each Arranger and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) none of the Agents, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and (c) the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, Holdings and their respective Affiliates, and none of the Agents, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and Holdings hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Agents, the Arrangers or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

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SECTION 10.24      Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations; Subordination of Liens.

 

(1)       The Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably agree that the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral shall be automatically released (a) in full, as set forth in clause (2) below, (b) upon the sale or other transfer of such Collateral (including as part of or in connection with any other sale or other transfer permitted hereunder (including any Receivables Financing Transaction)) to any Person other than another Loan Party, to the extent such sale, transfer or other disposition is made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Loan Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry), (c) to the extent such Collateral is comprised of property leased to a Loan Party by a Person that is not a Loan Party, upon termination or expiration of such lease, (d) if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other percentage of the Lenders whose consent may be required in accordance with Section 10.01), (e) to the extent the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty (in accordance with the second succeeding sentence), (f) as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any sale, transfer or other disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (g) to the extent such Collateral otherwise becomes Excluded Assets. 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 Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral except to the extent otherwise released in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents. Additionally, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably agree that the Guarantors shall be released from the Guaranties upon consummation of any transaction or the occurrence of any event permitted hereunder resulting in such Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Restricted Subsidiary, or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary (but in the case of an Excluded Subsidiary joined as a Guarantor pursuant to the Excluded Subsidiary Joinder Exception, subject to the Guarantor Release Election and the satisfaction of the related conditions in the second to last proviso in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”); provided that no Loan Party will dispose of a minority interest in any Guarantor for the primary purpose of releasing the Guaranty made by such Guarantor under the Loan Documents as determined by the Borrower in good faith. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to execute and deliver any instruments, documents, consents, acknowledgements and agreements necessary or desirable to evidence or confirm the release of any Guarantor or Collateral pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, all without the further consent or joinder of any Lender or Issuing Bank. Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Loan Document relating to any such released Collateral or Guarantor shall no longer be deemed to be repeated.

 

(2)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, when the Termination Conditions are satisfied, upon request of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Secured Party) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in all Collateral, and to release all obligations under any Loan Document, whether or not on the date of such release there may be any (a) Hedging Obligations in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements, (b) Cash Management Obligations in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreements, (c) contingent obligations not then due and (d) Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations related to any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank or deemed reissued under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank. 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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(3)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, upon request of the Borrower in connection with any Liens permitted by the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Secured Party) take such actions as shall be required to subordinate the Lien on any Collateral to any Lien permitted under Section 7.01 to be senior to the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent.

 

SECTION 10.25      Assumption and Acknowledgment. Effective immediately after the funding of the Closing Date Loans hereunder and the consummation of the Closing Date Merger, and without affecting any of the obligations of Holdings as a Guarantor under any Loan Document, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. hereby assumes all of the Initial Borrower’s rights, title, interests, duties, liabilities and obligations (including the Obligations) under the Loan Documents as the “Borrower” hereunder (collectively, the “Assumption”) including, any claims, liabilities or obligations arising from Initial Borrower’s failure to perform any of its covenants, agreements, commitments or obligations under the Loan Documents to be performed prior to the date of the Assumption. Holdings hereby acknowledges the Assumption by Convey Health Solutions, Inc. and its effectiveness immediately after the consummation of the Acquisition, the execution and delivery by Convey Health Solutions, Inc. of a counterpart hereto and the funding of the Closing Date Loans hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon its execution and delivery of a counterpart hereto, Convey Health Solutions, Inc. hereby expressly agrees to observe and perform and be bound by all of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein which are binding upon, and to be observed or performed by, the Borrower. Each Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby consents to the Assumption.

 

SECTION 10.26      Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions. Solely to the extent any Lender or Issuing Bank that is an EEA Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among the parties hereto, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEAAffected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEAthe applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

(1)        the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEAthe applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEAAffected Financial Institution; and

 

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(2)       the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(a)  a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(b)  a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEAAffected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(c)  the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEAthe applicable Resolution Authority.

 

SECTION 10.27      Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Hedge 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 hereto hereby 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 Loan 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) 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 Loan 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 Loan 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.

 

SECTION 10.28      Purchase Option.

 

(1)       Purchase Notice. The Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall have the option but not the obligation, on one occasion after the 10th Business Day following the occurrence of a Purchase Option Trigger Event (and so long as such Purchase Option Trigger Event is continuing on the date the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders exercise such option), to (x) purchase from the Priority Revolving Lenders all, but not less than all, of the Revolving Loans and other Obligations arising under the Priority Revolving Facility and (y) assume all of the Revolving Commitments under the Priority Revolving Facility (the Loans, Obligations and Commitments referred to in clauses (x) and (y), the “Subject Obligations”), including the obligation to purchase participations in Letters of Credit relating to and issued in reliance on the Subject Obligations. Such right shall be exercised by the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders giving a written notice (the “Purchase Notice”) to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Priority Revolving Agent (who shall in turn promptly deliver such notice to each Priority Revolving Lender). A Purchase Notice once delivered shall be irrevocable. Each Closing Date Term Loan Lender shall have the right to purchase and assume its pro rata share of the Subject Obligations, and the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders exercising such rights may exercise the rights of non-exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders, in each case on a pro rata basis as among exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders until such rights have been exercised as to all Subject Obligations (in any case, prior to issuance of the Purchase Notice).

 

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(2)       Purchase Option Closing. On the date specified in the Purchase Notice (which shall not be less than 3 Business Days nor more than 5 Business Days, after delivery to the Agents of the Purchase Notice), the Priority Revolving Lenders shall sell to the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders, and the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall purchase and assume from Priority Revolving Lenders, the Subject Obligations. Upon such closing, each selling Priority Revolving Lender shall be released from all of its Subject Obligations hereunder, including any obligation to purchase any participation in any Letter of Credit relating to the Subject Obligations.

 

(3)       Purchase Price. The purchase, sale and assumption pursuant to this Section 10.28 shall be made by execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent, Priority Revolving Agent, Priority Revolving Lenders and exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders of an Assignment and Assumption; provided that if all conditions of this Section are met other than the execution of such Assignment and Assumption by the Priority Revolving Lenders or the Priority Revolving Agent, and the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall have so executed such Assignment and Assumption, such assignment shall nevertheless be valid and shall have deemed to be effectuated. Upon the date of such purchase and sale, (i) the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall pay to the Priority Revolving Agent for the benefit of the Priority Revolving Lenders as the purchase price therefor 100% of the outstanding Subject Obligations, including, without limitation, principal, interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and any fees accrued and unpaid thereon, to the extent earned or due and payable in accordance with the Loan Documents and irrespective of whether allowed or allowable in connection with any insolvency proceeding, (ii) any unreimbursed Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit owing to the Priority Revolving Lenders, to the extent relating to and incurred in reliance on the Subject Obligations (which in the case of contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of the undrawn portion of any such Letter of Credit, shall be Cash Collateralized by the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders; it being agreed by the parties hereto that the Priority Revolving Agent and Issuing Bank shall (x) be entitled to apply such Cash Collateral solely to reimburse any drawings on such Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank or in respect of fees and costs chargeable under the Loan Documents in respect thereof for which the selling Priority Revolving Lenders remain liable in respect of funding participation therein and (y) promptly return any unapplied portion of such Cash Collateral to the Priority Revolving Agent for the benefit of the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders at such time as (1) the Letter of Credit issued by it have been returned for cancellation, have expired, or otherwise have been terminated and (2) all Obligations with respect to such Letters of Credit have been paid in full) and (iii) the exercising Closing Date Term Loan Lenders shall pay all expenses to the extent owing to the Priority Revolving Lenders in accordance with the Loan Documents in connection with the Subject Obligations. Such purchase price and Cash Collateral shall be remitted by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Priority Revolving Agent in accordance with this Agreement, solely for the account of the selling Priority Revolving Lenders and shall be immediately distributed to such selling Priority Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective ratable shares. Interest and fees shall be calculated to but excluding the Business Day on which such purchase and sale shall occur if the amounts so paid by the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders are received by the Priority Revolving Agent on or prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, and interest and fees shall be calculated to and including such Business Day if the amounts so paid by the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders are received by the Priority Revolving Agent later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time.

 

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(4)       Nature of Sale. The purchase, assignment and sale pursuant to this Section 10.28 shall be expressly made without representation or warranty of any kind by the Priority Revolving Lenders as to the Subject Obligations or otherwise and without recourse to the selling Priority Revolving Lenders, except for representations and warranties as to the following: (i) the amount of the Subject Obligations being purchased (including as to the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on such Subject Obligations, fees and expenses thereof), (ii) that such Priority Revolving Lender owns the Subject Obligations held by it free and clear of any Liens and (iii) such Priority Revolving Lender has the full right and power to assign its Subject Obligations and such assignment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by such Priority Revolving Lender, as the case may be.

 

(5)       Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, the purchase option of the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders described in this Section 10.28 may be exercised by such Closing Date Term Loan Lender’s respective Affiliates or Approved Funds.

 

(6)       Automatic Designation as Priority Revolving Facility. Upon the consummation of the purchase, assignment and sale pursuant to this Section 10.28, notwithstanding the definition of Priority Revolving Facility, it is understood and agreed that the Priority Revolving Facility shall remain and be deemed automatically designated as such without any further action or deliveries on the part of the Borrower or any other Person and shall remain the Priority Revolving Facility, and the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders purchasing and taking by assignment the Priority Revolving Facility shall be deemed the holders of the Priority Revolving Facility in their capacities as such, and references to the Priority Revolving Agent (other than for purposes of clauses (ii)(x) and (y) of Section 10.28(3)) shall be deemed to be the Administrative Agent.

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

CANNES HOLDING PARENT, INC. 2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

ARTICLE 1

PURPOSE

 

Cannes Holding Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby establishes the Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), effective as of September 4, 2019 (the “Effective Date”). The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing a means by which the Company and its Subsidiaries can attract, retain and motivate selected directors, officers, other employees and consultants and provide such personnel with an opportunity to participate in the increased value of the Company and its Subsidiaries which their effort, initiative and skill have helped produce.

 

ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS

 

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. For the purpose of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Award” means any grant of Options, Restricted Stock, RSUs or Other Share-Based Awards granted under the Plan.

 

Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award, which may, but need not (as determined by the Committee), be required to be executed or acknowledged by a Participant as a condition precedent to receiving an Award or the benefits under an Award.

 

Beneficial owner” or “beneficially own” has the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

 

Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Cause” has the meaning set forth in a Participant’s employment or service agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except that, notwithstanding any contrary provision in any such agreement related to any failure to follow Company Group policies, a material violation (that is not inadvertent) of any material written rules, regulations, policies or procedures of the Company Group shall constitute “Cause”. If there is no agreement with such a definition, “Cause” shall mean and include: the Participant’s (i) indictment for, conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, either (x) a felony (other than motor vehicle offenses the effect of which do not materially affect the performance of the Participant’s duties) or (y) any crime involving moral turpitude, fraud, theft or similar acts, whether under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or any similar foreign law to which the Participant may be subject, (ii) being or having been engaged in conduct constituting breach of fiduciary duty, willful misconduct or gross negligence relating to any member of the Company Group or the performance of his or her duties, (iii) willful failure to (x) follow a reasonable and lawful directive of any member of the Company Group or (y) materially comply with any written rules, regulations, policies or procedures (including without limitation any sexual harassment or misconduct policy) of any member of the Company Group which, if not complied with, would reasonably be expected to have more than a de minimis adverse effect on the business or financial condition of such member of the Company Group, (iv) deliberate and continued failure to perform his or her material duties to any member of the Company Group, (v) breach of his or her employment agreement, the Plan, any Award Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement or any restrictive covenant under any other agreement between the Participant and any member of the Company Group, or (vi) engagement in any misconduct which, in the good faith judgment of the Board, injures the goodwill, integrity, character or reputation of any member of the Company Group or impugns the Participant’s integrity, character or reputation so as to render him or her unfit to act in his or her capacity as an employee or officer of the Company Group; provided that prongs (iii), (iv) and (v) will not constitute “Cause” unless the Participant has failed to cure (as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board) such failure, events, actions, inactions or breach (if curable) within 30 days after receiving written notice from the Company Group setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for terminating the Participant for “Cause”.

 

 

Change in Control” means the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions, pursuant to which one or more Persons or group of Persons (other than a Permitted Holder) acquires or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of (a) capital stock of the Company possessing (i) the power to vote more than 50% of the capital stock of the Company or (ii)    the voting power sufficient to elect a majority of the members of the Board or the board of directors of any successor to the Company (whether such transaction is effected by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, sale or transfer of the Company’s capital stock or otherwise), or (b) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided that, in the case of clauses (a) and (b) above, such transactions will only constitute a Change in Control if they result in the TPG Investors (or any of their Affiliates) ceasing to have the power (whether by ownership of voting securities, contractual rights or otherwise) collectively to elect a majority of the Board.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Committee” means a committee of two or more members of the Board designated by the Board to administer the Plan, or if no such committee has been designated, the Board.

 

Common Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Shareholders Agreement.

 

Company Group” means the Company, its Subsidiaries, and any of their Affiliates, including the TPG Investors and their portfolio companies.

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Disability” has the meaning set forth in a Participant’s employment or service agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. If there is no agreement with such a definition, “Disability” shall mean any medically determinable physical or mental impairment resulting in the Participant’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity, where such impairment is likely to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Committee.

 

Eligible Individual” means any officer, employee, director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whom the Company designates as eligible to receive an Award under the Plan.

 

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

 

Exercise Price” means the price at which a Common Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option, as set forth in the relevant Award Agreement.

 

Fair Market Value” means (a) if the Common Shares are listed or quoted on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, the closing sales price for the Common Shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable, or (b) if the Common Shares are not so listed or quoted, “Fair Market Value” as defined in the Shareholders Agreement.

 

Management Shareholder” has the meaning set forth in the Shareholders Agreement.

 

Option” means a non-qualified stock option to purchase non-voting Common Shares under the Plan.

 

Other Share-Based Award” means any award of, denominated in or based on Common Shares granted to a Participant, pursuant to Section 6.04, which may include, for the avoidance of doubt, stock appreciation rights, dividend or dividend equivalent rights and other similar awards.

 

Participant” means an Eligible Individual who receives an Award under the Plan.

 

Permitted Holder” means (a) the Company or any of its Affiliates, or any employee benefit plan(s) sponsored by the Company or any of its Affiliates (each, a “Company Holder”), (b)  any TPG Investor and any Permitted Transferee of any such TPG Investor or (c) any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of which a Company Holder, TPG Investor or Permitted Transferee of a TPG Investor is a part.

 

Permitted Transferee” has the meaning set forth in the Shareholders Agreement.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership (general or limited), association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

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Plan” has the meaning set forth in Article 1.

 

Public Company Acquisition” means any business combination transaction (whether such transaction is effected by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, sale or transfer of capital stock or otherwise) between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including any new Subsidiaries created in connection with such transaction) and a company the common stock of which is listed on either the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, following which the TPG Investors beneficially own, directly or indirectly, capital stock of the surviving public parent company possessing (i) the power to vote more than 50% of the capital stock of such surviving public company or (ii) the voting power sufficient to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors of such company.

 

Qualifying IPO” means (a) the first underwritten public offering of Common Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended), other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any similar successor form or (b) a Public Company Acquisition.

 

Restricted Stock” means any award of voting or non-voting Common Shares that is subject to vesting conditions pursuant to Section 6.02.

 

Restricted Stock Units” or “RSUs” means a contractual right to receive the value of the underlying Common Shares in cash, voting or non-voting Common Shares or a combination thereof pursuant to Section 6.03.

 

Section 409A” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 15.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Shareholders Agreement” means that certain Shareholders Agreement dated as of September 4, 2019, in effect from time to time by and among (i) the Company, (ii) TPG VIII Cannes Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (iii) TPG HC Cannes Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and (iv) the Persons listed on the signature pages thereof under the heading Management Shareholders.

 

Shareholder” has the meaning set forth in the Shareholders Agreement.

 

Subsidiary” means with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.

 

TPG Investors” means TPG VIII Cannes Holdings, L.P. and TPG HC Cannes Holdings, L.P.

 

Unvested Award” means, as of any date, any Award (or any portion thereof) which by its terms has not yet vested as of such date.

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Vested Award” means, as of any date, any Award (or any portion thereof) which by its terms has vested as of such date.

 

ARTICLE 3

ADMINISTRATION

 

Section 3.01. Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

 

Section 3.02. Authority of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority, in its discretion and on behalf of the Company:

 

(a)        to select from among the Eligible Individuals those persons who shall receive Awards, to determine the time or times of receipt, to determine the number of Common Shares covered by the Awards, to establish the terms, conditions, performance criteria, restrictions and other aspects of the Awards and the provisions of the applicable Award Agreement and to modify, amend, cancel or suspend Awards;

 

(b)         to interpret the Plan;

 

(c)         to prescribe, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan;

 

(d)        to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, Common Shares, other Awards or other property, including without limitation the authority to settle Awards in cash or property upon a Change in Control or other similar corporate transaction;

 

(e)         to cancel and re-grant, accelerate vesting or adjust the Exercise Price of an Award previously granted under the Plan; and

 

(f)          to make all other determinations and findings, including factual findings, deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

 

Section 3.03. Committee Discretion. In exercising its authority, the Committee shall have the broadest possible discretion. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions made in good faith by the Committee under or with respect to the Plan, any Award or Award Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

 

Section 3.04. Committee Delegation. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may delegate its authority, or specified items thereof, to one or more designated officers of the Company or other committees of the Board.

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ARTICLE 4

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

Section 4.01. General Limitation.

 

(a)         Subject to Section 4.02 below, the maximum number of Common Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 100,000 Common Shares.

 

(b)        To the extent any Common Shares covered by an Award are not issued because the Award is forfeited, canceled or expires without being exercised, such Common Shares shall not be deemed to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum number of Common Shares available for issuance under the Plan.

 

(c)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.01(b) above, Common Shares subject to an Award shall not again be available for issuance under the Plan if such Common Shares are (i) Common Shares tendered to or withheld by the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation) to satisfy payment of the Exercise Price of any Option or (ii) not delivered because the Award is settled in cash or Common Shares are withheld to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations or otherwise arising from an Award.

 

Section 4.02. Adjustments. In the event that any corporate transaction or distribution (including, without limitation, any stock split, stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split up, spin off, repurchase, combination or exchange of Common Shares or other securities of the Company, but not including ordinary dividends) affects the Common Shares such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, (a), adjust any or all of (i) the number of Common Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted under Section 4.01; (ii) the number of Common Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities and property) subject to outstanding Awards; (iii) the Exercise Price of any Option or other terms and conditions of any Award, (iv) making a provision for a cash payment on a current or deferred basis or (v) any combination of the foregoing or (b) if deemed appropriate, the Committee may instead make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award in full satisfaction of such Award as set forth in Section 4.03.

 

Section 4.03. Cancelation of Awards. For the avoidance of doubt, if an adjustment is appropriate under Section 4.02, the Committee may, if deemed equitable by the Committee in light of the applicable circumstances, cause any Award granted hereunder to be canceled in consideration of a cash payment to the holder of such Award equal in value to the product of (a)   the number of Common Shares subject to such Award, multiplied by (b) the Fair Market Value of a Common Share as of the date of such cancelation (less the applicable Exercise Price, if applicable) with respect to such canceled Award, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, if an Option has an Exercise Price that exceeds the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares underlying the Option, such Option may be canceled for no consideration.

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ARTICLE 5

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

 

Key employees and other service providers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who are expected to be important to the ongoing business of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries shall be eligible to participate in and receive Awards under the Plan, which individuals will be selected by the Board. Awards may be granted on conditions specified by the Committee.

 

ARTICLE 6

AWARDS

 

Section 6.01. Options.

 

(a)         General. The Committee is authorized to grant Options under the Plan, which shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement and shall contain terms and conditions not inconsistent with the limitations and conditions set forth herein.

 

(b)        Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of each Option shall be established by the Committee at the time the Option is granted. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Exercise Price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date of grant of the Option (which shall not be less than the “fair market value” of a Common Share within the meaning of Section 409A).

 

(c)         Number of Common Shares. Each Award Agreement shall specify the number of Common Shares that are subject to the Option.

 

(d)         Vesting. The vesting schedule for each grant of Options shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, including the treatment of outstanding Options upon a Participant’s termination of employment or service. An Option shall be exercisable only in accordance with the terms and conditions and during such periods as may be established by the Committee in the Award Agreement, or otherwise in accordance with the Plan and the Award Agreement. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that such an Option may be exercised in whole or in part, in installments, cumulative or otherwise, for any period of time specified by the Committee or based on performance or other criteria established by the Committee.

 

(e)         Payment. No Common Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the Exercise Price, or adequate provision therefor (in the discretion of the Committee), is received by the Company. Such payment may be made, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, (i) in cash; (ii) in Common Shares owned by the Participant or, solely to the extent permitted by the Committee, in Common Shares which may be received by the Participant upon exercise of the Option (in each case, the value of such Common Shares shall be their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise); (iii) in other property acceptable to the Committee; or (iv) by any combination thereof.

 

(f)          Term of Options. An Option and all rights and obligations thereunder shall expire on the date to be determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, which shall be not later than ten years from the date of grant of such Option.

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Section 6.02. Restricted Stock.

 

(a)         General. The Committee is authorized to grant Awards of Restricted Stock under the Plan, which shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement and shall contain terms and conditions not inconsistent with the following limitations and conditions set forth herein.

 

(b)        Number of Common Shares; Restrictions. The Committee shall determine the number of Common Shares subject to Restricted Stock. The Committee shall establish conditions under which restrictions on Restricted Stock shall lapse over a period of time or according to such other criteria as the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals.

 

(c)         Requirements. If the specified restrictions are not met, the Restricted Stock shall terminate as to all Common Shares covered by the Award as to which the restrictions have not lapsed, and those Common Shares shall be immediately forfeited by the Participant to the Company. The Committee may, however, provide for complete or partial exceptions to this requirement as it deems appropriate.

 

(d)        Restrictions on Transfer and Legend on Stock Certificate. A Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Restricted Stock. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Company will retain possession of certificates for Common Shares subject to an Award of Restricted Stock until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed. Each certificate for Common Shares subject to an Award of Restricted Stock, unless held by the Company, shall contain a legend giving appropriate notice of the restrictions in the Award. The Committee may determine that the Company will not issue certificates for Awards of Restricted Stock until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed.

 

(e)         Right to Vote and to Receive Dividends. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, the Participant shall not have the right to vote Restricted Stock (if applicable) or to receive any dividends or other distributions that would be paid on such Restricted Stock if the restrictions had lapsed.

 

Section 6.03. Restricted Stock Units; RSUs.

 

(a)         General. The Committee is authorized to grant RSUs under the Plan, which shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement and shall contain terms and conditions not inconsistent with the limitations and conditions set forth herein.

 

(b)        Terms of RSUs. The Committee may grant RSUs that will vest and settle over a period of time or according to such other criteria as the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals. RSUs may be settled at the end of a specified performance period or other period, or settlement may be deferred to a date authorized by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the number of RSUs to be granted and the requirements applicable to such RSUs.

 

(c)         Requirement of Employment or Service. If the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Company prior to the vesting of RSUs, or if other conditions established by the Committee are not met, the Participant’s RSUs shall be immediately forfeited. The Committee may, however, provide for complete or partial exceptions to this requirement as it deems appropriate.

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(d)        Settlement of RSUs. Settlement of RSUs shall be made in cash, Common Shares or any combination of the foregoing, as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.

 

Section 6.04. Other Share-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant unrestricted Common Shares or Other Share-Based Awards under the Plan to Participants, alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions, including vesting schedules or other criteria, including performance criteria, as the Committee will from time to time in its sole discretion determine.

 

Section 6.05. Settlement of Awards. Common Shares delivered pursuant to the exercise of an Option, settlement of an RSU or the issuance, exercise or vesting and settlement of Other Share-Based Awards shall be subject to any such additional conditions (other than vesting conditions), restrictions and contingencies as the Committee may establish pursuant to the Plan and Award Agreement, in addition to the conditions set forth herein.

 

Section 6.06. Amendment to Awards. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively.

 

Section 6.07. Shareholders Agreement.

 

(a)         Each Participant who is granted any Award shall, as a condition to the grant of such Award, execute an agreement pursuant to which he or she shall become a party to the Shareholders Agreement or agree to execute such an agreement at the time of such Award is settled in Common Shares.

 

(b)        The Shareholders Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, and each Participant and all of his or her Awards and Common Shares held pursuant to the exercise or settlement of his or her Awards shall be subject to the terms of the Shareholders Agreement, including, without limitation, those terms relating to the Company’s call rights, tag-along rights, drag-along rights and other rights and obligations of the Company and its shareholders relating to the Awards and underlying Common Shares set forth therein.

 

Section 6.08. Other Provisions. The grant of any Award may also be subject to such other provisions as the Committee deems appropriate (whether or not applicable to any Award granted to any other Participant), including the treatment of Awards and Common Shares upon the occurrence of any corporate transaction or distribution involving the Company, including any merger, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar corporate event.

 

ARTICLE 7

CHANGE IN CONTROL

 

Section 7.01. Committee Actions on a Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee will have full discretion, subject to any applicable regulatory approvals, and subject to the terms of any Award Agreement, to take whatever actions that it deems necessary or appropriate with respect to outstanding Awards, including: (a) to provide for full or partial accelerated vesting of any Award or portion thereof, either immediately prior to such Change in Control or on such terms and conditions following the Change in Control as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion; (b) to provide for the assumption of an Award (or portions thereof) or the issuance of substitute awards of the surviving or acquiring Company (subject to Section 409A, where applicable); (c) to provide for the cash-out and cancelation of any Vested Award (or portion thereof) immediately prior to such Change in Control, which cash-out may (subject to Section 409A, where applicable) be subject to any escrow, earn-out or other contingent or deferred payment arrangement that is contemplated by such Change in Control; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt and regardless of the terms of any Award Agreement, if the Vested Award has an Exercise Price that exceeds the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares underlying the Award, the Award may be canceled for no consideration; (d) to cancel, without consideration, any Unvested Award and any other Option that is not otherwise exercised on or prior to any Change in Control; or (e) to take any other actions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable in connection with such Change in Control. The Committee may, in connection with a Change in Control, take different actions with respect to different Participants under the Plan, different Awards under the Plan and different portions of Awards granted under the Plan.

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ARTICLE 8

TAX WITHHOLDING

 

All distributions under the Plan are subject to minimum tax withholding obligations, and the Committee may condition the delivery of Common Shares or other benefits upon satisfaction of all applicable withholding requirements. The Committee, in its sole discretion and subject to such requirements as it may prescribe, may permit such withholding obligations to be satisfied through any combination of the following: (a) cash payment by the Participant; (b) payroll withholding of the Participant’s salary, wages or other compensation; (c) surrender of Common Shares which the Participant already owns (either by actual surrender or attestation); or (d)  surrender of Common Shares or other benefits to which the Participant is otherwise entitled (e.g., upon exercise of an Option) under the terms of the Plan.

 

ARTICLE 9

TRANSFERABILITY

 

Section 9.01. Transferability of Awards. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by the Committee, no Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. An Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by him or her or by his or her legal representative.

 

Section 9.02. Transferability of Common Shares. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Shareholders Agreement, Common Shares issued in respect of an Award may not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor’s process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law.

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Section 9.03. Continuation of Terms. To the extent any transfer of any Award or of any Common Shares issued in respect of an Award is permitted pursuant to Section 9.01 or Section 9.02, (i) any transferee of any such Award or Common Share shall, by virtue of and as a condition to such transfer, agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan, the applicable Award Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement and (ii) the provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement with respect to such Award or Common Shares will continue to apply as though the Award or Common Shares were still held by the applicable Participant.

 

ARTICLE 10

LIMITATION ON IMPLIED RIGHTS

 

Section 10.01. Property Rights. Neither a Participant nor any other Person shall, by reason of participation in the Plan, acquire any right in or title to any assets, funds or property of any member of the Company Group whatsoever including without limitation, any specific funds, assets or other property which any member of the Company Group, in its or their sole discretion, may set aside in anticipation of a liability under the Plan. Subject to the terms of the Plan, a Participant shall have only a contractual right to the Common Shares or amounts, if any, payable under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of any member of the Company Group, and nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a representation or guarantee that the assets of any member of the Company Group shall be sufficient to pay any benefits to any Person.

 

Section 10.02. Employment Rights. Nothing in this Plan nor in any Award Agreement shall confer upon any Participant any promise or commitment by any member of the Company Group regarding employment, employment positions, work assignments, compensation or any other term or condition of employment or affiliation.

 

Section 10.03. No Implied Rights or Obligations. The Company, in establishing and maintaining this Plan as a voluntary and unilateral undertaking, expressly disavows the creation of any rights in Participants or others claiming entitlement under the Plan or any obligations on the part of any member of the Company Group, or the Committee, except as expressly provided herein. No Award shall be deemed to be salary or compensation for the purposes of computing benefits under any employee benefit, severance, pension or retirement plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise, applicable local law provides otherwise or the terms of such plan specifically include such compensation.

 

Section 10.04. No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between any member of the Company Group and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from any member of the Company Group pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

 

Section 10.05. Rights as a Shareholder. No Participant or holder of any Award shall have any rights as a Shareholder with respect to any Common Shares underlying such Award until the Award has been exercised or settled, and the Participant or holder has been issued Common Shares in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

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Section 10.06. Additional Conditions of Awards. The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments and benefits with respect to an Award will be subject to reduction, cancelation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include a termination of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a violation of material policies, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of any member of the Company Group.

 

Section 10.07. Variations by Jurisdiction. Awards may be granted to Participants in different legal jurisdictions on such terms and conditions as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to recognize differences in local law, tax policy or custom. The Committee also may impose conditions on the exercise or vesting of Awards in order to minimize the Company’s obligation with respect to tax equalization for Participants on assignments outside their home country.

 

Section 10.08. Data Protection. By participating in the Plan, the Participant consents to the holding and processing of personal information provided by the Participant to any member of the Company Group, trustee or third-party service provider, for all purposes relating to the operation of the Plan. These include:

 

(a)        administering and maintaining Participant records;

 

(b)        providing information to any member of the Company Group, trustees of any employee benefit trust, registrars, brokers or third-party administrators of the Plan;

 

(c)         providing information to future purchasers or other transaction counterparties of any member of the Company Group, or the business in which the Participant works; and

 

(d)        transferring information about the Participant to any country or territory that may not provide the same protection for the information as the Participant’s home country.

 

ARTICLE 11

GOVERNMENT AND STOCK EXCHANGE REGULATIONS

 

The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Common Shares or other consideration under an Award if, acting in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Common Shares or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation or entitle the Company to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the exercise or settlement of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Award granted hereunder shall be construed as an offer to sell securities of the Company, and no such offer shall be outstanding, unless and until the Committee in its sole discretion has determined that any such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of the U.S. federal and state securities laws and any other laws to which such offer, if made, would be subject.

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Upon the issuance of Common Shares in connection with the grant, vesting, exercise or settlement of an Award at a time when there is not in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to such Common Shares and available for delivery a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, or if the rules or interpretations of the Securities and Exchange Commission so require, such Common Shares may be issued only if the Company and the holder of such Common Shares are in compliance with all securities law requirements for an exemption from registration and the holder represents and warrants in writing to the Company that the Common Shares purchased are being acquired for investment and not with a view to distribution thereof.

 

The Company is under no duty to ensure that Common Shares may legally be delivered under the Plan, and shall have no liability to Award recipients in the event such delivery of Common Shares may not be made.

 

ARTICLE 12

AMENDMENTS, SUSPENSIONS OR TERMINATION OF PLAN

 

Section 12.01. Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan from time to time; provided, however, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without approval by the shareholders of the Company if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement for which or with which the Board deems it necessary or desirable to qualify or comply.

 

Section 12.02. Amendment of Awards or Award Agreements. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award theretofore granted or the associated Award Agreement, prospectively or retroactively; provided, however, that any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancelation or termination that would materially adversely impair the rights of any Participant or any holder of any Award theretofore granted will not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant or holder, except that the Shareholders Agreement may be amended without the consent of a Participant in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Section 12.03. Corrections. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent that it shall deem desirable to carry the Plan into effect.

 

ARTICLE 13

TERMINATION

 

The Plan shall continue in effect until September 4, 2029, unless earlier terminated by the Board pursuant to Article 12.

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ARTICLE 14

GOVERNING LAW; ARBITRATION

 

The validity, construction and effect of the Plan, the Award Agreements and any rules, regulations or procedures relating thereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws rules of such state. By accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant waives, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, any right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim concerning any rights under the Plan and any Award, or under any amendment, waiver, consent, instrument, document or other agreement delivered or which in the future may be delivered in connection therewith, and agrees that any such action, proceedings or counterclaim will be tried before a court and not before a jury. By accepting an Award, each Participant certifies that no officer, representative, or attorney of the Company or the Company Group, or other Person, has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the Company would not, in the event of any action, proceeding or counterclaim, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or any Award, nothing herein is to be construed as limiting the ability of the Company and a Participant to agree to submit disputes arising under the terms of the Plan or any Award made thereunder to binding arbitration or as limiting the ability of the Company to require any eligible individual to agree to submit such disputes to binding arbitration as a condition of receiving an Award hereunder.

 

ARTICLE 15

SECTION 409A OF THE CODE

 

The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance thereunder (respectively, “Section 409A”), the provisions of the Plan shall be interpreted in a manner that satisfies such requirements, and the Plan shall be operated accordingly. If any provision of the Plan would otherwise frustrate or conflict with this intent, the provision will be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid this conflict. If an operational failure occurs with respect to the requirements of Section 409A, any affected Participant shall fully cooperate with the Company to correct the failure, to the extent possible, in accordance with any correction procedure established by the Internal Revenue Service. No provision of the Plan shall be interpreted to transfer any liability for a failure to comply with Section 409A from a Participant or any other Person to the Company or the Company Group.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, if at the time of termination of a Participant’s employment or service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries he or she is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A) and any payments upon such termination under the Plan or such Award Agreement are treated as deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, he or she will not be entitled to such payments until the earlier of (a) the date that is six months after such termination or (b) any earlier date that does not result in any additional tax or interest to such Participant under Section 409A.

 

For purposes of Section 409A, any payment or settlement of an Award made under the Plan shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A.

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Exhibit 10.7

 

OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT

Under the Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

 

THIS OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Option Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [•], 2019 between Cannes Holding Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [•] (the “Participant”).

 

The Company hereby grants to the Participant an option (the “Option”) to purchase certain Common Shares on the terms and conditions as set forth in this Option Agreement and in the Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

 

In accordance with this grant, and as a condition thereto, the Company and the Participant agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Exercise Price; Number of Common Shares; Date of Grant. The exercise price at which each Common Share subject to the Option may be purchased (the “Exercise Price”), the number of Common Shares for which the Option may be exercised (and how many of such Common Shares are Time-Vesting Options and Performance-Vesting Options, each as defined in Exhibit A) and the date of grant of the Option (the “Grant Date”) are as set forth in Exhibit A to this Option Agreement.

 

SECTION 2. Term and Vesting Schedule. The Option shall not be exercisable to any extent after the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Option Agreement and the Plan, including Section 6.01 of the Plan, the Option shall vest and the Participant shall be entitled to exercise the Option (prior to the Expiration Date) and to purchase Common Shares subject to the Option in accordance with the schedule set forth in Exhibit A to this Option Agreement.

 

SECTION 3. Notice of Exercise, Payment and Certificate. Exercise of the Option, in whole or in part, shall be by delivery of a notice to the Company as provided in Section 11 that specifies the number of Common Shares being purchased and is accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price therefor and any associated withholding taxes, each in cash, in Common Shares owned by the Participant, or such other consideration as may be permitted by the Committee pursuant to Section 6.01(e) of the Plan. Promptly after receipt of such notice and payment of the Exercise Price and associated withholding taxes (or adequate provision therefor to the extent provided under Article 8 of the Plan or otherwise as permitted by the Committee), the Company shall deliver to the person exercising the Option a certificate, or other indication of ownership, for the number of Common Shares purchased and, if applicable, the Joinder Agreement attached as Exhibit B to this Option Agreement. Common Shares to be issued upon the exercise of the Option may be either authorized and unissued Common Shares or Common Shares which have been reacquired by the Company.

 

 

SECTION 4. Termination of Employment or Service. In the event of a termination of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Option may be exercised as follows:

 

(a)            Death or Disability. If the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries terminates due to his or her death or Disability, the Participant (or, in the case of his or her death, his or her Permitted Transferees) shall have the right to exercise any portion of the Option that has vested for a period which ends on the earlier of (i) one year after such termination of employment or service and (ii) the Expiration Date, and any portion of the Option that remains unexercised at the end of such period shall immediately be forfeited and canceled without any payment or consideration being due from the Company.

 

(b)            Termination for Cause. If the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is terminated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Cause, both the vested and unvested portion of the Option shall be immediately forfeited and canceled in its entirety without any payment or consideration being due from the Company.

 

(c)            Other Terminations. In the case of any termination of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than as set forth in Section 4(a) or Section 4(b) above, the Participant shall have the right to exercise any portion of the Option that was vested as of such termination date for a period which ends on the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days after such termination of employment or service, or (ii)    the Expiration Date, and any portion of the Option that remains unexercised at the end of such period shall be immediately forfeited and canceled without any payment or consideration being due from the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is terminated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without Cause, the unvested portion of the Option (as of the date on which the Participant’s employment terminates) will remain outstanding and eligible to vest for ninety (90) days following such termination in the event a Change in Control is consummated during such period and will be forfeited at the end of such period if no Change in Control has occurred.

 

(d)            Company Call Right; Clawback. In the case of (i) any termination of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason or (ii) a Restrictive Covenant Breach, as defined in the Shareholders Agreement, the Company shall have a Call Option, as defined in the Shareholders Agreement, with respect to (x) the Option and (y) any Common Shares that have been issued upon exercise of the Option, in each case pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Shareholders Agreement. In addition, if, following any purchase of the Participant’s Options and/or Common Shares pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Shareholders Agreement, the Participant engages in a Restrictive Covenant Breach or there exists Grounds for Cause (each as defined in the Shareholders Agreement), the Participant will be required to repay all amounts received in connection with the purchase of any such Options and/or Common Shares.

 

(e)            Unvested Portion. Except as provided in the second sentence of Section 4(c) above, any portion of the Option that is unvested as of the date of the 2 Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be immediately forfeited and canceled as of the date of the Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for no consideration.

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SECTION 5. Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, (i) with respect to then outstanding Time-Vesting Options, the portion of such Time-Vesting Options that is then unvested will accelerate and vest in full, and the Time-Vesting Options will be fully exercisable as of a time immediately prior to such Change in Control and (ii) with respect to then outstanding Performance-Vesting Options, such Performance-Vesting Options (or a portion thereof) will vest to the extent that the applicable Performance Conditions (as defined in Exhibit A) have been satisfied prior to or in connection with such Change in Control.

 

SECTION 6. Representations. The Participant represents and warrants that:

 

(a)            If the Participant qualifies as an “Accredited Investor” (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) he or she has completed Annex I hereto, in accordance with the instructions therein.

 

(b)            Any Common Shares the Participant may acquire upon exercise of the Option will be for the Participant’s own account for investment and not with any view to the distribution thereof, and the Participant will not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Common Shares underlying the Option, or any interest therein, in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law.

 

(c)            The Participant understands that (i) the Common Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option will not be registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and may not be sold or otherwise disposed of unless it is registered or sold or otherwise disposed of in a transaction that is exempt from such registration and (ii)    the certificates representing such Common Shares will bear appropriate legends restricting the transferability thereof.

 

(d)            The Participant understands that the Company Group will rely upon the completeness and accuracy of these representations in establishing that the contemplated transactions are exempt from the Securities Act and hereby affirms that all such representations are accurate and complete. The Participant will notify the Company immediately of any changes in any of such information occurring during the term of the Option.

 

SECTION 7. [Restrictive Covenants. As a condition precedent to receiving the Option granted pursuant to this Option Agreement, the Participant shall execute and agrees to be subject to the restrictive covenants as set forth in Annex II.]1[Intentionally Omitted]

 

SECTION 8. Integration of Shareholders Agreement and Award Terms; Spousal Consent. In consideration of, and as a condition to, the grant of the Option and the right to receive Common Shares upon the exercise of the Option, to the extent that the Participant is not already a “Shareholder” or “Management Shareholder” (as those terms are defined in the Shareholders Agreement), the Participant must execute and deliver to the Company an instrument or instruments substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto pursuant to which the Participant has agreed to be bound as a “Shareholder” and “Management Shareholder” by the terms of the Shareholders Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Participant shall have no rights as a Shareholder or Management Shareholder under the Shareholders Agreement during any period that the Participant is not the record owner of Common Shares; and (ii) the provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement will at all times take precedence over the terms of the Shareholders Agreement to the extent that the provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement provide for the adjustment or cancelation of the Option upon specified events, including, without limitation, as provided under Articles 3, 4 and 6 of the Plan. The Participant agrees to cause any current or future spouse of his or hers to deliver to the Company a consent in the form of the consent set forth in Exhibit C hereto validly executed by such spouse on the date hereof or promptly after any such person becomes his or her spouse, as applicable.

 

 

1 Note to Draft: Restrictive covenants to be included for those Participants who do not have employment agreements containing comparable restrictive covenants.

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SECTION 9. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Option Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflicts of laws rules of such state. By accepting this Option, the Participant waives, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, any right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim concerning any rights under the Plan and any Option, or under any amendment, waiver, consent, instrument, document or other agreement delivered or which in the future may be delivered in connection therewith, and agrees that any such action, proceedings or counterclaim will be tried before a court and not before a jury. By accepting this Option, the Participant certifies that no officer, representative, or attorney of the Company or the Company Group, or other Person, has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the Company would not, in the event of any action, proceeding or counterclaim, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Option Agreement, nothing herein is to be construed as limiting the ability of the Company and the Participant to agree to submit disputes arising under the terms of the Plan or any Option made thereunder to binding arbitration or as limiting the ability of the Company to require the Participant to agree to submit such disputes to binding arbitration as a condition of receiving an Award hereunder.

 

SECTION 10. Interpretation. The Participant accepts the Option subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plan, which shall control in the event of any conflict between any provision of the Plan and this Option Agreement, and accepts as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board or the Committee upon any questions arising under the Plan and/or this Option Agreement. The Participant acknowledges receiving a copy of the Plan.

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SECTION 11. Notices. Any notice under this Option Agreement shall be (i) if in writing, effective when delivered in person or 3 business days after being deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified, and addressed to the Participant at his or her last known address on the books of the Company or, in the case of the Company, at the address set forth below, subject to the right of either party to designate some other address at any time hereafter in a notice satisfying the requirements of this Section 11, or (ii) if delivered by electronic email transmission, effective when a receipt of such e-mail is requested and received.

 

c/o TPG Global, LLC

301 Commerce St, Suite 3300

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Attention: Adam Fliss

E-mail: AFliss@tpg.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

450 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attention: H. Oliver Smith; Darren M. Schweiger

E-mail: oliver.smith@davispolk.com;

darren.schweiger@davispolk.com

 

SECTION 12. Sections and Headings. All section references in this Option Agreement are to sections hereof for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the meaning of any provision of this Option Agreement.

 

SECTION 13. Counterparts. This Option Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Option Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received counterparts hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Option Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).

 

[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Option Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

  Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  PARTICIPANT
     
  By:  
    Name:

 

[Signature Page for Option Award Agreement]

 

 

ANNEX I

 

1. The Participant is an Accredited Investor as a result of meeting one or more of the criteria set forth in items 2(a) through (d) below, and the Participant reasonably believes he or she will continue to be an Accredited Investor for the duration of the period during which the Option is exercisable in accordance with its terms (check the relevant response):

 

Yes ____________ No ____________

 

2. If the answer to Question 1 above is yes, the Participant is an Accredited Investor because he or she certifies that (check all appropriate descriptions that apply):

 

a. ____________ The Participant has individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse, exceeding $1,000,000. For purposes of this Question 2, “net worth” means the excess of total assets at fair market value (including personal and real property, but excluding the estimated fair market value of a person’s primary home) over total liabilities.

 

b. ____________ The Participant had individual income exceeding $200,000 in each of the last two calendar years and the Participant has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current calendar year. For purposes of this Question 2(b), “income” means annual adjusted gross income, as reported for federal income tax purposes, plus (i) the amount of any tax-exempt interest income received; (ii) the amount of losses claimed as a limited partner in a limited partnership; (iii) any deduction claimed for depletion; (iv) amounts contributed to an IRA or Keogh retirement plan; (v) alimony paid; and (vi) any amount by which income from long-term capital gains has been reduced in arriving at adjusted gross income pursuant to the provisions of Section 1202 of the Code.

 

c. ____________ The Participant had joint income with his or her spouse exceeding $300,000 in each of the last two calendar years and the Participant has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current calendar year, as defined in (b) above.

 

d. ____________ The Participant is a director or executive officer of the Company. (For purposes of this Question 2(d), executive officer means the president; any vice president in charge of a principal business unit, division or function, such as sales, administration or finance; or any other person or persons who perform(s) similar policymaking functions for the Company.)

 

 

3. The Participant is qualified to purchase the Common Shares underlying the Option because he or she has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he or she is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such investment.

 

Yes ____________ No ____________

 

4.

The Participant has sufficient knowledge and experience in similar investments to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Company.

 

Yes ____________ No ____________

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ANNEX II

 

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT

 

As a material condition to being granted the Option, [•] (the “Participant”) agrees to be bound by this Restrictive Covenant Agreement (this “Agreement”), made by and between the Participant and the Company, effective as of [•], 2019. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Option Agreement entered into as of the date hereof or the Plan (as defined in the Option Agreement).

 

SECTION 1. Non-Competition. In consideration of the covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, the Participant covenants and agrees with the Company that, while employed by the Company Group or providing services to the Company Group, and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, either for the Participant or for or through any affiliate, individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity, participate in any business or enterprise conducting or proposing to conduct business similar to or competitive with any business engaged (or proposed to be engaged pursuant to an approved business plan of the Company as of the Participant’s termination) in by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the United States and such other country or countries where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is engaged (or so proposed) in such business. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “participate in” shall include having any direct or indirect interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity, whether as a sole proprietor, owner, stockholder, partner, joint venturer, creditor or otherwise, or rendering any direct or indirect service or assistance to any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business entity (whether as a director, officer, manager, representative, supervisor, employee, agent, consultant or otherwise), other than ownership of up to 2% of the outstanding stock of any class which is publicly traded.

 

SECTION 2. Non- Solicitation of Company Employees. While employed by the Company Group or providing services to the Company Group, and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, the Participant will not, directly or indirectly solicit, aid in solicitation of, induce, encourage or in any way cause any employee, contractor or business partner of the Company or its affiliates to leave the employ of or cease the relationship with the Company or its affiliates, or interfere with such employee’s, contractor’s or business partner’s relationship with the Company or its affiliates.

 

SECTION 3. Non-Solicitation of Company Customers and Suppliers. While employed by the Company Group or providing services to the Company Group, and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, the Participant will not, directly or indirectly, for his own account or for the benefit of any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, joint venture, sole proprietorship, government, governmental agency, association, cooperative or other entity (collectively “Person”):

 

 

(a)       solicit or service, or aid in the solicitation or servicing of any Person or entity which is or was a customer or prospective customer of the Company or supplier of the Company or its Subsidiaries within three (3) years prior to the Participant’s termination (the “Companies’ Customers/Prospects”), for the purpose of (A) selling services or goods in competition with the Business of the Company; (B) inducing the Companies’ Customers/Prospects to cancel, transfer or cease doing business in whole or in part with the Company or its affiliates or (C)   inducing the Companies’ Customers/Prospects to do business with any Person or business entity in competition with the Business of the Company. The term “Business of the Company”, as used herein, shall mean the business that the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged in at any time during the two (2) year period immediately preceding the Participant’s employment or service termination date or engages or proposes to engage (in connection with such proposal, the Company or its Subsidiaries shall have taken some material planning action toward engaging in such proposed activity) as of the Participant’s employment or service termination date.

 

(b)       solicit, or aid in the solicitation of any Person or entity which is or was a supplier or prospective supplier of the Company or supplier of the Company or its Subsidiaries within three (3) years prior to the Participant’s termination (the “Companies’ Suppliers/Prospects”), for the purpose of (A) buying goods in competition with the Business of the Company; (B) inducing the Companies’ Suppliers/Prospects to cancel, transfer or cease doing business in whole or in part with the Company or its Subsidiaries or (C) inducing the Companies’ Suppliers/Prospects to do business with any Person or business entity in competition with the Business of the Company.

 

SECTION 4. Non-Disclosure. Other than as required by law or in furtherance of the Business of the Company, as defined herein, in the ordinary course in his capacity as an employee of or service provider to the Company Group or in accordance with Section 6, the Participant will not, at any time, except with the express prior written consent of the Board, directly or indirectly, disclose, communicate, transfer or divulge to any Person or entity, or use for the benefit of any Person or entity, any secret, non-public, confidential or proprietary knowledge or information of the Company Group including, but not limited to, customer and client lists, customer and client accounts and information, prospective client, customer, contractor and subcontractor lists and information, services, techniques, methods of operation, pricing, costs, sales, sales strategies and methods, marketing, marketing strategies and methods, products, product development, research, know-how, policies, financial information, financial condition, business strategies and plans and any other information of the Company Group which is not generally available to the public and which has been developed or acquired by the Company Group (collectively, “Confidential Information”). Upon the expiration or termination of the Participant’s employment or services with the Company Group, the Participant shall immediately deliver to the Company all memoranda, books, papers, letters, and other data (whether in written form or computer stored), and all copies of same, which were made by or on behalf of the Participant or otherwise came into his possession or under his control at any time prior to the expiration or termination of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company Group, and that contain any Confidential Information or in any way relate to the Business of the Company as conducted or as planned to be conducted by the Company Group on the date of the expiration or termination, except for documents relating to his compensation, equity or benefits. For the purposes of this Section 4 information or proprietary information shall not be deemed Confidential Information to the extent that it: (i) was in the public domain at the time it was disclosed or has entered the public domain through no fault of the Participant; or (ii) becomes known to the Participant after the Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Company Group, without restriction, from a source other than the Company without breach of this any agreement with the Company by the Participant and otherwise not in violation of the Company’s rights.

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SECTION 5. Non-Disparagement. The Participant will not, at any time, directly or indirectly, publish or communicate disparaging or derogatory statements or opinions about the Company or any other member of the Company Group, or any of their respective employees, officers, directors, managers, members, partners, or stockholders, including but not limited to, disparaging or derogatory statements or opinions about the Company Group’s management, products or services, to any third party. The restrictions of this Section 5 shall not apply to truthful statements made in court, arbitration proceedings or mediation proceedings or in documents produced or testimony given in connection with legal process that are based on the Participant’s reasonable belief and are not made in bad faith.

 

SECTION 6. Permitted Disclosures. The Participant has the right under federal law to certain protections for cooperating with or reporting legal violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and/or its Office of the Whistleblower, as well as certain other governmental entities and self-regulatory organizations. As such, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits or limits the Participant from disclosing this Agreement to, or from cooperating with or reporting violations to or initiating communications with, the SEC or any other such governmental entity or self-regulatory organization, and the Participant may do so without notifying the Company. The Company Group may not retaliate against the Participant for any of these activities, and nothing in this Agreement or otherwise requires the Participant to waive any monetary award or other payment that the Participant might become entitled to from the SEC or any other governmental entity or self-regulatory organization. Moreover, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise prohibits the Participant from notifying the Company that the Participant is going to make a report or disclosure to law enforcement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or otherwise, as provided for in the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (18 U.S.C. § 1833(b)), the Participant will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (a) is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (b) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Without limiting the foregoing, if the Participant files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Participant may disclose the trade secret to his or her attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the Participant (x) files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and (y) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

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SECTION 7. Acknowledgement. The Participant acknowledges that the terms of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary in light of his or her unique position, responsibility and knowledge of the operations of the Company Group and the unfair advantage that his or her knowledge and expertise concerning the business of the Company Group would afford a competitor of the Company or its Subsidiaries and are not more restrictive than necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the parties hereto. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, or any final non-appealable decision of an arbitrator in connection with a mandatory arbitration, declares that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or arbitrator making the determination of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration, or geographic area of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time within which the judgment or decision may be appealed. The Participant acknowledges that the Company Group and the shareholders of the Company would be irreparably harmed by any breach of this Agreement and that there would be no adequate remedy at law or in damages to compensate the Company Group and the shareholders of the Company for any such breach. The Participant agrees that the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief, without having to post bond or other security, requiring specific performance by him or her of this Agreement in addition to any other remedy to which the Company is entitled at law or in equity, and consents to the entry thereof.

 

[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  Cannes Holding Parent, Inc.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  PARTICIPANT
     
  By:  
    Name:

 

[Signature Page for Restrictive Covenant Agreement]

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

GRANT NOTICE OF OPTION

 

1. Number of Common Shares underlying the Option [•] in the aggregate, of which
     
    [•]2 will be “Time-Vesting Options” and
     
    [•]3 will be “Performance-Vesting Options
     
2. Type of Award Nonqualified Stock Option
     
3. Exercise Price Per Common Share of the Option $[•]
     
4. Grant Date [•], 2019
     
5. “Vesting Commencement Date” [•], 2019
     
6. Vesting Schedule Options may not be exercised unless and until they have vested, as determined on a per Common Share basis.
     
    Time-Vesting Options will vest 20% on the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date and the remainder in 16 equal 3-month installments over the following four years (measured from the same day of each third calendar month as corresponds to the Vesting Commencement Date).
     
    Performance-Vesting Options will vest upon satisfaction of the Performance Conditions in accordance with the terms set below, subject to the Participant’s continued employment (except as otherwise provided in the second sentence of Section 4(c) of the Agreement) through the date or time any applicable Performance Condition is satisfied.
     
7. “Performance Conditions” The Performance Conditions with respect to Performance-Vesting Options will be satisfied, as determined by the Committee in its good faith discretion, in accordance with the conditions set forth below.

 

 

2 Note to Draft: To be 50% of total Options.

3 Note to Draft: To be 50% of total Options.

A-1

 

   
  Twenty percent (20%) of the Performance-Vesting Options will be eligible to performance-vest each year, subject to the Company’s achievement of the following annual EBITDA targets (“Annual EBITDA Targets”) for each specified performance year:
   
      •    2019: $47 million
      •    2020: $58 million
      •    2021: $74 million
      •    2022: $93 million
      •    2023: $117 million
   
  The Committee may, in its good faith discretion, make equitable adjustments to any Annual EBITDA Target(s) in the event that the Company or any of its subsidiaries enters into an agreement for the acquisition of a company or division of a company or for the disposition of a division or material product(s) of the Company or other extraordinary events for which adjustments are customary, in either case requiring Board approval.
   
  The applicable portion of the Performance-Vesting Options will vest, to the extent the applicable Annual EBITDA Target is met, upon certification by the Committee of the annual financial results for the applicable year.
   
  To the extent that any Performance-Vesting Options do not (or have not yet) become performance-vested pursuant to achievement of the Annual EBITDA Targets, then, if, at any time prior to or upon the Performance Condition End Date (and subject to the Participant’s continued employment or service with the Company Group through any relevant time) (the additional vesting described below, “Catch-Up Vesting”):
   
  i.      the Sponsors receive a 2.5X Multiple-of-Money Return, to the extent that less than 50% of the Performance-Vesting Options are performance-vested, a total of 50% of the Performance-Vesting Options will become vested; and
   
  ii.     the Sponsors receive a 3.0X Multiple-of-Money Return, the entire unvested portion of the Performance-Vesting Options will become vested.

A-2

 

    For the avoidance of doubt, any portion of the Performance-Vesting Options that have not satisfied the applicable Annual EBITDA Target or the Catch-Up Vesting provisions above, as of the date of the Participant’s cessation of employment or service with the Company Group shall, except as set forth in Section 4(c) of the Option Agreement, be forfeited and shall not be eligible to vest under any provision of this Exhibit A or otherwise regardless of whether any Annual EBITDA Target has been met or if the Catch-Up Vesting conditions are satisfied.
     
8. Change in Control; Performance Condition End Date Upon the consummation of a Change in Control, (i) the service vesting conditions with respect to all Options will be satisfied in full and (ii) all Performance-Vesting Options that have not become vested pursuant to the achievement of the Annual EBITDA Targets or do not satisfy the Catch-Up Vesting criteria will be immediately forfeited without any payment or consideration due from the Company.
     
    In addition, on the Performance Condition End Date, all Performance-Vesting Options that have not become vested pursuant to the achievement of the Annual EBITDA Targets or do not satisfy the Catch-Up Vesting criteria will be immediately forfeited without any payment or consideration due from the Company
     
9. Definitions EBITDA” means the consolidated EBITDA of the Company, as determined by the Board consistent with the metrics otherwise used by Company management for setting and measuring performance goals and budgeting.
     
    Equity Securities” means the equity securities of any kind of the Company acquired by the Sponsors (including (x) any and all equity securities of any kind whatsoever of the Company which may be issued in respect of, or in exchange for, any equity securities (the “Original Securities”) pursuant to a merger, consolidation, stock split, stock dividend or recapitalization or otherwise (in which the amount of cash paid for such securities shall be the amount of cash paid by the Sponsors for the Original Securities) and (y) any options, warrants or other rights to acquire any equity security of the Company). For the avoidance of doubt, Equity Securities shall not include debt securities, whether or not convertible into equity securities.

A-3

 

   
  Marketable Securities” means any securities (A) issued by an issuer (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their successors) with a market capitalization of the issuer equal to or greater than $500 million; (B) that are of a class of securities listed or otherwise traded on a major national or international securities exchange or trading system; and (C) that are or were issued to the holder thereof (x) in a transaction registered under the Securities Act (or similar applicable non-US law, as applicable), (y) the resale of which by the holder thereof is otherwise registered under the Securities Act (or similar applicable non-US law) or (z) that are otherwise tradable by the holder thereof without unreasonable restriction under applicable laws; provided, however, that Marketable Securities shall not include any such equity securities described above to the extent that, and only for so long as, the equity securities of such type or class received by the Sponsors (x) are subject to a contractual lock-up or similar agreement restricting transferability, (y) may not be distributed or resold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereof), without volume limitation or other restrictions on transfer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereof), including without application of paragraphs (c), (e), (f) and (h) of such Rule 144, or (z) are subject to any other prohibitions or material restrictions on transfer under applicable securities laws (including, for example, the Sponsor’s possession of material nonpublic information which, if used in purchasing or selling such equity securities, could result in a violation of Rule 10b-5 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that if securities are not Marketable Securities at the time received by the Sponsors but later become Marketable Securities in accordance with the foregoing, such securities shall be deemed Marketable Securities from and after such later date provided that such date occurs prior to the Performance Condition End Date. The fair market value of the Marketable Securities on any relevant date shall be equal to the average of the volume-weighted trading price of such Marketable Securities over each of the forty-five (45) consecutive trading days immediately preceding (and including) such Measurement Date; provided, however, that the Committee shall be entitled to make equitable adjustments in good faith to such valuation methodology in the event of an extraordinary transaction occurring during any such forty-five (45) trading day period ending on such Measurement Date.

A-4

 

  Multiple-of-Money Return” means, as of the time of any determination, a number determined by dividing (x) the Sponsor Proceeds at or prior to such time by (y) the aggregate amount of cash or other consideration paid by the Sponsors for their Equity Securities.
   
  Performance Condition End Date” means the date on which either of the following occurs: (i) the Sponsors in the aggregate beneficially own less than 20% of the voting Equity Securities of the Company (or the voting equity securities of any surviving, successor or resulting entity in any transaction that does not constitute a Change in Control) or (ii) the date on which a Change in Control occurs.
   
  Sponsors” means the TPG Investors.

A-5

 

  Sponsor Proceeds” means, as of the time of any determination, the sum of the amount of cash and Marketable Securities received at or prior to such time by the Sponsors with respect to any Equity Securities, in each case, net of any out of pocket transaction costs and expenses incurred by the Sponsors (other than income and capital gains taxes) in connection with the reception of such amounts. Sponsor Proceeds shall include (A) any cash proceeds and the fair market value of any Marketable Securities resulting from the sale or exchange of Equity Securities (including as a result of a sale of, merger by or other business combination transaction involving the Company), and (B) any cash dividends or distributions (whether or not extraordinary) paid, or other distributions made, in respect of any Equity Securities (including in connection with a recapitalization or any similar transaction). Any cash proceeds which are not actually received by the Sponsors at the consummation of any transaction but are subject to a contingency or future event (including cash proceeds placed in escrow and cash proceeds subject to an earn out) shall not be included in the determination unless and until such proceeds are actually paid out to the Sponsors or otherwise cease to be subject to such contingency or future event. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) Sponsor Proceeds shall not include any management, advisory, monitoring, transaction or similar fees or any principal or interest payments in respect of any debt securities paid to the Sponsors (other than debt securities converted into equity securities), and (y) in no event shall any amounts paid or payable to holders of Options or other equity compensation awards of any type be considered cash received by the Sponsors.

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EXHIBIT B

 

JOINDER TO SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

This Joinder Agreement (this “Joinder Agreement”) is made as of the date written below by the undersigned (the “Joining Party”) in accordance with the Shareholders Agreement dated as of September 4, 2019 (the “Shareholders Agreement”) among the Company and certain other Persons listed on the signature page of the Shareholders Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Shareholders Agreement.

 

The Joining Party hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Joinder Agreement, the Joining Party shall be deemed to be a party to the Shareholders Agreement as of the date hereof and shall have all of the rights and obligations of a “Shareholder” and a “Management Shareholder” thereunder as if it had executed the Shareholders Agreement. The Joining Party hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Shareholders Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date written below.

 

Date: _____________________________

 

  By:  
    Name:   [•]

B-1

 

EXHIBIT C

 

CONSENT OF SPOUSE

 

The undersigned spouse of Participant who is the signatory to the foregoing Option Agreement has read and hereby approves the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. In consideration of the Company’s granting his or her spouse the Option as set forth in the Plan and this Option Agreement, the undersigned hereby agrees to be irrevocably bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement and further agrees that any community property interest shall be similarly bound. The undersigned hereby appoints the undersigned’s spouse as attorney-in-fact for the undersigned with respect to any amendment or exercise of rights under the Plan or this Option Agreement. 

 

   
  Name:
  Spouse of [•]

C-1

 

Exhibit 21.1

 

Subsidiaries of Convey Holding Parent, Inc.

 

Entity Name Jurisdiction of Organization
Cannes Parent, Inc. Delaware
Cannes I, LLC Delaware
Cannes II, LLC Delaware
CHTS, LLC Delaware
Convey Health Parent, Inc. Delaware
Convey Health Solutions, Inc. (d/b/a GHG Advisors) Delaware
Convey Health Solutions Holdings, LLC Florida
Convey Health Solutions Netherlands Coöperatief U.A. Netherlands
Convey Health Solutions Philippines, Inc. Philippines
HealthScape Advisors, LLC Illinois
Pareto Intelligence, LLC Illinois
United States Pharmaceutical Group, L.L.C. (d/b/a Convey Health Solutions) Delaware
C.H.S.N. B.V. Netherlands

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.1a

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Convey Holding Parent, Inc. of our report dated March 24, 2021 relating to the financial statements of Cannes Holding Parent, Inc., which appears in this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hallandale Beach, Florida
May 21, 2021

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.1b 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Convey Holding Parent, Inc. of our report dated March 24, 2021 relating to the financial statements of Convey Health Parent, Inc., which appears in this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hallandale Beach, Florida
May 21, 2021